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US court orders Google to pull YouTube anti-Islam film A US appeals court on Wednesday ordered YouTube to take down an anti-Islamic movie that triggered protests in the Muslim world, after an actress alleged she had been duped into appearing in it.

27 February 2014 17:27

Next Afghan leader will sign security pact: Kerry The next president of Afghanistan will sign a security pact with the United States despite the refusal of outgoing leader Hamid Karzai, Secretary of State John Kerry confidently predicted.

27 February 2014 16:22

Michelle Obama to call for nutrition label changes First Lady Michelle Obama plans to announce a series of proposed changes to food labels Thursday, aiming to make healthy choices easier for consumers in a country where obesity is rampant.

27 February 2014 13:43

US, British science academies: Climate change is real US and British scientific academies said there was a clear consensus that climate change is real and will have serious disruptive effects on the planet.

27 February 2014 13:05

U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States.

27 February 2014 12:10

'Die Hard' director released from jail "Die Hard" director John McTiernan was released from prison Tuesday after nearly a year behind bars in connection with a wire-tapping scandal, his wife said.

26 February 2014 17:41

Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft Japanese authorities were Wednesday probing the troubled MtGox bitcoin exchange after claims of a multi-million dollar theft from its digital vaults.

26 February 2014 17:01

'Sexist' Cup shirts withdrawn after Brazil complaint Brazil forced the withdrawal of a line of World Cup shirts bearing suggestive motifs seen as harming the country's image.

26 February 2014 16:26

We need to pull together to save oceans: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry warned royalty, corporate kings and environmental warriors that governments won't save the seas without "significant impetus" from every sphere of society.

26 February 2014 14:26

Obama warns Afghan president of full troop withdrawal President Barack Obama told Hamid Karzai on Tuesday that he is now planning for a full US troop withdrawal because of the Afghan leader's repeated refusal to sign a security pact.

26 February 2014 13:55

Panasonic plans battery mega factory with Tesla: report Japan's Panasonic and California-based electric-vehicle venture Tesla Motors are in talks to build a $1 billion automotive battery plant in the United States.

26 February 2014 12:21

Could DiCaprio finally win coveted Oscar? Could this finally be Leonardo DiCaprio's year?

26 February 2014 10:49

US top court refuses to review youth gun restrictions The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review restrictions on handguns for young people, dealing a blow to arms activists.

25 February 2014 16:31

Samsung launches flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone Samsung unveiled Monday its new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone armed with a fingerprint scanner and a built-in heart rate sensor to defend its place as the world's industry leader.

25 February 2014 16:01

New Italy PM wins confidence vote, vows 'radical change' Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called for a "radical and immediate change" in recession-hit Italy as he outlined his new government's reform agenda before winning a crucial confidence vote in the Senate.

25 February 2014 15:00

Cyber thieves blamed for Bitcoin heist: researchers A gang of cyber criminals using an army of infected computers made off with at least $220,000 worth of Bitcoins and other virtual currencies.

25 February 2014 12:41

GE to hike pro-environment energy research by $10 bn US industrial conglomerate General Electric said Monday it would boost spending on environmentally friendly energy research by $10 billion by 2020, including on fracking technologies and wind turbines.

25 February 2014 11:42

Military drills to test inter-Korean detente South Korea kicked off its annual joint military exercises with the United States on Monday, despite vocal opposition from North Korea which will test a recent upswing in cross-border ties.

24 February 2014 16:44

Firefox aims to power $25 smartphone Firefox OS, an upstart smartphone operating system aimed a challenging the Apple and Google duopoly, will power a new category of $25 smartphones for developing countries.

24 February 2014 15:42

Made in USA: Pentagon to use only 100% American flags It is the ultimate symbol of chest-thumping American patriotic pride and now the United States flag must be "100 percent made in the USA" -- at least where the Pentagon is concerned.

24 February 2014 14:39

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