President Obama authorized flights over Syria to survey increasingly powerful groups of Islamist militants, according to officials on Monday. The mission, including both manned and unmanned aircraft, could be the precursor to military intervention and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc snapped up live-streaming gaming network Twitch Interactive for about $970 million in cash, reflecting Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos' resolve to transform Amazon into an Internet destination beyond its core ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's prime minister will scramble to put together a new pro-reform government on Tuesday, a day after the surprise eviction of rebel ministers who had opposed budgetary rigour. Manuel Valls will seek as wide a basis as possible for his ...

Hyderabad: Inspired by the ongoing "Ice Bucket' Challenge", a journalist from Hyderabad Manjulatha Kalanidhi is running a campaign called the "Rice Bucket Challenge". It urges people to donate a bucket full of rice to the poor and the campaign is fast ...

United States President Barack Obama has reportedly authorized the use of drones for surveillance in Syria despite President Bashar al-Assad demanding that the US seek permission before launching any air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ...

Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has reported that equipment from Luhansk plants was not found in the trucks of the so-called Russian humanitarian convoy, which returned to Russia from Luhansk. "As for the technical equipment, ...

Media welcome Vietnam's efforts at "mending ties with China", as Hanoi sends a high-ranking official to Beijing. Le Hong Anh, a senior member of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, started his two-day visit to China on Tuesday, state media outlets report.

The United States is to conduct surveillance flights over Syria but no decision has been taken to attack Islamic militants there. President Obama authorised the flights to gather intelligence on the Islamic State group. The White House said that Mr Obama had ...

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com Inc snapped up live-streaming gaming network Twitch Interactive for about $970 million in cash, reflecting Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos' resolve to transform Amazon into an Internet destination beyond its core retail ...

Car bomb is detonated in mainly Shi'ite district of eastern Baghdad, killing eight people and wounding 20, police and medical sources say (Reuters). Gritty drug saga “Breaking Bad“ on Monday won the best drama series award at the Primetime Emmys, US ...

COMEDY series Modern Family scooped three awards at this year's Emmys, including for Best Comedy Series, and retained its status as a powerhouse of the small screen. Actor Ty Burrell, who plays Phil Dunphy was awarded a trophy for Outstanding ...

The Russian and Ukrainian presidents are to hold a summit meeting in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Top European Union officials will also be attending along with the leaders Belarus and Kazakhstan - both Russian allies. The meeting comes a day after ...

Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazilian authorities say they have begun transferring inmates from a prison in the southern city of Cascavel after riots inside turned deadly -- with two inmates decapitated and two thrown off the roof of a cell block. Prisoners ...

Gator volleyball blocker Simone Antwi and Gator quarterback Jeff Driskel dump ice water on UF President Bernie Machen on Turlington Plaza on Monday. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge raises awareness of the disease and collects donations.

NEW YORK -- Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open. Murray outlasted Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 7-5 in the first round Monday during ...

The move, announced by the two companies on Monday, is the largest deal in Amazon's 20-year history and will help the US e-commerce company vie with Apple Inc and Google Inc in the fast-growing world of online gaming, which accounts for more than 75 ...

... -- At the invitation of the Central Committee of China's Communist Party, Le Hong Anh, Politburo member and standing member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party Central Committee of Vietnam, is on an official visit to China from August 26 to 27 to ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Network comedies including "The Big Bang Theory" and "Modern Family" started out strong at Monday's Emmy Awards, and so did "True Detective" nominee Matthew McConaughey - even before his category came up. McConaughey ...