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Obamas pay homage to Mandela's iron will US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, paid tribute Tuesday to South African ex-president Nelson Mandela ahead of his 94th birthday, as having "abiding humility" and "unbreakable will."

18 July 2012

Endangered languages get a Google protection plan Google on Tuesday unveiled an online information exchange platform to try to give some extra lasting power to more than 3,000 endangered languages.

18 July 2012

PayPal stuffs startup into its smartphone wallet EBay-owned online financial transactions titan PayPal on Tuesday announced that it has bought a San Francisco startup focused on using smartphone cameras to take credit card payments.

18 July 2012

Obama, Clinton 'prejudiced' WikiLeaks suspect's case President Barack Obama's comments about the soldier accused of the biggest intelligence leak in US history were prejudicial and sought to harm the suspect's defense.

18 July 2012

Heat and drought ravage US breadbasket There was no end in sight Tuesday to the blistering heatwave baking much of the United States that has farmers mulling cutting down crucial crops and sent grain prices skyrocketing.

18 July 2012

US approves first-ever pill for HIV prevention The first-ever daily pill to help prevent HIV infection was approved Monday by US regulators for use by healthy adults who are at risk for getting the virus that causes AIDS.

18 July 2012

Google chief declares war on 'illicit networks' Google chief Eric Schmidt declared war on international criminals Tuesday, vowing to harness technology to battle "illicit networks" around the world.

18 July 2012

Are athletic records reaching their limits? Some scientists say sporting records are starting to flatline and one day will become near impossible to beat without drugs, gene splicing or futuristic technology.

18 July 2012

Sept. 11 hearing postponed for Ramadan: lawyer A preliminary hearing for five men accused in the 9/11 attacks has been postponed for 10 days due to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

18 July 2012

Stallone urges end to 'speculation' about son's death US screen actor Sylvester Stallone said Monday there was "no greater pain" than losing a child, and called for an end to speculation about the death of his eldest son Sage last week.

17 July 2012

US actress Uma Thurman a mom again, at 42 "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" actress Uma Thurman is a mother again at 42, after giving birth to a baby girl, her publicist said Monday.

17 July 2012

Clinton warns Iran after talks in Jerusalem US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said Washington would use "all elements of its power" to prevent Iran going nuclear and was working in "close consultation" with Israel over how to do so.

17 July 2012

New Florida teen's shooter allegations spark row The release by prosecutors of allegations of childhood molestation against Florida teen shooter George Zimmerman drew an angry response Monday from the murder suspect's lawyer.

17 July 2012

US suffers worst drought in 56 years The United States is experiencing its widest-spread drought in 56 years, according to a release by the nation's meteorological agency Monday.

17 July 2012

'Canadian pyscho' victim's mother pained by online video The mother of the Chinese student victim in the "Canadian Psycho" murder and dismemberment case says her "most unbearable pain" is that the killing is still watched online.

17 July 2012

From Kabul to Istanbul: the rickshaw circus Canadian man and his German girlfriend are braving the Taliban to take a rickshaw on one of the world's most dangerous road trips to bring the circus to children in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.

17 July 2012

Google's first female engineer jumps to Yahoo! helm Sullivan expected 37-year-old Mayer to put her proven approach to work as the new chief officer at faded Internet pioneer Yahoo!.

17 July 2012

Obama refuses to apologize for Romney attacks US President Barack Obama refused to apologize Sunday for accusing Mitt Romney of outsourcing jobs while in charge of Bain Capital, a charge his Republican opponent has dismissed as "false."

17 July 2012

'Ice Age' sweeps in and tops US box office "Ice Age: Continental Drift" entered at the top of the North American box office this weekend, knocking "The Amazing Spider-Man" off the summit.

16 July 2012

Springsteen, McCartney silenced at marathon London gig Ageing rockers Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney were silenced on Saturday night after over-running at a gig in London's Hyde Park.

16 July 2012

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