Signs point toward singers Katy Perry and John Mayer having broken up again, according to reports out Wednesday. The split allegedly happened within the last few days, a source told E! News, which first reported the breakup. No other details from that ...

Heat extremes over land are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity, a climate shift partly concealed in global mean temperatures by cooling trends over the oceans, a new study has found. The research, conducted mostly by scientists based at ...

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Organizing for Action's "National Organizing Summit" in Washington February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts. (Reuters) - Days after his ally Viktor Yanukovich was ousted as Ukraine's leader, Russian ...

SANTIAGO, Chile – Scientists investigating a graveyard of marine mammal fossils near Chile's northern coast say toxins generated by algae blooms most likely poisoned the animals millions of years ago. The study by a team of Chilean and Smithsonian ...

Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) –- Secondmarket Founder & CEO Barry Silbert discusses his plans to start a U.S. bitcoin exchange and how he says he could save bitcoin. He speaks to Trish Regan and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television's “Street Smart.” (Source: ...

The widow of murdered soldier Lee Rigby told a judge of her endless heartache today – just moments before his brutal killers were dragged kicking and screaming to jail. In an emotional impact statement read to the court, Rebecca Rigby, 31, said she and her ...

I've been asked many times recently if I would buy Ukrainian bonds now. The short answer is 'no'. This story is far from over. There are multiple scenarios that could play out in Ukraine that would be detrimental to bond holders and the risk of an eventual ...

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has nearly doubled the number of alien worlds known to humanity. The artist concept depicts multiple-transiting planet systems, which are stars with more than. This illustration depicts stars with more than one planet.

Syrian army troops have killed 175 rebels, many of them al-Qaida-linked fighters, in an ambush described as one of the deadliest attacks by government forces against fighters near Damascus, according to state media. An opposition group said the dawn ...

South Sudan's foreign minister has denied media reports that top envoys to Washington and other countries were recalled after they failed to convince the host countries that there was an attempt to overthrow President Salva Kiir's administration.

NEW DELHI — India's naval chief resigned on Wednesday after a Russian-made Indian submarine caught fire off the coast of Mumbai, injuring seven officers and leaving two missing. It was the 10th accident involving an Indian warship in seven months.

Former Ming Pao Editor-in-Chief Kevin Lau was replaced by a Malaysian-Chinese journalist who is expected to assume duties this week. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all comments. Share on Tumblr · Tweet. Published: February 27, 4:06 AM. (Page 1 of 2) ...

LONDON – Two Muslim extremists who butchered a young British soldier on a busy London street in full view of stunned passersby were sentenced Wednesday to long prison terms, including life without parole for the leader of the attack. A judge harshly ...

“The truth, and this is frustrating for policy-makers,” declared John Christy in Nature four years ago, “is that scientists' ignorance of the climate system is enormous.” Now he and fellow climate scientist Richard McNider have argued in the Wall Street Journal ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU politicians voted for a new anti-tobacco law on Wednesday that forces cigarette makers to increase the size of health warnings on packets and for the first time regulates electronic cigarettes. Campaigners say the vote marked a ...

Microsoft's mobile OS will surge amidt slower growth for the smartphone industry as a whole, predicts research firm IDC. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. February 26, 2014 6:56 AM PST. Follow @lancewhit. (Credit: Josh Long/CNET). Windows Phone ...

The season just got from bad to worse for Manchester United. Yet another defeat for David Moyes' men in the opening leg of the last-16 Champions League tie, as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Olympiacos on Tuesday night, which may well be their worst ...

(CNN) -- Syrian government forces killed 175 rebels that it described as mostly Saudi, Qatari and Chechen "terrorists" in an ambush east of Damascus, the state-run SANA news agency reported Wednesday. There was no immediate response from rebels ...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 file photo, Oumou Balde, 4, left, plays with her teacher Jacqualine Sanchez, right, and pretend food in a pre-kindergarten class at the Sheltering Arms Learning Center in New York in a program to educate children about ...

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published in The Journal of the American Medical Association indicates obesity rates have dropped among some toddlers, but the overall prevalence of the disease in kids and adults remains high.