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Colombia's Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title Colombia's Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe Sunday, beating out contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands.
26 January 2015 17:17
Sundance doc tackles white-on-black deaths in US The recent spate of white-on-black killings in the United States is only the tip of an iceberg all-too familiar to the African American community.
26 January 2015 15:59
'Birdman' soars to victory in Oscars bellwether Dark comedy "Birdman" boosted its Oscars hopes after landing the top prize at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards.
26 January 2015 15:44
Obama to be guest of honour at India's Republic Day parade Barack Obama will become the first US president to be chief guest at India's Republic Day parade.
26 January 2015 15:37
SpaceX chief Elon Musk eyes Internet satellites: report High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has reportedly added global Internet access from satellites to his vision of a future alongside sporty electric cars.
26 January 2015 13:15
'Interstellar': timely ode to space conquest "Interstellar," the new Oscar-tipped movie starring Matthew McConaughey, may just get a boost from the bad news.
26 January 2015 12:48
Security Council delegation visits Haiti United Nations Security Council members arrived in Haiti for a three-day visit to urge the government to hold long-delayed elections.
24 January 2015 15:57
Obama cancels Taj Mahal visit: Indian media US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to visit the Taj Mahal during his upcoming visit to India.
24 January 2015 14:54
Bob Dylan, 'wise' at 73, gives album free to seniors Bob Dylan is giving away his latest album for free to select seniors as the 73-year-old rock legend says he is at peace with getting older.
24 January 2015 12:10
Kerry makes impassioned Davos call to fight terrorism US Secretary of State John Kerry set out his vision for the fight against Islamist violence in an impassioned speech in Davos.
24 January 2015 11:11
Kazakhstan's army ranks 80th in Global Firepower Index Kazakhstan’s army has been ranked 80th in the updated Global Firepower Index.
23 January 2015 20:36
US and Cuba begin reconciliation with smiles and rifts Hours into historic US-Cuba talks in Havana, a Cuban official came out to boast about the "relaxed" atmosphere at the meeting between the old Cold War adversaries.
23 January 2015 14:44
YouTube stars quiz Obama A bubbly shopping guide, a comedian who wears green lipstick and eats ladles of cinnamon quizzed US Presiden in a series of unorthodox YouTube presidential interviews.
23 January 2015 12:20
Disneyland measles outbreak puts California on alert California is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States.
23 January 2015 11:56
Nazarbayev discusses south-eastern Ukraine and sanctions against Russia with Obama President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the situation in Ukraine as well ask sanctions against Russia during a phone call initiated by the American President Barak Obama.
22 January 2015 17:44
Golovkin is no hype work, but real deal: Andre Ward Andre Ward talks about Golovkin, future fights and a new start with Roc Nations.
22 January 2015 16:41
Google preparing to launch cellular service: media Google is getting ready to sell wireless telephone services directly to US consumers after reaching deals with carriers T-Mobile and Sprint.
22 January 2015 15:33
eBay to slash 2,400 jobs in bid to 'compete and win' E-commerce giant eBay will slash 2,400 jobs in the current quarter as it restructures and prepares to spin off its PayPal finance unit.
22 January 2015 15:26
American couple living in yurt An American couple Grace Brogan and John Kamman are living in a yurt that they bought for $5000.
22 January 2015 13:51
Linkin Park cancels tour after injury Linkin Park has canceled nearly a month of concerts around North America after the arena-packing hard rockers' lead vocalist Chester Bennington injured his leg.
22 January 2015 13:24
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