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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

Samsung's new Tizen phone touted for bigger things Samsung on Tuesday unwrapped its new smartphone using the Tizen platform, a move aimed at breaking away from Google's Android and staking a claim to the "Internet of Things."

04 June 2014 15:06

Japan's Dai-ichi Life to buy US firm for $5.7 bn Dai-ichi Life Insurance said Wednesday it would buy US-based Protective Life for $5.7 billion in a record deal, the latest overseas takeover by a Japanese firm to counter a declining market at home.

04 June 2014 14:30

Internet character inspired US girls to stab friend Two 12-year-old American girls, charged as adults and facing up to 65 years jail time for trying to stab a friend to death, were inspired by a fictional character, local media reported.

04 June 2014 13:17

White House apologizes to lawmakers over prisoner swap The White House apologized for keeping lawmakers in the dark regarding the exchange of an American soldier for five Taliban fighters, senators said Tuesday, as controversy grew over the issue.

04 June 2014 12:17

New York man freed after 17 years in prison A New York man walked free Tuesday after 17 years in prison for murder, after it was determined that false testimony had been used to convict him, authorities said.

04 June 2014 11:45

Obama to meet Poroshenko ahead of Putin encounter President Barack Obama meets president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, in a show of US support for Ukraine's right to chart its own future, before an encounter with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

04 June 2014 11:01

Immunotherapy is new revolution in cancer fight Immunotherapy has made great strides against cancers like melanoma that were once believed incurable, though scientists still do not understand why it works well in some cases but not others.

04 June 2014 10:09

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 09:41

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 17:06

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