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Photo courtesy of trivok.com Obama: Romney's math doesn't add up President Barack Obama mocked Mitt Romney's "two plus one equals five" economics Sunday, poking his Republican foe as he enjoyed a polling spurt after the Democratic convention.
10 September 2012
Taliban 'open' to ceasefire, US presence to 2024: think-tank The Taliban are open to a general ceasefire as well as a political agreement which could lead to a US military presence in Afghanistan up until 2024.
10 September 2012
Photo courtesy of darkgovernment.com US Treasury to sell $18 bn of AIG stock The US Treasury Department announced Sunday that it has launched a public offering of $18 billion of its common stock in AIG, the giant insurer bailed out by the US government.
10 September 2012
US to transfer Bagram prison to Afghans The US is to hand formal control of a controversial prison to the Afghan government on Monday, despite apparent disagreements between the two sides on the fate of hundreds of inmates.
10 September 2012
Makeup masks all-star cast in 'Cloud Atlas' Heaps of makeup transformed the all-star cast of "Cloud Atlas," which premiered on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, "startling" the cast members themselves.
10 September 2012
Designer Tracy Reese. ©REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Tracy Reese rocks NY fashion week Tracy Reese capitalized on her high-profile sartorial relationship with First Lady Michelle Obama with a sparkling New York fashion week show Sunday that paid homage to every woman's inner nerd.
10 September 2012
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast. ©REUTERS/Caren Firouz Iran slams Canada for breaking off relations Iran hit out at Canada's decision to break off diplomatic ties, with foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast accusing the Canadian government of being "under the influence of the Zionist regime."
09 September 2012
Clinton hopes US to end Russia trade curbs Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced hope Saturday that the US Congress would act this month to end Cold War-era trade restrictions on Russia but also raised concerns on human rights.
09 September 2012
Poor US jobs report puts Obama on back foot Mitt Romney used a terrible US jobs report to hammer President Barack Obama on the economy Friday, leaving the White House incumbent flat-footed on the defining issue of the 2012 race.
09 September 2012
Photo courtesy of topnews.us Biomechanical legs are a giant step for robot-kind Scientists in the US say they have made the world's most advanced pair of biomechanical legs, bringing the goal of human-friendly household robots a bit closer.
09 September 2012
Chavez woos voters by raising specter of chaos if he loses Never one to mince his words, President Hugo Chavez is warning of instability or even outright civil war in oil-rich Venezuela if he is not re-elected next month.
09 September 2012
Photo courtesy of peopletomysite.com Scotts to pay big fine for fake pesticides, poison bird feed Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws.
08 September 2012
French, Korean, US films tipped to win Venice festival Movies from France, South Korea and the United States are tipped by critics as the favourites to win this year's Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival due to be announced on Saturday.
08 September 2012
Fashion grads from Asia have their New York moment There's nothing glamorous about ironing your own collection before a show at New York fashion week, but if that's what it takes for Jie Jessie Liu to break into the business, she'll do it.
08 September 2012
©REUTERS Intel jolts sector with lowered outlook Intel Corp. stunned the tech sector Friday by sharply cutting its revenue outlook for the current quarter, citing weak demand for personal computers and slower growth from emerging economies.
08 September 2012
Disney's next bad girl Gomez defends raunchy movie role Watch out Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus. Selena Gomez stepped up Friday as the next Disney girl gone wild -- at least on screen -- in the sociopathic movie "Spring Breakers."
08 September 2012
Ecuador renews call for safe passage for Assange Ecuador repeated demands Thursday that Britain grant safe passage to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in Quito's London embassy in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.
08 September 2012
Snoop Dogg. ©REUTERS/Norsk Telegrambyra AS Rastafari saved Snoop Dogg's marriage "Gangsta" rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have saved his marriage and gave him a new, "family first" outlook.
08 September 2012
Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom. ©REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Instagram officially part of Facebook Instagram on Thursday became part of Facebook as the social network completed its billion-dollar acquisition of the smartphone photo-sharing service.
08 September 2012
Map of West Nile virus activity in the US. Photo courtesy of examiner.com Third person dies from Yosemite park virus A third victim has died from a rare rodent-borne virus contracted in Yosemite National Park, out of eight cases now confirmed with the disease.
08 September 2012
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