Russia's second Yasen-class submarine was launched at the Sevmash shipyards in Severodvinsk, the country's state-controlled media reported.
Kazan, a nuclear-powered vessel, departed the port following a ceremony attended by high-ranking Russian (...)
A "mass killings" arrest warrant was issued for ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Monday.
Avakov, now Ukraine's top law enforcement official, said on his Facebook page an arrest warrant has been (...)
Allowing Google's Chrome browser to save your Facebook or e-mail passwords so you don't have to type them is convenient but could put them at risk, experts say.
The security flaw in the Chrome browser was uncovered by Web designer Elliot Kember when (...)
Mothers who breastfeed run a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, with longer periods of breastfeeding further reducing the risk, British researchers say.
The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, suggested the link might have to (...)
Fast & Furious 6," the latest installment in the high-octane action franchise, took in an estimated $98.5 million in its first weekend at the U.S. box office.
"The Hangover Part III" took in an estimated $42.4 million in its opening weekend, Box (...)
South Korea's Samsung Electronics says its on the verge of selling its 10-millionth Galaxy S4 smartphone
Samsung said it would probably reach that sales milestone next week, even though the S4 has been on sale for just a month. "It is selling much (...)
More than 78,000 people have applied for a chance to go on a one-way trip to create a permanent community on the planet Mars, officials said.
The Dutch company Mars One launched its online application process on April 22, in an effort to find four (...)
"Iron Man 3," starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, took in a whopping $175.3 million during the weekend.
It was the second highest North American opening in history, USA Today reported.
"Pain and Gain," starring Mark Wahlberg and The (...)
Internet search giant Google says it's changed the tagline on the front page of its Palestinian edition from "Palestinian Territories" to "Palestine."
The search engine changed the tagline on its home page in the Palestinian Territories Friday. (...)
On a day Syrian forces were accused of massacring civilians, U.S. officials said Israeli war planes conducted airstrikes inside Syria Friday.
The unnamed U.S. officials told NBC News the Israeli attacks were believed to have targeted delivery (...)
A British researcher says existing research indicates intermittent fasting may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, alongside with weight loss.
A review led by James Brown from Aston University in Birmingham, England, evaluated the (...)
U.S. actor Johnny Depp is talking with Walt Disney Studios for a Hollywood version of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical "Into the Woods," Variety reported.
Meryl Streep is also talking with the Disney production company about joining the film, the (...)
U.S. singer Selena Gomez's attorney said a suit from a perfume company alleging the star failed to honor her obligation to be its spokeswoman is without merit.
Adrenalina Inc. filed the lawsuit, saying it made a deal with Gomez that it would create (...)
Humpback whales are able to learn from each other, passing on hunting techniques in much the same way humans share knowledge, British researcher say.
A study led by the University of St Andrews in Scotland found a new feeding technique, brought on (...)
Microsoft says it will unveil the successor to its Xbox 360 gaming console at an introductory event at its Redmond, Wash., campus next month.
The May 21 event, weeks before the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in June, will be (...)
Parents are often advised to let a baby "cry it out" in a crib but Japanese researchers say to let babies cry and not pick them up goes against biology.
Kumi Kuroda of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Saitama, Japan, said there is a very good (...)
The world's oldest living man is marking his 116th birthday Friday and says he still gets up early and reads the newspaper each day.
Jiroemon Kimura, born April 19, 1897, is believed to be the world's oldest person as well as the oldest Asian man on (...)
A University of Washington astronomer says he's discovered perhaps the most Earthlike planet yet found by the Kepler Space Telescope outside the solar system.
Eric Agol has identified Kepler 62f, a small and probably rocky planet orbiting a sun-like (...)
Eating a "Western-style" diet -- fried food, processed and red meat, refined grains, sweets and high-fat dairy -- can reduce lifespan, French researchers say.
Lead investigator Tasnime Akbaraly of Inserm in Montpellier, France, and colleagues (...)
Google has unveiled a so-called digital will that will instruct the search-engine giant to delete any personal data about a user from cyberspace.
The digital will -- which Google has named the Inactive Account Manager -- is designed to transfer (...)
The Dubai, United Arab Emirates, police force announced it has added a Lamborghini Aventador, a $500,000 luxury sports car, to its fleet to catch speeders.
The green-and-white sports car debuted on a Dubai Police Twitter feed, drawing a response (...)
Elsie Thompson, the oldest person in the United States, has died at her home in Clearwater, Fla., her family said. She was 113.
Thompson, who was born April 5, 1899, in Pittsburgh, died March 21 of natural causes, the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times (...)
The sooner a smoker lights up upon waking in the morning, the more likely he or she is to acquire lung or oral cancer, U.S. researchers say.
Steven Branstetter, assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Pennsylvania State University, said NNK (...)
Women who breastfeed for at least six months reduce their risk of dying of cancer by 10 percent, researchers in Britain say.
The World Cancer Research Fund recommends women with children to breastfeed exclusively for at least six months. Dr. Teresa (...)
Energy drinks may increase blood pressure and disturb the heart's natural rhythm, U.S. researchers suggest.
Lead author Sachin A. Shah of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., and Dr. Ian Riddock of the David Grant Medical Center at (...)
