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Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o joins 'Star Wars' cast Oscar-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has joined the cast of the new "Star Wars" movie, alongside the original stars of the legendary series, producers said.

04 June 2014

US shuts Afghan transit base in Kyrgyzstan The United States on Tuesday shut its airforce base in Kyrgyzstan that had been the main transit point for military personnel and cargo headed to Afghanistan for 12 years.

03 June 2014

France says proposed US fine on BNP Paribas 'unreasonable' France's foreign minister on Tuesday labelled as "unreasonable" a $10-billion-dollar fine the US is reportedly seeking from BNP Paribas bank on charges of violating sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba.

03 June 2014

'Maleficent' turns magic on N. American box office Angelina Jolie's "Maleficent," a modern retelling of the life of Sleeping Beauty's arch-nemesis, cast an instant spell on audiences, debuting at the top of the North American box office, industry figures showed.

03 June 2014

'Godzilla' of Earths circles distant star Astronomers have spotted the "Godzilla" of all Earths, a huge rocky planet orbiting a star 560 light years away that is changing scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe.

03 June 2014

New Apple software brings Macs and iPhones closer Apple on Monday unveiled new operating software it hopes will create a seamless experience for users flitting between its coveted mobile devices and popular Macintosh computers.

03 June 2014

Global protest reads names of 100,000 Syria dead Activists began reading the names of 100,000 people killed in Syria outside UN headquarters on Monday, in a modest launch of what they hope will be a global protest.

03 June 2014

Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner, six others die in US plane crash A co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer and six other people were killed when a private business jet crashed during takeoff from an airfield outside Boston.

02 June 2014

Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a TV interview Sunday that he has applied for asylum in Brazil.

02 June 2014

Clinton memoir hits out at 'political slugfest' on Benghazi Hillary Clinton has given her most detailed account yet of the attacks in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, but said she will not join the "political slugfest" over the tragedy.

01 June 2014

Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in eastern Afghanistan A roadside bomb killed 12 civilians, including seven women in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said, the latest violence in the country as US-led troops prepare to leave after 13 years of war.

31 May 2014

You two: Bono, Edge join Fender board U2 stars Bono and The Edge have joined the Fender board of directors, adding some rock and roll glamor to a company whose guitars they have been using for decades, it said.

31 May 2014

Brad Pitt attacker slapped with restraining order A Ukrainian prankster accused of punching Brad Pitt at a Hollywood red carpet remained behind bars Thursday and was given a restraining order not to approach the star, police said.

31 May 2014

Cirque du Soleil takes on 'Avatar' Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron is partnering with Cirque du Soleil to bring his blockbuster film "Avatar" to the stage, it was announced.

31 May 2014

Google opens path in Europe for being 'forgotten' Google began late Thursday letting people in Europe formally request to be "forgotten" by the world's leading Internet search service.

30 May 2014

Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit southwest China on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with Chinese reports saying 29 people had been injured, five of them seriously.

30 May 2014

Ford recalls almost 1.4 million cars in North America US automaker Ford Motor issued safety recalls Thursday for nearly 1.4 million cars in North America, mostly in the US, to fix potential steering and other problems.

30 May 2014

Teens become first joint US spelling champions in 52 years Two young American teenagers of South Asian heritage made spelling history Thursday when they became the first co-winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 1962.

30 May 2014

Chinese embassy's US street urged renamed for dissident US lawmakers called Thursday for the street outside China's embassy to be renamed in honor of jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

30 May 2014

SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled Thursday by SpaceX.

30 May 2014

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