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Halving world hunger by 2015 'within reach': UN Despite economic crises and dwindling aid, the UN said Monday huge progress had been made towards meeting the so-called Millennium Development Goals.

01 July 2013 18:10

"Monsters University" tops US box office "Monsters University," a prequel to Pixar's 2001 hit "Monsters, Inc.," topped the North American box office for the second straight weekend

01 July 2013 15:50

US intelligence targeted Italy and France embassies: report France, Italy and Greece were among 38 "targets" of spying operations conducted by US intelligence services, according to documents leaked to the Guardian newspaper by fugitive former CIA operative Edward Snowden.

01 July 2013 14:09

Boxing: Kazakhstan's Golovkin KOs Macklin Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan has knocked out British Matthew Macklin with a hook to his liver.

01 July 2013 13:27

Cirque du Soleil performer dies in Las Vegas horror fall A performer with the world-famous Cirque du Soleil circus died after plunging from a high wire before a horrified crowd at a Las Vegas show.

01 July 2013 11:35

US online child privacy rules set to get stricter Toughened US regulations on online privacy for children take effect Monday, offering new protections amid the growing use of mobile apps and social networks by youngsters.

30 June 2013 19:15

World Bank chief faces challenges as he makes his mark In his first year as president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim has tried to refocus the institution on fighting poverty and climate change -- but challenges lie ahead.

30 June 2013 15:01

US warns on Egypt travel after American among three killed Washington warned against travel to Egypt after an American was among three people killed during rival demonstrations for and against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

30 June 2013 10:58

Prince, J-Lo among Oscars Academy invitees US pop veteran Prince and singer-actress Jennifer Lopez are among the artists invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

30 June 2013 09:59

NASA tests Mars rover prototype in Chile NASA scientists said Friday they were testing a prototype of a robot the US space agency hopes to send to Mars in 2020 in Chile's Atacama desert.

29 June 2013 19:51

Murdoch splits empire into two firms Rupert Murdoch split his corporate empire into two parts under a long-promised plan to "unlock value" by separating high-flying entertainment operations from struggling publishing activities.

29 June 2013 16:55

California resumes gay weddings after ban lifted A lesbian couple who spearheaded a fight to end a ban on same-sex marriage in California wed Friday, hours after the ban was lifted following a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

29 June 2013 16:54

Mandela 'improving' as Obama lands in S.Africa US President Barack Obama arrived in South Africa on Friday to pay homage to his hero Nelson Mandela, who was said to be showing "great improvement" in hospital.

29 June 2013 12:20

Facebook to keep ads away from sex and violence Facebook on Monday will tighten its review process to spare advertisers the embarrassment of having their ads pop-up on pages containing porn or violent imagery.

29 June 2013 11:40

US Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform In a vote hailed by US President Barack Obama, the Senate on Thursday passed comprehensive immigration reform that would put 11 million undocumented people on a path to earning citizenship.

29 June 2013 10:38

Gene clues show which children will grow out of asthma A gene scorecard may one day help predict which youngsters are likely to grow out of childhood asthma and which will have the disease in adulthood.

28 June 2013 17:30

Obama's 'hero' Mandela hangs on US President Barack Obama flies to South Africa Friday hoping to pay homage to the legacy of his critically ill hero Nelson Mandela.

28 June 2013 16:41

Obama says no 'wheeling and dealing' over Snowden US President Barack Obama insisted Thursday he would not let the fate of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden ruin ties with Russia and China, but Washington warned Ecuador not to give him asylum.

28 June 2013 13:44

NASA launches satellite to study solar material The US space agency launched a satellite late Thursday to unlock the secrets of the Sun's lower atmosphere.

28 June 2013 13:12

Accused Boston bomber to face 30 charges: prosecutors A US grand jury on Thursday indicted teenager Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on 30 counts in connection with the April double bomb attack on the Boston marathon that killed three people and injured more than 260.

28 June 2013 12:48

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