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Jolie and Hague to open largest ever summit on rape in war Co-hosts Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague will on Tuesday open a four-day summit on ending sexual violence in conflict, the biggest meeting ever held on the subject.

10 June 2014 12:10

"A Gentleman's Guide" takes home best musical at Tonys "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" was crowned best musical Sunday at the Tony Awards in New York, where actors Neil Patrick Harris, Bryan Cranston, Audra McDonald and Jessie Mueller also snagged wins for separate performances.

10 June 2014 10:38

Five dead in 'tragic' Las Vegas shooting Two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian were killed in an apparent ambush Sunday that ended with the two gunmen killing themselves.

09 June 2014 10:56

New Miss USA a martial-art champ in high heels Women from across the United States battled Sunday for the traditional Miss USA crown, and in the end, it was ex-tae kwon do teacher Nia Sanchez of Nevada who took it home.

09 June 2014 10:03

Harvard confirms antique book is bound in human skin Harvard University scientists have confirmed that a 19th century French treatise in its libraries is bound in human skin, Harvard University said this week, after a bevvy of scientific testing.

09 June 2014 00:31

Twitter chews up Obama after gum gaffe at D-Day Social media users tore into Barack Obama on Friday after the US president was seen chewing gum during solemn ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

08 June 2014 21:05

Banderas, Griffith announce 'loving and friendly' split Hollywood power couple Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith announced the end of their 18-year marriage Friday, saying they had agreed to divorce "in a loving and friendly manner."

07 June 2014 14:23

Suspect dead, policeman wounded in US court shootout A man armed with guns and explosives was killed and a police officer wounded in a shootout Friday at a courthouse in the US state of Georgia, authorities said.

07 June 2014 14:00

Shower of rose petals over Statue of Liberty marks D-Day A million red rose petals were showered over the Statue of Liberty on Friday in a spectacular display to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy during World War II.

07 June 2014 12:31

CIA joins Twitter, Facebook The secretive US spy agency joined the world of social media Friday, and quickly had the Twitterverse talking.

07 June 2014 11:37

D-Day spirit ignites Ukraine peace hopes Russia and Ukraine appeared to have made a long-awaited breakthrough in efforts to resolve a damaging crisis in their relations after conciliatory talks on the sidelines of Friday's D-Day anniversary ceremonies.

07 June 2014 10:49

North Korea detains third US tourist North Korea said Friday it had detained a US tourist for "hostile activities" after he reportedly left a bible at a hotel, bringing to three the number of Americans held by the reclusive regime including missionary Kenneth Bae.

07 June 2014 10:05

GM fires 15 over ignition scandal but says 'no coverup' General Motors chief executive Mary Barra said Thursday that the company has fired 15 mostly senior executives over the deadly ignition scandal that has placed the automaker under federal investigation.

06 June 2014 13:47

Thousands call for elections in Haiti Thousands of Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince Thursday to demand that President Michel Martelly step down and new elections be held.

06 June 2014 12:23

Gunman kills one, injures three on Seattle campus A lone gunman killed one person and injured three others Thursday on a college campus in the northwestern US city of Seattle, where the mayor denounced America's "epidemic of gun violence."

06 June 2014 11:49

Oceans worth up to $222 bln annually in CO2 capture By absorbing carbon emissions from the atmosphere, the seas avert climate damage worth up to $222 billion (163 billion euros) every year, according to an estimate released.

06 June 2014 10:53

G7 leaders take tough message to Putin on Ukraine Western leaders said they stood united Thursday ahead of their first direct meetings with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, with President Barack Obama giving him a month to back down or face more sanctions.

06 June 2014 10:27

New York City back to court over limiting soda sizes New York City took its fight to limit the size of sodas and other sweet drinks blamed by some for obesity back to an appeals court Wednesday.

06 June 2014 09:58

Putin calls Hillary Clinton a 'weak' woman Russian President Vladimir Putin waded into US politics Wednesday describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- and possible 2016 presidential candidate -- as "weak" in some sarcastic comments about women.

05 June 2014 16:16

Last original Navajo Code Talker dies Chester Nez, the last of 29 Navajo Indians who helped create a code used during World War II and never broken by the Axis Powers, died Wednesday. He was 93.

05 June 2014 11:42

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