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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ©REUTERS/Rick Wilking Facebook's Zuckerberg backs US immigration reform Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken his backing for US immigration reform public.
08 August 2013
Venezuela's opposition to appeal election internationally Venezuela opposition leader Henrique Capriles announced Tuesday he would go "before international bodies" to contest the April presidential vote that brought Nicolas Maduro to power.
07 August 2013
Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy. Photo courtesy of nydailynews.com Marilyn Monroe hoped to marry JFK: book Marilyn Monroe, who notoriously had an affair with John F. Kennedy, apparently believed she was going to marry the president.
07 August 2013
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ©REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Facebook tunes ranking of stories in news feeds Facebook's quest to be a personalized newspaper for the Internet age continued on Tuesday with tweaks aimed at making sure members spy hot stories from their friends.
07 August 2013
Iran's Rowhani urges 'serious' nuclear talks without delay President Hassan Rowhani said Tuesday Iran was ready for "serious" talks on its nuclear programme without delay and that US calls for tougher sanctions showed a lack of understanding.
07 August 2013
Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades: study Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said Wednesday -- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal.
07 August 2013
US actor Dustin Hoffman hugs his wife Lisa. ©REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson US actor Dustin Hoffman was treated for cancer: spokeswoman US actor Dustin Hoffman has undergone successful treatment for cancer.
07 August 2013
Photo courtesy of wordpress.com American couple faces 10 years in jail for raping children from Kazakhstan Linda Mayotte accused of raping a minor teen adopted from Kazakhstan testified that he was choking her when she refused to submit to his sexual demands.
07 August 2013
Building explosion in Argentina leaves at least 8 dead A powerful blast from a gas leak ripped through a ten-story apartment building in Argentina's third largest city Tuesday, leaving at least eight dead and 61 injured.
07 August 2013
Obama 'disappointed' with Russian asylum for Snowden President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was "disappointed" by Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked details of vast US surveillance programs.
07 August 2013
Tablet sales slow in absence of new iPad model: IDC Sizzling hot tablet sales have cooled a bit but should re-ignite with the release of a new iPad model later this year.
06 August 2013
©REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Some blood pressure meds boost breast cancer risk: study Postmenopausal women who take certain blood pressure medications for 10 years or more face twice the risk of developing breast cancer..
06 August 2013
©REUTERS/Pichi Escaped python kills two young children in Canada An escaped python killed two children in their sleep in eastern Canada.
06 August 2013
Paraguay watches odd urban gold rush They appeared out of nowhere, making a mess, operating without a permit and disrupting the football season by luring gawkers.
06 August 2013
US, Azerbaijani defense chiefs discuss Iran US defense chief Chuck Hagel, meeting with his counterpart from Azerbaijan, said Monday it was imperative Iran quickly resolve concerns about its nuclear program.
06 August 2013
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. ©REUTERS/Jim Young Republicans to TV networks: Don't 'promote' Clinton The US Republican Party on Monday threatened to prevent two US television networks from carrying party primary debates if they don't abandon planned documentaries on Hillary Clinton.
06 August 2013
Some mothers get meaner in bad economic times: US study Mothers with a certain gene got meaner when the economy took a dive in 2007-2009, whether or not their own purses were shorter on cash.
06 August 2013
LatAm nations express surveillance 'indignation' to UN Latin American bloc Mercosur reiterated Monday to the United Nations its indignation over US espionage practices revealed by Edward Snowden.
06 August 2013
©REUTERS Brazilian scientists to test AIDS vaccine on monkeys Brazilian scientists have developed an HIV vaccine and plan to begin testing on monkeys later this year.
06 August 2013
Amazon's Bezos buys Washington Post for $250 mn The Washington Post, the legendary newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal, is being sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as it seeks to survive the onslaught of the Internet.
06 August 2013
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