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Karzai suspects US behind Afghan bombings: report Afghan President Hamid Karzai suspects the United States may have backed insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government but has no evidence to support his theory.
29 January 2014
LatAm summit lashes out at US spying Cuban President Raul Castro Tuesday railed against US spying as he opened a summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders set up by Venezuela's late anti-US leader Hugo Chavez.
29 January 2014
Cuba opens 'megaport' with high hopes for more trade Cuba officially opened its new Mariel "megaport" on Monday, hoping the project will put it on the map as a regional shipping hub despite scant foreign investment and the US economic embargo.
29 January 2014
New GM CEO to join First Lady at Obama speech The first female CEO of the largest American automaker will be honored by sitting with Michelle Obama when the president delivers his State of the Union Address.
28 January 2014
©Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski US, tech firms agree on spy agency data disclosure The United States agreed to give technology firms the ability to publish broad details of how their customer data has been targeted by US spy agencies.
28 January 2014
New York to auction art looted by Hitler deputy Four Old Masters stolen by the Nazis, including Hitler's deputy Hermann Goering, go under the hammer in New York this week where they are expected to fetch up to $1 million.
28 January 2014
©Reuters/Enrique Castro-Mendivil Sex, pregnancy poorly understood by women: US study Women are often in the dark when it comes to basic facts about sex, fertility, pregnancy and their own reproductive health, according to a US study Monday.
28 January 2014
Bitcoin Foundation Vice Chairman Charlie Shrem exits the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York January 27, 2014. ©Reuters/Lucas Jackson Bitcoin dealers charged in US with money laundering US authorities Monday filed criminal charges against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange, including the head of a company with high-profile investment backers.
28 January 2014
US ship heads out to destroy Syrian chemical weapons A specially-equipped US naval ship departed for Italy on Monday on a ground-breaking mission to destroy Syria's most dangerous chemical agents.
28 January 2014
Apple shares tumble despite new revenue high Record iPhone and iPad sales pushed Apple quarterly revenue to a new high but shares tumbled Monday over concerns of weaker profits ahead in fierce mobile gadget markets.
28 January 2014
Yoko Ono in Beatles family reunion at Grammys The surviving Beatles on Sunday reunited in spirit with their late bandmates at the Grammys as Yoko Ono danced to the jamming of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
28 January 2014
Askhat Daulbayev. Photo courtesy of the official website of Kazakhstan's General Prosecutor's Office Kazakhstan General Prosecutor discusses anti-drug-trafficking methods with United States Kazakhstan's General Prosecutor's Office will cooperate with the United States in the fight against drug trafficking.
27 January 2014
Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked, terrorist group in Somalia, al-Shabaab. Photo courtesy of somalicurrent.com US forces launch missile strike against Shebab leader in Somalia The US military launched a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeting a suspected Shebab militant leader.
27 January 2014
Lorde's 'Royals' wins song of the year Grammy New Zealand singer Lorde's mega-hit "Royals" won the song of the year Grammy on Sunday, as music's biggest night drew towards its climax.
27 January 2014
©Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Oil prices mixed ahead of Fed policy meeting Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Monday as dealers focused on the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting this week in anticipation of further stimulus pullback.
27 January 2014
Samsung, Google sign patent-sharing deal Samsung said Monday it had signed a long-term cross-licence deal with Google in a move to help the South Korean technology firm stave off potential patent disputes in the future.
27 January 2014
Music stars rock the Grammys red carpet Music's brightest stars bared lots of skin on the Grammys red carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday, oozing sex appeal and taking fashion risks on the industry's biggest night.
27 January 2014
Photo courtesy of mygazeta.com Growing beard popularity shaves P&G sales Procter & Gamble Friday revealed its latest challenge to earnings glory. This time it's a facial issue.
26 January 2014
©Reuters/Erik De Castro US nuns can opt out of contraception clause The US Supreme Court said Friday that religiously-affiliated groups could opt out of a provision in the new health care law that requires employers to provide insurance that includes contraception.
25 January 2014
©Reuters/Jim Young Google apologizes after online services stumble Google apologized Friday after the Internet giant's widely used free email and an array of other services were disrupted by apparent software woes.
25 January 2014

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