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'Gravity,''Dallas Buyers Club' win multiple Oscars Space adventure "Gravity" and AIDS drama "Dallas Buyers Club" won early Oscars on Sunday, but suspense remained as the show moved towards its climax and the best picture award.

03 March 2014 14:24

Stars shine on Oscars red carpet as sun comes out Hollywood's A-list stars exuded subtle elegance and old-school glamour on the Oscars red carpet Sunday, as the sun came out just in time for Tinseltown's biggest night of the year.

03 March 2014 11:04

Kerry to visit Kiev as Russia faces global outcry US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Kiev this week in a show of support for the embattled leadership, as Washington and its allies slammed Moscow for violating Ukraine's sovereignty.

03 March 2014 10:39

High-calorie diet may slow Lou Gehrig's disease A diet rich in calories and carbohydrates may slow progression of the lethal, degenerative Lou Gehrig's disease.

03 March 2014 09:55

Cisco cleared in rights case, as tech sector watches A US court has cleared Cisco Systems over liability for human rights abuses in China, in a case closely watched by the global technology sector and activists.

02 March 2014 21:00

Obama 'deeply concerned' by Russian military moves in Ukraine President Barack Obama said Friday he was deeply concerned about reports of Russian military activity in Ukraine, while a US military official said Moscow had sent several hundreds troops into Crimea.

02 March 2014 17:16

'Dead' man wakes up in US funeral home A 78-year-old American man who was declared dead and taken to a funeral home dramatically woke up as he was about to be embalmed, US media reported Friday.

02 March 2014 14:02

Alaska mine could be blocked to save salmon fisheries US environmental authorities made a rare move Friday to block a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska before it even gets under way, in a bid to protect wild salmon.

02 March 2014 12:23

Philip Seymour Hoffman died from drug cocktail US actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died after taking a cocktail of drugs that included heroin, cocaine and amphetamines, the New York medical examiner's office said Friday.

01 March 2014 12:03

Polar bears join natural wonders at Google Maps Google on Thursday added polar bears to the natural splendor people can glimpse from the comfort of their homes at the Internet giant's free online mapping service.

28 February 2014 17:34

Sexually abused orphan from Kazakhstan gets new foster family The orphan girl from Kazakhstan who was sexually abused by her adoptive father in the United States, now lives with a new family.

28 February 2014 17:22

Hitler-signed 'Mein Kampf' copies sell for $65,000 Two rare copies of "Mein Kampf" signed by the young Nazi leader Adolf Hitler went under the hammer for $64,850 Thursday in Los Angeles.

28 February 2014 16:42

UK tabloid ex-editor tells of payments to public officials Rebekah Brooks, who edited Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, told her trial Thursday that she had sanctioned payments to public officials for stories with an "overwhelming public interest".

28 February 2014 15:38

UK, US spies stored millions of Yahoo webcam images: report US senators said British and US spy agencies showed a "breathtaking lack of respect" for privacy after reports they had intercepted and stored images from webcams used by millions of Yahoo users.

28 February 2014 13:24

Biden promises 'full' US support to new Ukrainian PM US Vice President Joe Biden promised Ukraine's pro-Western interim leaders "full" US support Thursday as they seek to head off Russian influence.

28 February 2014 11:54

And the winner is... memorable Oscars moments From winners sobbing uncontrollably to shocking political outbursts, bizarre snubs and streakers, the Oscars have seen it all -- and Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony could provide fresh drama.

28 February 2014 11:16

US panel debates three-parent embryos A US advisory board debated a controversial new technique Wednesday that would use DNA from three people to produce embryos free of a particular type of hereditary disease.

28 February 2014 10:19

Boeing making ultra-safe smartphone US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has developed a smartphone geared mainly toward people working in defense and homeland security.

28 February 2014 10:04

Elections don't always lead to democracy, says Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke passionately Wednesday about the "incredible yearning for modernity" sweeping across the world, warning that free elections do not necessarily usher in true democracy in many countries.

28 February 2014 09:53

California couple strike gold with treasure trove find A California couple out walking their dog struck it rich by unearthing a horde of buried gold coins, worth more than $10 million according to

27 February 2014 17:38

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