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.