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US pleased with APEC 'green' products list
The United States welcomed Friday a deal to cut tariffs on dozens of "green" products in the Asia-Pacific, saying it would boost the region's economies as well as help protect the environment.
08 September 2012
Rebels to seek ceasefire in Colombia peace talks
Colombia's FARC rebel group said Thursday it will seek a ceasefire in Latin America's oldest armed conflict when peace talks begin next month with the government, which has ruled out a truce.
08 September 2012
Biden lauds Obama's 'spine of steel,' rips Romney
Vice President Joe Biden paid tribute to Barack Obama as a commander-in-chief with a "spine of steel" Thursday, calling on US voters to give them both four more years in office.
07 September 2012
NASA's Mars rover parked to test robotic arm
NASA's Curiosity rover has temporarily halted its journey across the surface of Mars as it tests the tools on its robotic arm.
07 September 2012
'Tested and proven' Obama asks for second term
US President Barack Obama Thursday implored Americans to grant him a second term to complete his battered crusade for change, warning of the starkest election choice in a generation.
07 September 2012
British band One Direction tops MTV video awards
British boy band One Direction scooped three top prizes Thursday at the MTV Video Music Awards, confirming their stellar rise on the US music scene, while Rihanna won Video of the Year.
07 September 2012
Homeschooling gains traction among US families
For a small but growing number of young Americans, the living room is the classroom when it comes to the "three R's" of reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic.
07 September 2012
Neil Armstrong to be buried at sea: family
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, will be buried at sea, a family spokesman said Thursday.
07 September 2012
Apple in talks for free Internet radio: report
US technology giant Apple is in talks to license music for broadcast on a custom online radio service modeled after Pandora.
07 September 2012
Pavlodar schoolgirl spotted by NASA turns down University of Texas
Pavlodar genius schoolgirl-inventor Nazifa Baktybayeva opted for Kazakh-Turkish University of Suleyman Demirel instead of the University of Texas.
07 September 2012
Uruguay: law regulating marijuana sale will bar drug tourism
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said Wednesday that if parliament were to pass a groundbreaking bill allowing the state to sell marijuana, drug tourism would not be allowed.
07 September 2012
Brazil is world's largest crack market: study
Brazil is the world's largest market for crack and the second for overall cocaine use, researchers from the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) said Wednesday.
06 September 2012
Clinton believes in Obama 'with all my heart'
Bill Clinton told Americans Wednesday he believed "with all my heart" that President Barack Obama saved the economy, had left them better off than four years ago and should be re-elected.
06 September 2012
Ancient star retains oddly youthful glow
Scientists using a high-powered telescope in Chile have discovered an ancient star that seems oddly impervious to aging.
06 September 2012
Chavez says no evidence of alleged Yanomami killings
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday became the latest senior official to insist there is no evidence of an alleged massacre of some 80 Yanomami indigenous people.
06 September 2012
Scientologists deny auditioning for Tom Cruise bride
The Church of Scientology denounced as "hogwash" Wednesday a report that it auditioned candidates to be Tom Cruise's girlfriend, while the star's lawyer branded the claims "tired old lies."
06 September 2012
Latinos denounce new Arizona immigration ruling
Immigrant rights activists voiced anger Wednesday after a judge upheld Arizona's right to enforce a so-called "show me your papers" law which critics say will lead to racial profiling of Hispanics.
06 September 2012
ISS crew complete space station repair
Two International Space Station crew members on Wednesday successfully completed a spacewalk to install a new power switching unit.
06 September 2012
American, United Airlines to face 9/11 trial
American Airlines and United Continental must face trial over a lawsuit in which the lease holders of the World Trade Center allege that lax security allowed hijackers to destroy the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
06 September 2012
NY fashion week kicks off spring-summer 2013 collections
The spring-summer 2013 collections start coming down the runways on Thursday when New York fashion week shifts into high gear with nearly 300 shows and presentations over eight days.
06 September 2012
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