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Jennifer Lopez files $20 million extortion suit

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a former driver whom she claims threatened to spill her secrets if she did not pay him $2.8 million, court records showed Tuesday.
08 August 2012 11:34

Obama slams Romney as 'Robin Hood in reverse'

US President Barack Obama joked Monday that his election foe Mitt Romney's tax plans would rob from the middle class to help the rich -- "like Robin Hood in reverse."
08 August 2012 10:23

Olympics: Liu, Bolt set to light up track

Chinese track idol Liu Xiang returns to Olympic duty on Tuesday, four years after his Beijing dream was shattered, while 100m champion Usain Bolt begins the defence of his 200m title.
08 August 2012 10:01

Egypt army promises to avenge Sinai attack

The Egyptian army on Monday promised to "avenge" the deaths of 16 border guards in an assault the previous day on a post near the border with Israel, in a statement issued by state news agency MENA.
07 August 2012 18:50

US probes Sikh temple shooter's white power links

Police on Monday probed the white power ties of the former US soldier who gunned down six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, while the close-knit Indian-American community mourned its dead.
07 August 2012 17:57

Greece and the Olympics: wishing for a ray of hope

Eight years after hosting the Olympic Games in the country where they were born, Greeks seem more interested in finding out if there will be light at the end of their dismal economic tunnel.
07 August 2012 16:39

NASA's Mars rover sends back stunning pictures

After its first day on Mars, NASA's rover Monday sent back to Earth stunning images of its crater landing site and the mountain it aims to climb in the hunt for signs of life.
07 August 2012 16:15

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