G-8 agrees to promote Syrian peace talks; requires al-Qaida-linked fighters to exit fight ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — World leaders including the U.S. and Russia declared Tuesday they are united in wanting a negotiated and pea...
Google settles shareholder lawsuit over stock split, clearing way of new class of shares SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leade...
Buddhist monks criticized in Thailand after video shows them flying on a private jet BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's national Buddhism body said Monday it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior following complaints ign...
Google launching Internet-beaming balloons to bring the Web to remote corners of the earth CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons wit...
Vietnamese police arrest well-known blogger for criticism; minister warns of impact of dissent HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country's best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist govern...
Kentucky Education Department information available on new app FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Android phone and tablet users can access a new app that compiles content from the Kentucky Department of Education. The free KDE News a...
Pa. girl, 10, who successfully challenged organ transplantation rules, gets new lungs PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was recovering from a transplant of adult lungs after a judge's ruling expanded her optio...
Lawmaker accuses Google of highly contrived efforts to dodge taxes LONDON (AP) — An influential committee of British lawmakers accused search company Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday in a scathing report that said the U.S. Inter...
Yahoo tries to breathe life into dead pool of email accounts by offering IDs to newcomers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month. ...
Back to the future: Vanderhooks aim for creative community (again) with relaunch of Myspace NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tim and Chris Vanderhook think Myspace had it right — at one point. And they believe they've revived and improved tha...
Google seeks approval from Justice Department to disclose more numbers on requests about users SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the U.S. government's demands f...
In sign of new maturity for Israeli tech sector, Google buys Waze for about $1.03 billion JERUSALEM (AP) — Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that...
