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US politician hopes for 'positive' Pyongyang trip Former US governor Bill Richardson said Friday he hopes to assess what is happening in North Korea under its new leader Kim Jong-Un during what he hopes will be a "positive" visit.

06 January 2013

Venezuela assembly meets amid Chavez health crisis Venezuela's National Assembly meets Saturday to elect its leadership in a session that also is expected to thrash out the country's political future as President Hugo Chavez battles cancer in Cuba.

06 January 2013

Canadians protest for India women after gang rape Protesters have rallied in two of Canada's main cities in solidarity with women in India after the deadly gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi sparked outrage.

05 January 2013

Thousands of Mexicans devour enormous king cake Tens of thousands of Mexicans wolfed down a 1.9-kilometer (1.2-mile) long king cake on Thursday, polishing it off in less than half-an-hour during the traditional feast in downtown Mexico City.

05 January 2013

International operation nabs 245 child porn suspects An international police operation into child pornography led to the arrest of 245 people and the rescues of 123 children, mostly in the US.

05 January 2013

Apple, Google gain in US smartphone market: survey Apple and Google extended their dominance in the US smartphone market as 2012 neared its close, industry tracker comScore said on Thursday.

05 January 2013

Pakistani Al-Qaeda suspect extradited from Britain to US An alleged Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative accused of planning attacks in the United States, Britain and Norway was on Thursday extradited to America.

05 January 2013

US study says El Nino, climate change link fuzzy The frequency and volatility of El Nino, a weather pattern that hammers the tropical Pacific Ocean every five years or so, does not seem linked to climate change.

05 January 2013

US holiday season online spending climbs Industry tracker comScore on Thursday reported that US shoppers spent a total of $42.3 billion online during the year-end holiday season -- a 14 percent jump from the same period in 2011.

05 January 2013

Helen Mirren gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame British actress Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in "The Queen", on Thursday received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

05 January 2013

US criticizes Google chairman's N. Korea visit The United States on Thursday criticized a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt, calling it ill-timed in the wake of Pyongyang's widely condemned rocket launch last month.

05 January 2013

'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty" could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state.

04 January 2013

Awlaqi may have bought hijackers pre-9/11 tickets: report The FBI suspected that US-born Al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, killed in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen, could have bought air tickets for three of the 9/11 hijackers before the attacks.

04 January 2013

Steve Jobs bio film set for April release The first film based on the life of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be released in April, according to a distribution deal for "jOBS" announced on Thursday.

04 January 2013

As Chavez fights cancer, aides build his myth As Hugo Chavez battles cancer in Cuba, his lieutenants here are actively glorifying Venezuela's firebrand leader in what observers see as a campaign to erect a heroic myth that can survive his death.

04 January 2013

Fresh start for Congress, but fiscal battles loom again With nearly 100 new members, the US Congress convened Thursday fresh from the year-end "fiscal cliff" fiasco, as lawmakers cast a wary eye towards the tough budget battles ahead.

04 January 2013

US fines Transocean $1.4 bn over Gulf oil disaster The United States hit drilling rig operator Transocean with $1.4 billion in criminal and civil fines Thursday for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

04 January 2013

US school massacre survivors ready for class Students at the elementary school where a gunman massacred 26 children and teachers last month were returning Thursday to classes at an alternative campus described by police as "the safest school in America."

04 January 2013

IMF: US 'cliff' actions not enough The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that US actions to avoid the fiscal cliff did not go far enough to address the country's long-term fiscal deficit and debt problems.

03 January 2013

Obama signs sweeping US defense spending bill President Barack Obama has signed into law a $633 billion US defense spending bill that funds the war in Afghanistan and boosts security at US missions worldwide.

03 January 2013

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