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GM fined record $35 mn over ignition recall delay The US auto safety regulator Friday imposed a record $35 million fine on General Motors for its failure to promptly recall cars with ignition faults linked to at least 13 deaths.

17 May 2014

Watergate conspirator Jeb Magruder dies Jeb Magruder, the Nixon White House aide imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal who later claimed he overheard the president order the break-in, has died. He was 79.

17 May 2014

Two US men arrested for burying woman alive Two American men have been accused of burying a woman alive, according to court documents released Friday after the pair was arrested and charged with murder.

17 May 2014

Apple, Google call truce in smartphone patent war The technology titans behind the top two smartphone platforms in the world called a truce Friday in a long-running patent war.

17 May 2014

Clashes near Sao Paulo airport 27 days from World Cup Dozens of protesters clashed with police late Friday, throwing fireworks and torching at least two vehicles near Sao Paulo's airport, which has just opened a new international terminal ahead of the World Cup.

17 May 2014

PlayStation 4 leads jump in US console sales Sony's PlayStation 4 led a surge in console sales that lifted the US video game market in April, said figures released Thursday by market research firm NPD Group.

17 May 2014

Fast-food workers strike in US for pay, union rights Fast-food workers in Miami and New York went on strike Thursday to demand pay hikes and the right to unionize in a protest also observed in other cities around the world.

17 May 2014

Massive PNG gas project loads first shipment Australian energy firm Santos said Friday the first exports from its huge US$19 billion gas project in Papua New Guinea will soon depart for Japan, four years after the joint venture was given the go-ahead.

16 May 2014

eBay courts Latin America with Spanish, Portuguese websites US online giant eBay announced Thursday the launch of Spanish and Portuguese versions of its popular auction and shopping website, hoping to boost its presence in growing Latin American markets.

16 May 2014

Sudan judge orders Christian woman to hang for apostasy A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling which Britain denounced as "barbaric" and left the United States "deeply disturbed".

16 May 2014

Jay-Z, Solange Knowles have 'moved on' from elevator row Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce's sister say they have apologized to each other and agreed to "move forward" after an "unfortunate" fight in an elevator, which became public with a leaked video.

16 May 2014

Mango ale? Florida soaks up craft-beer boom Florida is known for its sunshine and beaches -- and increasingly for its quality craft beer, good enough to compete with microbrewed ale from anywhere in the United States.

16 May 2014

Possible Columbus wreck off Haiti in danger of looting The US marine archaeologist who believes he has found the famous flagship of Christopher Columbus said Wednesday that salvaging it was urgent to prevent looting.

16 May 2014

Sony to make film of Edward Snowden story Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the rights to the new book by journalist Glenn Greenwald about fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, the studio said.

16 May 2014

Cat saves 4 y.o. boy from dog attack In the U.S., a 4-year-old boy suffering from a mild form of autism was saved by his cat from a neighbor's labrador.

15 May 2014

EXPO-2017 venues to be ready by December 2016 Construction of EXPO-2017 venues in Astana is expected to be completed by December 2016.

15 May 2014

Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensation Brazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.

15 May 2014

Museum takes painful look into 9/11 attacks On the eve of the dedication of a museum commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, Charles Wolf made no secret of his apprehension at a site he associates with the death of his wife Katherine.

15 May 2014

Kazakh student prisoners in Boston to face trial separately The hearings of Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, arrested in the United States in relation to the Boston bombings case would take place separately.

15 May 2014

Wildfires burn homes as California roasts Thousands of people fled raging wildfires in roasting southern California on Wednesday as flames destroyed homes and triggered evacuations at a nuclear power plant, a military base and an amusement park.

15 May 2014

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