The US government decides to drop an investigation of China’s currency policy, avoiding a possible trade dispute.

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US drops China currency probe

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro says he is to blame for the persecution of homosexuals after the Cuban revolution of 1959.

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Castro regrets gay ‘injustice’

Spending by English Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window has tumbled 22% from last year, a report says.

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Premier League spending tumbles

A California wildfire was sparked when a golfer trying to hit a ball out of the rough struck his club against a rock, fire officials say.

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US golfer’s errant swing ‘sparks 12-acre blaze’

Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing — and dying from — those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.

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Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk

Minutes from its August meeting reveal the US Federal Reserve will buy up more debt if conditions worsen “appreciably”.

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Fed mulls further debt purchases

One of the giant booster rockets intended to power the first stage of flight on Nasa’s next rocket has been tested in the US.

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Nasa booster rocket passes test

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to the hospital after her husband found her “unresponsive” Tuesday morning, her publicist told CNN.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor found ‘unresponsive’

A couple criticise British Airways for its handling of pets after their cat was lost for several hours at Athens airport.

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Anger after cat ‘lost’ at airport

Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica.

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Clue to ancient Antarctic seaway

Hundreds of tourists remained stranded in east China on Tuesday, after two tropical storms and a typhoon cut off ferry service, according to a Chinese new agency.

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Hundreds stranded in China by storm

Four Israelis were killed in a shooting near Hebron in the West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli medical sources and the army said.

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4 Israelis reportedly killed in West Bank

Seven years since the invasion to remove Saddam Hussein from power, US combat operations in Iraq are coming to an end.

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How US involvement changed Iraq

A further test ignition takes place on the giant booster intended to power Nasa’s next big rocket.

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Big rocket booster in second test

New details emerged Tuesday about the controversial “Park51″ project, involving the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque in New York City.

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NYC Islamic Center plans emerge