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Obama greets Xi with 'ni hao' and superpower supper President Barack Obama offered Xi Jinping a warm welcome at the White House, greeting his Chinese counterpart with a "ni hao," or hello, at the start of a tricky state visit.

25 September 2015 14:51

US, Russia could 'find areas of cooperation' on Syria: Pentagon chief The United States and Russia could find ways to cooperate on the crisis in Syria, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said, as Moscow continues a military build-up in the war-torn nation.

25 September 2015 14:40

Putin calls Elton John - and this time it's real says Kremlin Vladimir Putin called pop star Elton John and suggested a meeting, after the British singer was tricked last week by a prankster impersonating the Russian leader.

25 September 2015 14:34

David Beckham launches UN appeal to protect kids Football legend, male model and father of four David Beckham went to UN headquarters in New York to call on world leaders to end violence against children.

25 September 2015 14:18

Putin to America: 'Don't call me a Czar' Russian President Vladimir Putin said Americans should not think of him as an autocratic "czar" and praised their openness and creativity, in an interview ahead of a trip to New York.

25 September 2015 14:13

Germanwings, Lufthansa heads remember France crash victims The heads of the firm and parent company Lufthansa gathered near the crash scene to remember victims in France.

25 September 2015 13:28

Syrian transition could include Assad: Turkey's Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a fierce critic of Bashar al-Assad, suggested for the first time that the Syrian president could have a role to play in a future political transition.

25 September 2015 13:24

'Something was going to happen,' pilgrim feared before tragedy Sirens wailed and helicopters hovered overhead as dozens of ambulances brought in victim after victim from a stampede that killed more than 700 in the holy Saudi valley of Mina.

25 September 2015 11:00

Porsche chief Mueller to take the wheel at VW: report The head of German luxury sports car maker Porsche, Matthias Mueller, has been picked to succeed Martin Winterkorn as the chief executive of scandal-battered auto giant Volkswagen.

25 September 2015 10:05

Food is the most stable currency: Nursultan Nazarbayev According to Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan and Russia have a big advantage when it comes to food security.

23 September 2015 21:51

Australia PM Turnbull admits 'concerns' about asylum seeker camps Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull admitted he had concerns about asylum seekers being held in Pacific island camps.

23 September 2015 15:05

With iPhone launch, Apple eyes better customer connection It's not just another iPhone launch. This time, Apple is pushing not only a new device, but what it says is a new relationship with its customers

23 September 2015 14:46

Instagram tops 400 million users Instagram has rocketed past the 400-million-user mark, with more than 80 million pictures shared daily at the Facebook-owned service.

23 September 2015 14:34

Obama urges European allies to accept 'fair share' of refugees US President Barack Obama pressed European nations to take their "fair share" of refugees, after the EU reluctantly reached an agreement designed to halt a destabilizing humanitarian crisis.

23 September 2015 14:28

Diddy tops rapper earnings list with $60 mn Diddy is said to be working on a long-awaited album but, even without his music, he was the top-earning rapper of the past year.

23 September 2015 14:18

Clinton stands against controversial Keystone pipeline After declining for months to announce her position on a major Canada-to-US oil pipeline, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she is opposed to the controversial project.

23 September 2015 14:11

Emmy Awards attract record low audience figures The Emmy Awards, the most prestigious accolades in US television, were watched by a record low 11.8 million viewers, according to data analysis firm Nielsen.

23 September 2015 13:49

Greek PM Tsipras unveils new cabinet, Tsakalotos gets finance Greece's newly-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled his new government, giving the crisis-hit country's key finance portfolio to Euclid Tsakalotos.

23 September 2015 12:36

US stocks tumble on global growth fears, Volkswagen Wall Street stocks tumbled, joining European equities in falling on worries about global growth and the burgeoning Volkswagen emissions scandal.

23 September 2015 12:23

Slovak PM refuses EU 'diktat' on migrant quotas Slovakia's leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico said he would rather risk infringing EU rules than implement mandatory refugee quotas adopted by the bloc.

23 September 2015 12:02