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US lawmaker wants China-made Olympic outfits burned
The US-China Olympic rivalry heated up in an unfashionable way Thursday when a top US lawmaker suggested burning the US team's outfits for the London opening ceremony because they were made in China.
14 July 2012
A nuclear reactor. ©REUTERS/Gleb Garanich US nuclear plant problem worse than thought: report
US nuclear regulators published an update on California's troubled San Onofre power plant Thursday, sparking an expert warning that the problem is more serious than first thought.
13 July 2012
Condi Rice near top of Romney VP list: report
Mitt Romney's campaign team stoked speculation Thursday about who his vice presidential candidate will be as one report said Condoleezza Rice was a surprise name near the top of his list.
13 July 2012
Clinton urges ASEAN nations to help pressure Iran
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Southeast Asian nations to help keep up pressure on Iran and end a diplomatic stalemate over talks on its suspect nuclear program.
13 July 2012
Romney, Obama clash over Chavez threat
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday clashed with President Barack Obama over how serious a security threat Iranian ally Venezuela poses to the US.
13 July 2012
Thai pardon for US citizen jailed for royal insult
Thailand on Wednesday said a Thai-born US citizen jailed for insulting the kingdom's revered monarch had been granted a royal pardon, in a move welcomed by the US.
12 July 2012
Georgia sentences mentally retarded man to death
An African American man diagnosed with mental retardation will be executed on July 18 for killing a fellow prisoner, his lawyer said.
12 July 2012
©REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Wine lovers sip, taste and tweet on Twitter
Stephen Gilberg sipped a glass of wine in renowned Napa Valley and Twitter users around the US swished, savored and swallowed along with him.
12 July 2012
Quitting smoking adds even more pounds than thought: study
Quitting smoking leads to an average weight gain of four to five kilogrammes (nine to 11 pounds) in the first year -- "significantly" more than previously thought.
11 July 2012
Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Saul Hudson, better known by his stage name Slash. ©REUTERS/Beawiharta Beawiharta Guitarist Slash honored with Hollywood star
Guns N' Roses guitar legend Slash was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday -- with fellow former hell-raiser Charlie Sheen joining those paying tribute.
11 July 2012
Photo courtesy of samsunggalaxyreview.com Apple loses British suit over Samsung Galaxy Tab
South Korea's Samsung won a patent battle Monday against US rival Apple, with a British judge ruling that Samsung's Galaxy tablet was not "cool" enough to be confused with Apple's iPad.
11 July 2012
Megaupload N. Zealand extradition case delayed
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom's extradition case against US authorities has been delayed until next year amid legal wrangling in New Zealand over evidence disclosure.
10 July 2012
Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Photo courtesy of christianophobie.fr US calls on Iran to release Christian pastor
The United States on Monday called on Iran to release Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was imprisoned in 2009 and condemned to death for converting from Islam to Christianity.
10 July 2012
New York City mayor promotes 'micro' apartments
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday launched a tender for the construction of "micro-apartments" in the Big Apple, where rents are exorbitant and the number of singles is on the rise.
10 July 2012
Cruise, Holmes agree split, vow to 'respect beliefs'
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have reached a "private" settlement less than two weeks after she announced their bombshell divorce -- and vowed Monday to honor each other's beliefs over their daughter.
10 July 2012
Clinton in plea for rights of Afghan women
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a powerful plea Sunday for the rights of women in Afghanistan, using a global forum to insist that they must be part of the country's future growth.
09 July 2012
Dozens dead in US heat as relief rolls in
A crippling heat wave that has held large swathes of the United States hostage gave way slightly on Sunday -- but not before leaving dozens dead in several states, officials and local media said.
09 July 2012
Photo courtesy of practual.com Thousands risk Internet shutdown as US fix expires
Tens of thousands of people around the world whose computers were infected with malware may lose their Internet access Monday after the expiry of a US government fix.
09 July 2012
Photo courtesy of health.wikinut.com Scientists say NASA's 'new form of life' was untrue
Two scientific papers published Sunday disproved a controversial claim made by NASA-funded scientists in 2010 that a new form of bacterial life had been discovered that could thrive on arsenic.
09 July 2012
US congratulates SSudan on a year of independence
The United States on Sunday sent its congratulations to South Sudan as the African nation was set to mark its first year of independence, but said "significant challenges" lay ahead for Juba.
09 July 2012

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