Dollar softens after record run-up
The dollar softened on Monday as other major currencies recovered some ground after 10-weeks of gains by the dollar index, its longest winning streak since the greenback's free float in 1973.
Sep 22, 2014 11:32 AM EDT
Angelina Jolie to direct Richard Leakey biopic 'Africa'
Actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie has been hired to direct "Africa," a feature film about paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey and his campaign against ivory poachers that threaten Africa's elephants.
Seahawks win again as Lions and Giants pull surprises
The Seattle Seahawks needed overtime this time, but the Super Bowl champions defeated the Denver Broncos again on Sunday in a rematch of last season's NFL title game.
Pope, on trip to mainly Muslim Albania, condemns Islamist militants
Pope Francis, in his strongest criticism of Islamist militants to date, said on Sunday no religious group which used violence and oppression could claim to be "the armor of God".
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Alibaba IPO ranks as world's biggest after additional shares sold
Alibaba's initial public offering now ranks as the world's biggest at $25 billion, netting underwriters of the sale a more than $300 million windfall after the e-commerce giant and some shareholders parted with additional shares.
Sep 22, 2014 11:11 AM EDT
Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State
Syrian Kurds battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State advance on Monday as Kurdish youths from neighboring Turkey rushed to their aid, heightening the pressure on Ankara to act against the Islamist insurgents.
Sep 22, 2014 11:04 AM EDT
Apple sells more than 10 million new iPhones in first three days
Apple Inc said it sold more than 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new models went on sale on Friday, underscoring strong demand for phones with larger displays.
Sep 22, 2014 11:00 AM EDT
As women earn more, fund managers buy shares of U.S. daycare company
U.S. fund managers are finding a lot to like about finger-painting and naptime. U. S. fund managers are finding a lot to like about finger-painting and naptime.
Sep 19, 2014 11:41 AM EDT
Banana peel study, ugly art research win Ig Nobel spoof awards
Researchers who measured the slipperiness of banana peels, the ability of pork strips to stop nosebleeds, and the reactions of reindeer to humans in polar bear suits were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific achievements.
Sep 19, 2014 11:40 AM EDT
Apple faithful line up for latest, larger iPhones
Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) latest phone lured throngs of gadget lovers, entrepreneurs and early adapters to its stores in New York, San Francisco and other cities around the world in the latest sign of strong initial demand for the new, larger generation of iPhones.
Sep 19, 2014 11:36 AM EDT
Trio of Republican 2016 hopefuls stake out positions with Syria vote
Three likely Republican White House contenders thrust the party's foreign policy divide into the spotlight with their Thursday votes and comments on a measure to arm moderate Syrian rebels.
Sep 19, 2014 11:33 AM EDT
Yamal, Russia's gas megaplan, becomes symbol of sanctions defiance
Dozens of Russian energy ventures are in jeopardy due to Western sanctions on technology and funding. Looming over them all, a giant project the Kremlin is bent on saving no matter what.
Sep 19, 2014 11:28 AM EDT
Kurdish leader urges world to protect Syrian town from Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighboring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have driven many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border to Turkey.
Sep 19, 2014 11:24 AM EDT
Opportunists cash in on delayed iPhone launch in China
Lured by the promise of profit from smuggling the new iPhones into China, opportunists joined the thousands of Apple Inc fans lining up to buy the devices as they were launched on Friday across Asia.
Sep 19, 2014 11:19 AM EDT
Special Report: Scotland stays in UK, but Britain faces change
When 3.6 million Scots voted on Thursday on whether to leave or stay within the United Kingdom, they were answering one simple question: Should Scotland be an independent country?
Sep 19, 2014 11:15 AM EDT
French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State
French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighboring Syria.
Sep 19, 2014 11:11 AM EDT
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