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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 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 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 was treated for cancer: spokeswoman
US actor Dustin Hoffman has undergone successful treatment for cancer.
07 August 2013
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
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
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
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
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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