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Clinton vows to answer all questions on Libya attack US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday to answer lingering questions about last month's deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, seeking to counter a barrage of Republican criticism.

05 October 2012

US daredevil to perform million volt show David Blaine, the US magician, stuntman and all-round daredevil, is going electric -- standing for three days and nights in the middle of a million volts of fiery electric currents.

05 October 2012

Romney turns in strong debate performance Republican challenger Mitt Romney performed strongly Wednesday in his first presidential debate, putting Barack Obama on the back foot as he reignited hope in his flagging campaign.

05 October 2012

US, British universities top in academic excellence US and British universities continue to dominate in academic excellence but Asia is catching up fast, said an influential education rankings report.

04 October 2012

Apple smartphones gaining on Samsung in US Apple narrowed the gap with Samsung smartphones in the precious US market in the months before the release of the hot-selling iPhone 5 model.

04 October 2012

Maghreb becoming a 'terrorist' hub: Tunisia president Jihadists pose a "great danger" to the Maghreb region, which is turning into a "terrorist" hub, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki warned in an interview with Arabic daily Al-Hayat published Tuesday.

04 October 2012

Questions mount over Benghazi attack Three weeks after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi little is known about how and why the assault happened or who was behind it, amid mounting concern over possible security lapses.

04 October 2012

Ai Weiwei gets first big US show, shaped by his plight The first US survey of the work of Ai Weiwei opens this weekend in Washington, shaped -- in the words of the dissident artist himself -- by his ongoing struggle with the powers that be in Beijing.

04 October 2012

Google backs off patent complaint against Apple Google-owned Motorola Mobility withdrew a patent complaint filed with a US commission but remained quiet Tuesday as to the reason for the legal ceasefire.

04 October 2012

US court blocks controversial voter ID law In a win for President Barack Obama's Democrats, a judge in Pennsylvania ordered state officials Tuesday not to enforce a controversial voter ID law in the coming presidential election.

03 October 2012

Bus plunges into ravine in Peru, killing 22 A bus riding along a foggy road in Peru plunged into a ravine, killing 22 people and leaving 16 injured, a news agency reported Tuesday.

03 October 2012

Taiwan expects tourist boost to US with visa waiver Taiwanese officials said Wednesday that visitors to the United States are estimated to increase by 50 percent now that the island has been added to the US visa waiver programme.

03 October 2012

Mexicans ask Canada to let them stay Around 60 Mexicans marched on Canada's parliament on Tuesday to request amnesty for thousands of failed asylum seekers whose lives they say would be at risk if they are deported to Mexico.

03 October 2012

Arab and LatAm leaders agree to investment bank Latin American and Arab leaders agreed to form a joint investment bank during a summit in Peru at which they also discussed the increasingly bloody civil war in Syria.

03 October 2012

S&P warns of little iron ore respite for miners Global credit agency Standard & Poor's said Tuesday that it saw little improvement in iron ore prices in the near-term and warned that smaller single-commodity miners could see their ratings slip.

03 October 2012

US State Dept seeks to unblock $450 mn for Egypt The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds.

03 October 2012

'MindMeld' app anticipates people's needs A voice calls application called MindMeld to be available this month promises to know what iPad users want before they do.

03 October 2012

Iran warns against Syrian use of chemical weapons Iran on Monday added its voice to warnings against Syria ever using chemical weapons in its increasingly large-scale war with anti-government insurgents.

02 October 2012

'Paranormal Activity' latest cult horror saga Remember grisly franchises like "Friday the 13th," "Halloween" and the "Saw" movies? Now, "Paranormal Activity" is the latest horror saga to earn cult status, and on a tight budget.

02 October 2012

Americans set to measure Obama and Romney in key debate Barack Obama and his Republican foe Mitt Romney clash Wednesday in the first of a trio of debates, a test of nerve, temperament and presidential mettle before tens of millions of viewers.

02 October 2012

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