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Crisis in Ukraine will not re-start Cold War: US Assistant Secretary of State in Kazakhstan US Assistant Secretary Nisha Biswal declared that the United States did not expect the crisis in Ukraine to lead to resumption of the Cold War with Russia.

03 April 2014

Microsoft launches 'Cortana' smartphone assistant Microsoft on Wednesday took on Apple's Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed "Cortana."

03 April 2014

Four dead at Fort Hood including shooter, 16 wounded: commander Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was being treated for mental health issues, the commander of the US base said.

03 April 2014

Situation in Ukraine - US Assistant Secretary of State speaks to Kazakhstan students US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Desai Biswal lectured at Eurasian National University in Astana.

02 April 2014

Remains of 'missing US soldiers' repatriated from Cambodia Remains believed to be those of three American servicemen killed in Cambodia more than four decades ago during the Vietnam War were repatriated Wednesday for identification in the United States.

02 April 2014

Moscow threatens US retaliation over blocked funds transfer Moscow on Wednesday threatened retaliatory action against US diplomats after US bank JP Morgan blocked a transfer of funds carried out by a Russian envoy.

02 April 2014

No joke as 'Russian Facebook' founder resigns amid dispute The founder of Russia's top social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, on Wednesday said he has resigned as chief executive in a bitter conflict with a major shareholder, a dramatic announcement some initially saw as an April Fool's joke.

02 April 2014

Peter Jackson's jet joins search for missing MH370 The personal jet of Oscar-winning movie director Peter Jackson was reported Wednesday to have been called into assist with the search for the missing Malaysian airliner.

02 April 2014

Chile evacuates coast as 8.2 quake sparks tsunami A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile's Pacific coast Tuesday, triggering tsunami waves of more than two meters and warnings for people to flee to higher ground.

02 April 2014

US landslide towns divided by mud, united by grief As the likely death toll from the monster landslide in the picture postcard valley town of Oso climbs into the dozens, that's a common feeling round here, more than a week after the catastrophe.

01 April 2014

Mass surge to sign up for Obamacare Hundreds of thousands of Americans rushed to buy President Barack Obama's new health insurance plans Monday, prompting a victory lap from a White House that paid a steep political price for its greatest achievement.

01 April 2014

Apple vs Samsung case to start before fresh jury Jurors were selected Monday for a high-stakes patent battle between smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung, setting the stage for attorneys to open fire regarding who copied innovations.

01 April 2014

US Assistant Secretary of State visiting Kazakhstan US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal is arriving to Kazakhstan on March 31 and will visit Kyrgyzstan on April 2.

31 March 2014

Angelina Jolie pays respect to Srebrenica victims Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Friday paid respect to victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre after urging the international community to stop the use of sexual violence as a war weapon.

30 March 2014

FBI wanted Boston bombing suspect 'to be informant' The defense for accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say the FBI approached his brother and fellow suspect Tamerlan about becoming an informant on the Chechen and Muslim community.

29 March 2014

Shallow quake rocks Los Angeles A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Los Angeles area on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, causing some minor damage and stopping rides at Disneyland.

29 March 2014

Obama to meet woman activist on Saudi visit US President Barack Obama will meet a woman activist in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, when women have pledged to defy a driving ban, a US official said.

29 March 2014

Facebook wants to beam the Internet from the sky Facebook revealed it has a lab working on using drones, satellites and solar-powered planes to provide web access around the world.

28 March 2014

Arnie tries for subtlety, with guns, in 'Sabotage' By his own admission, Arnold Schwarzenegger is famous for "black and white," good-versus-bad films. So his latest movie is something of a departure, nuanced and complex, tender even.

28 March 2014

Mistrust overshadows Obama's Saudi trip King Abdullah meets President Barack Obama Friday as mistrust fuelled by differences over Iran and Syria overshadows a decades-long Saudi-US alliance.

28 March 2014

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