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Romney turns in strong debate performance Republican challenger Mitt Romney performed strongly Wednesday in his first presidential debate, putting Barack Obama on the back foot as he reignited hope in his flagging campaign.

05 October 2012

US, British universities top in academic excellence US and British universities continue to dominate in academic excellence but Asia is catching up fast, said an influential education rankings report.

04 October 2012

Apple smartphones gaining on Samsung in US Apple narrowed the gap with Samsung smartphones in the precious US market in the months before the release of the hot-selling iPhone 5 model.

04 October 2012

Maghreb becoming a 'terrorist' hub: Tunisia president Jihadists pose a "great danger" to the Maghreb region, which is turning into a "terrorist" hub, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki warned in an interview with Arabic daily Al-Hayat published Tuesday.

04 October 2012

Questions mount over Benghazi attack Three weeks after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi little is known about how and why the assault happened or who was behind it, amid mounting concern over possible security lapses.

04 October 2012

Ai Weiwei gets first big US show, shaped by his plight The first US survey of the work of Ai Weiwei opens this weekend in Washington, shaped -- in the words of the dissident artist himself -- by his ongoing struggle with the powers that be in Beijing.

04 October 2012

Google backs off patent complaint against Apple Google-owned Motorola Mobility withdrew a patent complaint filed with a US commission but remained quiet Tuesday as to the reason for the legal ceasefire.

04 October 2012

US court blocks controversial voter ID law In a win for President Barack Obama's Democrats, a judge in Pennsylvania ordered state officials Tuesday not to enforce a controversial voter ID law in the coming presidential election.

03 October 2012

Taiwan expects tourist boost to US with visa waiver Taiwanese officials said Wednesday that visitors to the United States are estimated to increase by 50 percent now that the island has been added to the US visa waiver programme.

03 October 2012

S&P warns of little iron ore respite for miners Global credit agency Standard & Poor's said Tuesday that it saw little improvement in iron ore prices in the near-term and warned that smaller single-commodity miners could see their ratings slip.

03 October 2012

US State Dept seeks to unblock $450 mn for Egypt The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds.

03 October 2012

'MindMeld' app anticipates people's needs A voice calls application called MindMeld to be available this month promises to know what iPad users want before they do.

03 October 2012

Iran warns against Syrian use of chemical weapons Iran on Monday added its voice to warnings against Syria ever using chemical weapons in its increasingly large-scale war with anti-government insurgents.

02 October 2012

'Paranormal Activity' latest cult horror saga Remember grisly franchises like "Friday the 13th," "Halloween" and the "Saw" movies? Now, "Paranormal Activity" is the latest horror saga to earn cult status, and on a tight budget.

02 October 2012

Americans set to measure Obama and Romney in key debate Barack Obama and his Republican foe Mitt Romney clash Wednesday in the first of a trio of debates, a test of nerve, temperament and presidential mettle before tens of millions of viewers.

02 October 2012

Madoff scam went back further than thought: US Bernard Madoff's multi-billion dollar Wall Street fraud started in the early 1970s, at least two decades earlier than previously thought.

02 October 2012

Facebook tailoring ad services for businesses Facebook's chief operating officer was in New York on Monday working to bolster investor confidence with assurances that the social network was intent on making money.

02 October 2012

Most scientific paper retractions due to misconduct: study When a biomedical study is retracted, most of the time it is because of misconduct rather than error, a report published Monday said.

02 October 2012

New York sues JPMorgan over mortgage securities The state of New York filed suit against JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiary JPMorgan Securities Monday over the allegedly fraudulent sales of mortgage-backed securities ahead of the US financial crisis.

02 October 2012

Arnie hopes to save marriage despite 'stupid' affairs Arnold Schwarzenegger says he still hopes to salvage his marriage despite admitting multiple affairs, including one in which fathered a child with the family housekeeper.

02 October 2012

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