Новости по теме United States

1939 Oscar trophy auctioned for $150,000 in LA An Oscar statuette won in 1939 by a cinematographer who worked on "Citizen Kane" was auctioned for $150,000.

30 April 2014 17:52

Apple, Samsung make final pitches in high-stakes trial Apple and Samsung made their final pitches to jurors on Tuesday in a big-money smartphone patent trial playing out in the heart of Silicon Valley.

30 April 2014 13:26

Gazprom warns new sanctions could hit EU gas supplies Russia's energy giant Gazprom warned on Tuesday that new Western sanctions aimed at punishing the Kremlin for its perceived attempts to destabilise Ukraine could both hurt its stock price and leave Europe without crucial gas supplies.

30 April 2014 13:00

Kerry heads on Africa tour amid fears over S. Sudan war US Secretary of State John Kerry left late Tuesday on his first major tour of Africa focused on some of the continent's most brutal wars including the bloodshed in South Sudan.

30 April 2014 10:54

Yahoo unveils original online shows Yahoo on Monday unveiled original online shows and new advertising options as it continued a long-running attempt to evolve into an Internet venue for premier content.

29 April 2014 23:30

US classic 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to appear as e-book The Pulitzer Prize-winning US classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" will appear as an e-book for the first time this summer, publishing house HarperCollins said.

29 April 2014 20:04

EU, US in cautious lockstep on Russia sanctions The United States has been moving cautiously in slapping sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, keen to keep its EU allies on board and avoid exposing fault lines within the European bloc, analysts say.

29 April 2014 13:26

Beyonce, Jay-Z announce joint North American tour First couple of hip hop Beyonce and Jay-Z are joining forces for a North American tour that will see the husband-wife team stop in 16 cities, they announced Monday.

29 April 2014 12:51

Disney eyes bigger plans with Shanghai American entertainment giant Disney is set to pour an additional $800 million into its Disney Shanghai, its first theme park on the Chinese mainland, officials said.

29 April 2014 11:57

US homeowner shoots German exchange student dead A US homeowner who shot and killed a 17-year-old German high school exchange student he suspected of breaking into his garage was charged with homicide on Monday.

29 April 2014 11:17

'The Other Woman' tops North American box office Romantic comedy "The Other Woman" shrugged off a barrage of negative reviews to claim top spot at the North American box office this weekend, estimated figures showed Sunday.

29 April 2014 03:04

Iraqi forces cast ballots ahead of election Security personnel cast their ballots nationwide Monday ahead of Iraq's first election since US troops withdrew, amid attacks on voting centres and fears the country is slipping into all-out conflict.

28 April 2014 13:42

Pyongyang's 'prostitute' attack 'immoral': South Korea South Korea lashed out Monday at an "unspeakable" personal attack on its president, a day after Pyongyang called Park Geun-Hye a "prostitute".

28 April 2014 13:11

At least 10 killed in powerful US tornadoes Powerful tornadoes tearing across southern United States have killed at least 10 people, emergency officials in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma reported late Sunday.

28 April 2014 12:13

George Clooney engaged! Oscar-winning heartthrob George Clooney, one of Hollywood's most coveted bachelors, has got engaged to his British lawyer girlfriend Amal Alamuddin, People magazine reported.

28 April 2014 11:49

Microsoft grapples with Internet Explorer security flaw Microsoft was scrambling Sunday to repair a security hole in its widely used Internet Explorer web browser, saying it had detected attempts to exploit the flaw.

28 April 2014 11:29

Handbags for big bucks: the latest global auction craze The bargains start below $150 and the most expensive go for more than $100,000: designer handbags are the latest craze taking global auction houses by storm and fetching record prices.

26 April 2014 23:28

Apple will replace faulty iPhone 5 models Apple on Friday offered to replace some older iPhone 5 smartphones with flawed on-off buttons.

26 April 2014 23:28

Interpol reports low use of stolen passport database Fewer than 10 countries in the world systematically use an Interpol database to verify whether a passenger is flying with stolen documents, the organization's secretary general said.

26 April 2014 21:08

Number of suicides in US military drops in 2013 The number of suicides in the US military dropped by 18 percent in 2013 but rose among part-time soldiers in the reserves, the Pentagon said.

26 April 2014 21:08

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