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Kathryn Bigelow. ©REUTERS Oscars buzz for Bigelow's bin Laden film
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow's long-awaited movie about the hunt for and killing of Osama bin Laden is generating Academy Awards buzz, even before its release next month.
27 November 2012
Cyber Monday sales sizzling: survey
Online retail sales were jumping for "Cyber Monday," the key Web shopping day following the US Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
27 November 2012
©REUTERS US aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan: report
The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014.
27 November 2012
Israel reports success in new missile defence test
Israeli and US defence officials have successfully tested the David's Sling missile defence system, completing the first phase of the weapon's development.
27 November 2012
US breaks $1bn for first time in online Black Friday shopping
US shoppers spent heavily online on the crucial Black Friday shopping day, for the first time topping a billion dollars in online sales in a single day.
26 November 2012
©REUTERS Large explosion reported in Massachusetts city
An explosion thought to have been triggered by a gas leak leveled a bar in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday, moments after dancers were warned to flee.
25 November 2012
Climate talks resume amid warnings of looming calamity
Nearly 200 nations gather in Doha from Monday for a new round of climate talks as a rush of reports warn extreme weather events like superstorm Sandy may become commonplace if mitigation efforts fail.
25 November 2012
US actor Larry Hagman dies at 81: family
US actor Larry Hagman, who became famous for his role of J.R. Ewing in the US television show "Dallas," has died at the age of 81 after losing a battle with cancer.
25 November 2012
N. Korea preparing for missile launch: Japanese media
US satellites have picked up signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile.
24 November 2012
©REUTERS S. Korea vows 'aggressive' defence against Lone Star claim
South Korea said it would "aggressively" defend itself Thursday after a US private equity firm initiated arbitration of a damages claim arising from the sale of its stake in a Korean bank.
24 November 2012
Oil prices ease in Asia on Gaza truce, eurozone data
Oil prices fell in Asia Friday in thin trade following the US Thanksgiving holiday, with a truce in Gaza and gloomy eurozone manufacturing data weighing on buying sentiment.
23 November 2012
Life on Mars? Maybe not. NASA rows back on findings
NASA downplayed Wednesday talk of a major discovery by its Martian rover after remarks by the mission chief raised hopes it may have unearthed evidence life once existed on the Red Planet.
23 November 2012
US 'alarmed' by security deterioration in DR Congo
The US State Department late Tuesday said that Washington is "gravely alarmed" by the speed at which security is deteriorating in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
23 November 2012
Naked protest as San Francisco bans nudity
San Francisco lawmakers voted Tuesday to outlaw most public nudity, despite protests in the famously free and easy California city -- including a naked demo outside City Hall.
22 November 2012
Panetta warns against retrenchment in fight against Al-Qaeda
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Tuesday that the United States needed to press efforts on the diplomatic and development fronts to put an end to the Al-Qaeda terror network.
21 November 2012
In Israel, Clinton calls for de-escalation in Gaza
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed "rock solid" support for Israel's security while calling for a de-escalation of the conflict in Gaza.
21 November 2012
Photo courtesy of en.wikipedia.org Tolkien lawyers sue studio, ahead of 'Hobbit' release
Warner Bros declined to comment Tuesday on a lawsuit by the estate of author J.R.R Tolkien claiming that the film giant is abusing its right to merchandising linked to "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit."
21 November 2012
Photo courtesy of wbzr.com Record number back UN vote against death penalty
A record 110 countries on Monday backed a resolution voted every two years at a UN General Assembly committee calling for the abolition of the death penalty.
21 November 2012
Obama set to dive into South China Sea turmoil
US President Barack Obama is set to dive into the tumultuous diplomatic waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday at a summit dominated by rival claims to the strategically vital area.
21 November 2012
Nudists listen to speakers during a rally against banning nudity in parts of the city in San Francisco. ©REUTERS San Francisco to vote on public nudity ban
San Francisco lawmakers vote Tuesday on a proposal to outlaw most public nudity, despite protests in the famously free and easy West Coast city.
20 November 2012

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