The US says it will go ahead with high-level talks with Russia on Friday despite Moscow's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden.

Obesity rates have dipped among low-income American children for the first time, according to US health officials.

Media giant Time Warner offers to allow its cable customers to pay for CBS as a single channel in a bid to end a blackout of CBS shows.

A man who allegedly killed a woman and injured 16 others as his car ploughed into them on a Los Angeles beach is charged with murder and assault.

Oscar-winning US actor Dustin Hoffman, 75, has been successfully treated for cancer and is "feeling great", his publicist says.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner renews her claims for sovereignty of the Falklands at a UN Security Council meeting.

Yemeni forces launch a security crackdown in the capital Sanaa as the US and UK withdraw diplomatic staff amid fears of an al-Qaeda-linked attack.

Researchers report the first case of human-to-human transmission of the new bird flu strain that has emerged in China.