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Small breakthroughs offer big hope of AIDS 'cure' Small but significant breakthrough studies on people who have been able to overcome or control HIV were presented Thursday at a major world conference on ways to stem the three-decade-old disease.

28 July 2012

America misses out on live London Olympic ceremony A billion people across the globe turned on their TVs to watch the opening ceremony of the London Olympics live Friday, but very few of them were in US.

28 July 2012

CNN chief quits, says 'new thinking' needed CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton announced Friday he is quitting the job at the end of the year, saying the struggling cable network needs "new thinking."

28 July 2012

US admiral says raid was 'easiest' part of bin Laden op The US military raid that killed Osama bin Laden was the "easiest" of three steps that led to the Al-Qaeda chief's death, the special forces commander who supervised the clandestine mission has said.

28 July 2012

US drought woes deepen The drought in America's breadbasket is intensifying at an unprecedented rate, experts warned Thursday, driving concern food prices could soar if crops in the world's key producer are decimated.

28 July 2012

US police federation chief urges stricter gun laws A US police federation chief called for tougher checks on gun buyers Thursday, almost a week after a shooter used four weapons, including an assault rifle, to kill 12 people at a cinema in Colorado.

27 July 2012

Michael Jackson's mom back home with grandchildren Michael Jackson's mother Katherine returned to her grandchildren Thursday after a family battle led a US judge to transfer the guardianship of the late singer's three children to his nephew TJ.

27 July 2012

Facebook shares hit new low on growth worries Facebook shares on Thursday sank to a new low after the world's leading social network reported a loss of $157 million in its first earnings after its public offering.

27 July 2012

Mexico dissolves equivalent of FBI Mexico officially dissolved its Federal Investigation Agency (AFI) on Thursday, and announced the formation of a new national crime-fighting agency with a "new working philosophy."

27 July 2012

Batman shooter sent warning package: report Alleged Colorado shooter James Holmes reportedly sent a warning package to a psychiatrist at his former university with a notebook and drawings of his plans to massacre people.

27 July 2012

Mexico to vaccinate 10 million birds in flu outbreak Mexico will start vaccinating some 10 million poultry Thursday against the highly contagious bird flu strain that has already led to the deaths of five million birds which either fell ill or were slaughtered.

27 July 2012

US poll shows persistence of Obama Muslim lie More than one in three conservative Republican voters still thinks US President Barack Obama is a Muslim, nearly four years after he won power, said a Pew Research Center survey Thursday.

27 July 2012

Facebook hopes investors like first earnings Facebook reports its first earnings as a public company Thursday in an announcement that will be closely watched for signs of whether the social media giant can deliver on its financial promise.

27 July 2012

Romney, in London, criticizes Olympic prep US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made some undiplomatic criticism of London's preparations for the Olympic Games on Wednesday, expressing concern about Britain's readiness to host the event.

27 July 2012

Judge transfers custody of Jackson's children A US judge on Wednesday gave temporary guardianship of late singer Michael Jackson's three children to his nephew TJ amid a bitter public dispute over the whereabouts of the family's matriarch.

27 July 2012

Cyber defenders urged to go on the offense Computer security champions on Wednesday were urged to hunt down and eliminate hackers, spies, terrorists and other online evildoers to prevent devastating Internet Age attacks.

27 July 2012

'Twilight' star, 'Snow White' director say sorry for fling Public displays of affection gave way to public displays of apology Wednesday as "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart and the director of her latest movie candidly admitted they've had an illicit affair.

26 July 2012

Google, Facebook, eBay launch US Internet lobby Big technology firms including Google, Facebook, eBay and Amazon have joined to create a new lobby group aimed at promoting "an open, innovative and free Internet."

26 July 2012

AIDS cure may have two main pathways: experts Investigators are looking into two main paths toward a cure for AIDS, based on the stunning stories of a small group of people around the world who have been able to overcome the disease.

26 July 2012

Famous Kazakhstan scientist died at Khan Tengri Outstanding Kazakhstan physicist Adilet Imambekov died in Khan Tengri mountains on the border of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on July 19.

26 July 2012

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