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Checkpoint at the entrance of the House of Army in Almaty. Photo by Alisher Akhmetov© US embassy promises to provide non-restricted access to House of Army in Almaty The scandalous checkpoint of the US Consulate General in Almaty was discussed during a meeting at the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry.
16 October 2013
©Reuters/Robert Galbraith Yahoo holds onto more of Alibaba as profit slips Yahoo on Tuesday took attention off a lackluster quarterly report with word that it plans to hold onto a larger chunk than originally planned of Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba.
16 October 2013
Political chaos pushes US up against debt deadline A day of political disarray Tuesday pushed America to within hours of a debt default deadline, but two veteran senators chased a last-gasp deal to stave off a sudden shock to the global economy.
16 October 2013
Caetano Veloso. ©Reuters/Mario Anzuoni Brazil singers fight for right to veto biographies Famous Brazilian songwriters -- long activists for freedom of expression -- are themselves coming under fire as they fight an attempt to overturn a law allowing celebrities to veto unauthorized biographies.
15 October 2013
Oscar Hijuelos. Photo courtesy of blogspot.com US prize-winning 'Mambo Kings' author dead at 62 - report Oscar Hijuelos, the Cuban-American author best known for his Pulitzer-prize winning novel "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love," died in New York age 62.
15 October 2013
US lawmakers split despite October 17 debt deadline The United States is still facing a potentially devastating sovereign debt default, after senators failed to agree on terms to reopen the federal government and raise the country's borrowing limit.
14 October 2013
©Reuters/Gaston De Cardenas Versace mansion closes, readies for art exhibit? The palatial US villa where fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered closed its doors Friday following its multi-million-dollar sale last month.
13 October 2013
G20 seeks 'urgent action' from US on budget impasse Finance chiefs of the G20 on Friday called for Washington to quickly resolve the political paralysis over its budget and debt ceiling.
13 October 2013
©Reuters/Edgar Su US Army seeks 'Iron Man' armor for commandos US Army researchers are working on building hi-tech body armor that would give soldiers "superhuman strength" in a real-life version of the suit featured in "Iron Man" films.
13 October 2013
Grand Canyon. ©Reuters/Mike Blake US to reopen Statue of Liberty, Grand Canyon US national parks and monuments including the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon are to reopen despite the federal shutdown, after states agreed to fund them temporarily.
13 October 2013
Obamas welcome Malala to Oval Office US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle welcomed Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai to the Oval Office.
13 October 2013
©Reuters/Stephen Lam Brazil antitrust body opens Google probe Brazil's antitrust authority said Friday it has opened a probe into allegations that Google engaged in anti-competitive practices in the domestic online search market.
13 October 2013
©Reuters/Victor Ruiz Garcia Venezuela holds US-operated oil ship in spat with Guyana Venezuela on Friday said it has detained a US-operated oil exploration ship sent from Guyana in disputed waters off its coast, in a fresh border spat between the two neighbors.
13 October 2013
N. Korea warns of 'all-out war' North Korea on Saturday issued a fresh warning of an "all-out war", urging the United States to stop military drills and what it described as "nuclear blackmail".
13 October 2013
Facebook ends 'invisibility cloak' for users Facebook is ending a feature that allowed users to hide from the social network's billion-plus members.
12 October 2013
World Bank to cut costs, bureaucracy: Kim World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Friday announced a program to slash costs and reduce bureaucracy at the huge development organization that is expected to result in significant layoffs.
12 October 2013
Cher & Co won't make room for Miley Cyrus generation Cher may have her ideal burial place all mapped out, but the veteran pop star is far from having one foot in the grave with a new album and feisty views on feminism and the "genius" of Miley Cyrus.
12 October 2013
©Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl Secret US court approves further phone tracking The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government's authority to collect US telephone records.
12 October 2013
©Reuters/Nacho Doce Online video use surges: US survey Americans are using the Internet more for video, both to post their own snippets and to view videos of others.
12 October 2013
Gambia's President Al Hadji Yahya Jammeh. ©Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins US denies plotting against Gambia leaders The United States refuted Thursday what it said were "baseless accusations" that it was plotting against the government of the tiny west African nation of Gambia.
12 October 2013
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