Sons of Qomolangma pioneers to repeat climb

2012-04-24 19:36:36

The sons of two members of the first US team to scale Mount Qomolangma are hoping to climb the world's highest mountain, replicating their fathers' feat nearly half a century after the historic first US ascent.

Colombian forces launch rescue exercise

2012-04-24 13:55:51

A paratrooper with a parachute in the colours of the Colombian flag prepares to land.

Racial tensions still a problem in US

2012-04-24 12:13:29

There are sill problems that need to be addressed at a communal level 20 years after the Los Angeles riots.

Trial of Edwards begins

2012-04-24 11:07:15

The political corruption trial of former Presidential hopeful John Edwards began on Monday in a federal court in Greensboro, North Carolina.

US rejects duties on steel wire from China, Mexico

2012-04-24 09:36:06

A US trade panel on Monday rejected proposed duties on steel wire from China.

Chavez says will return to Venezuela Thursday

2012-04-24 06:43:34

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said Monday that he will return to Venezuela on Thursday following a round of cancer treatment in Cuba.

Arizona shooting 'changed our lives'

2012-04-23 07:31:37

US astronaut Mark Kelly was in Beijing - his third trip to China - to deliver a speech to employees at Shaklee Corporation.

15 killed in Mexican bar shootout

2012-04-22 14:13:58

Fifteen people were killed and at least one seriously wounded in a suspected drug-related shootout on Friday in a bar in northern Mexico.

WB, IMF call for inclusive growth

2012-04-22 14:05:12

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called for further efforts on inclusive growth and poverty reduction amid fragile global recovery.

Wanted: Robots for hard tasks

2012-04-22 07:35:31

A competition that was inspired by Japan's nuclear disaster.

App triggers tunes in a park

2012-04-22 07:35:31

Clamp on headphones, start up the iPhone app by the musical duo Bluebrain and walk into Central Park.

For rich Brazilians, real estate bargains

2012-04-22 07:35:10

New York is teeming with Brazilian tourists, and many of them are snapping up their own pieces of Manhattan.