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Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95 Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm -- who was the original girl who couldn't say no in the musical "Oklahoma!" -- has died aged 95, her family and reports said Sunday.

16 July 2012

Clinton urges Egypt's military to support transition US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Sunday with Egypt's top military leader urging him to support a transition to civilian rule amid fears that the promise of hard-won freedoms could be slipping away.

16 July 2012

LA bear who became Twitter star back in wild A bear which became a minor star in Los Angeles, with over 24,000 Twitter followers, was returned to the wild Sunday after being found asleep in a tree.

16 July 2012

Romney fights back on Bain, slams 'false' attacks Republican Mitt Romney on Friday angrily blunted "false" attacks about his time at Bain Capital but did not cede to demands to release more tax returns that have dogged his White House bid.

15 July 2012

Designer says future US uniforms to be made in USA It's too late for London, but US Olympians in 2014 will be clad in Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms made in the United States.

15 July 2012

US charges Iranian, Chinese on Iran enrichment The US on Friday announced charges against an Iranian citizen and Chinese resident for allegedly trying to export nuclear-related material to help Tehran enrich uranium.

15 July 2012

Wikipedia hits defining moment in social Web era The public knowledge website is more than a decade old and remains among the top 10 Internet sites in the world, but some say it is becoming old and dowdy. Others want to keep it that way.

14 July 2012

Visa, MasterCard to pay billions in card-fee suit Credit card giants Visa and MasterCard agreed Friday to pay more than $6 billion to millions of merchants which had sued them for allegedly fixing card-use fees.

14 July 2012

New drug tunnels found under US-Mexico border US and Mexican authorities have unearthed a 240-yard-long drug smuggling tunnel under their joint border in the state of Arizona, the latest such find in the violence-scarred region.

14 July 2012

Sylvester Stallone 'devastated' by son's death Sylvester Stallone was described as "devastated" Friday after his 36-year-old son Sage, who is also an actor, was found dead.

14 July 2012

Cyber war on Iran has only just begun A US cyber war against Iran's nuclear program may have only just begun and could escalate with explosions triggered by digital sabotage.

14 July 2012

Fat studies conference challenges supersize stereotypes Cat Pause proudly describes herself as "fat", can live with euphemisms like "curvy", "chunky" or "chubby", but baulks at what she believes are value-laden labels such as "overweight" or "obese".

14 July 2012

Clinton in plea for workers' rights in Asia US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged Southeast Asian nations to promote workers' rights and improve labour conditions as a means of spurring economic growth.

14 July 2012

US lawmaker wants China-made Olympic outfits burned The US-China Olympic rivalry heated up in an unfashionable way Thursday when a top US lawmaker suggested burning the US team's outfits for the London opening ceremony because they were made in China.

14 July 2012

U.S. Navy Secretary visited Kazakhstan U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus visited Kazakhstan on June 9-11.

13 July 2012

US nuclear plant problem worse than thought: report US nuclear regulators published an update on California's troubled San Onofre power plant Thursday, sparking an expert warning that the problem is more serious than first thought.

13 July 2012

Seven headless bodies found in central Mexico Police in south-central Mexico found seven headless bodies Thursday in a vehicle parked by a highway, and later came upon their heads scattered across Morelos state.

13 July 2012

Condi Rice near top of Romney VP list: report Mitt Romney's campaign team stoked speculation Thursday about who his vice presidential candidate will be as one report said Condoleezza Rice was a surprise name near the top of his list.

13 July 2012

Clinton urges ASEAN nations to help pressure Iran US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Southeast Asian nations to help keep up pressure on Iran and end a diplomatic stalemate over talks on its suspect nuclear program.

13 July 2012

Rakhat Aliyev's family members involved in corruption within Palestinian political establishment Rakhat Aliyev's family members - Devincci and Issam Hourani - involved in illegal dealings with Mahmoud Abbas.

13 July 2012

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