HTC smartphone profits drop 58%

HTC smartphone profits drop 58%

July 7, 2012 - 13:42 AMT  09:42 GMT
In June, the group cut its forecast by revenue by 13% and warned it would make lower profits for each handset it sold.
Twitter boosts search functions

Twitter boosts search functions

July 7, 2012 - 13:35 AMT  09:35 GMT
The new Twitter search will anticipate when users are looking for posts by people they follow, and offer related suggestions.
Nobel Literature winner Garcia Marquez suffering from dementia, brother says

Nobel Literature winner Garcia Marquez suffering from dementia, brother says

July 7, 2012 - 13:23 AMT  09:23 GMT
Jaime Garcia Marquez told students at a lecture in Cartagena that his brother, who is 85, phones him frequently to ask basic questions.
Pakistani gunmen kill 18 bus passengers

Pakistani gunmen kill 18 bus passengers

July 7, 2012 - 13:10 AMT  09:10 GMT
The attack occurred when the bus, which was heading for Iran, stopped at a roadside shop in the Kech area of Baluchistan province.
Hitler intervened to save Jewish comrade-in-arms, letter reveals

Hitler intervened to save Jewish comrade-in-arms, letter reveals

July 7, 2012 - 13:04 AMT  09:04 GMT
A letter appears to show Hitler wanted Erich Hess to be spared persecution because the two had served in the same German army unit.
Oliver Stone's “Savages” losing to “Amazing Spider Man” at box office

Oliver Stone's “Savages” losing to “Amazing Spider Man” at box office

July 7, 2012 - 12:54 AMT  08:54 GMT
“Savages” marks Stone's return to more violent fare and stars Taylor Kitsch, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro and Salma Hayek.
Ukraine bus crash leaves 14 Russian pilgrims dead

Ukraine bus crash leaves 14 Russian pilgrims dead

July 7, 2012 - 12:40 AMT  08:40 GMT
The bus was carrying 45 passengers from Central Russia’s Pskov Region to Ukraine’s Pochayiv Lavra monastery.
7 killed in Iraqi suicide bomber attack

7 killed in Iraqi suicide bomber attack

July 7, 2012 - 12:32 AMT  08:32 GMT
The attack is the latest targeted killing in Iraq, which has seen a surge in violence six months after the last American troops withdrew.
Prof. Hawking’s brainwaves may be converted into speech

Prof. Hawking’s brainwaves may be converted into speech

July 7, 2012 - 12:26 AMT  08:26 GMT
The fear is that Prof Hawking could lose the ability to communicate by body movement, leaving his brain effectively "locked in" his body.
U.S. grants special security status to Afghanistan

U.S. grants special security status to Afghanistan

July 7, 2012 - 12:12 AMT  08:12 GMT
Hillary Clinton: please know U.S. will be your friend and your partner; we are not even imagining abandoning Afghanistan.
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