Science

HPV declining among U.S. teens thanks to vaccine

The number of US girls with the sexually transmitted disease HPV has dropped by about…

NASA Cassini probe to photograph Earth from 898 million miles away

Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft will take an image of Earth from 1.44bn kilometres away. From there,…

European space agency enlists Russia to search for life on Mars

By Irene Klotz PARIS (Reuters) – The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales…

Study of Siberian cave reveals permafrost could thaw within decades

Areas of permafrost could start to thaw within decades, freeing long-stored greenhouse gases to the…

Tech News

Microsoft reverses course with Xbox One after gamer backlash

Microsoft handed gamers a victory by backing off plans for new-generation Xbox One consoles to…

Tesla Motors recalls some Model S cars over problem weld

Electric sports car maker Tesla announced a recall Wednesday for some of its Model S…

Media

Actor James Gandolfini of ‘The Sopranos’ dies in Italy

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor James Gandolfini, best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a…

First Yuri Gagarin film turns Soviet idol into Russian hero

Strapped in an orange suit in his spaceship, Yuri Gagarin smiles as the rockets roar…

World

World’s poorest will feel brunt of climate change, warns World Bank

Millions of people around the world are likely to be pushed back into poverty because climate change is undermining economic…

U.S. to restart immigration talks with Cuba

MIAMI (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba will resume immigration talks next month after a break of more than…

Cuba nets billions each year by hiring out its doctors to Asia, Africa and Latin America

HAVANA — Cuba is out to boost its top export, an ever-more critical pillar of its economy. And it’s not…

Court to re-examine DNA evidence in Amanda Knox case

Contradictions and illogical conclusions in the ruling that freed US student Amanda Knox from jail mean DNA evidence will be…

Dolce and Gabbana jailed over tax evasion

An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce and Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison…

U.S. News

Dianne Feinstein: Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners

By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein…

FBI director admits using surveillance drones on U.S. soil

By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States uses drones for surveillance in some…

Three U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with raping unconscious woman

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. Naval Academy football players have been charged…

Serena Williams apologizes for saying Steubenville rape victim was ‘lucky’

World number one Serena Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam singles champion preparing to defend her…

Associated Press CEO: Sources will no longer speak to us because of phone monitoring

The US government’s secret seizure of Associated Press phone records had a “chilling effect” on…

Serena Williams on Steubenville victim-blaming remarks: They were ‘insensitive and hurtful’

By Martin Pengelly, The Guardian World No 1 says of interview in Rolling Stone: ‘What was…

Texas Senate OKs bill aimed at closing nearly every abortion clinic in the state

Republicans on Tuesday passed a slate of new abortion restrictions by a vote of 20…