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'Downton Abbey' producer sees drama thriving on TV The global success of "Downton Abbey" is vivid proof that romance and drama are alive and well and thriving on the small screen, its executive producer said Tuesday.

08 January 2014 13:23

New York cops among 106 accused over 9/11 fraud Former New York police officers and firefighters were among 106 people indicted Tuesday over a "massive fraud" worth hundreds of millions of dollars, some in connection with the September 11 attacks.

08 January 2014 12:49

Obama didn't believe his own war strategy: Gates Former defense secretary Robert Gates has delivered a scathing critique of President Barack Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan in a revealing new memoir, US media reported Tuesday.

08 January 2014 11:18

Sub-zero arctic blast strikes US Millions of people across the United States on Monday made last minute preparations for an unusually bitter Arctic blast that could send temperatures plummeting to their coldest in 20 years.

07 January 2014 11:16

CES stage set for new wave of gadgets As spending on gadgets flattens in a world obsessed with smartphones and tablets, the Consumer Electronics Show here hopes to be a launch pad for a new must-have device.

07 January 2014 10:34

Magma clue to Earth's super-volcanoes Geologists on Sunday reported insights into super-volcanoes, the brooding, enigmatic giants of Earth's crust whose eruptions are as catastrophic as they are rare.

06 January 2014 18:04

Chevrolet to roll out 4G-connected cars The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster -- on the information superhighway.

06 January 2014 16:11

Chinese tycoon wants to 'rebuild' New York Times A Chinese tycoon said Monday he is serious about buying the New York Times and wants to work on "rebuilding its credibility and influence" by reforming its award-winning coverage of China.

06 January 2014 14:55

New Bruce Springsteen album 'High Hopes' goes online Bruce Springsteen's 18th studio album "High Hopes" went online in the United States Sunday, 10 days before its general release -- and on the 41st anniversary of The Boss's debut outing.

06 January 2014 11:56

Internet-connected toothbrush makes CES debut Brush smarter. That's the message from the makers of what is billed as the world's first Internet-connected toothbrush.

06 January 2014 10:52

Obama proposes new gun rules for mentally ill The Obama administration proposed two new federal gun control rules Friday to ensure more information about the mentally ill reaches background check databases, after a series of high-profile US shootings.

06 January 2014 10:00

Blackberry sues company for violating keyboard patent Blackberry Ltd. said Friday it had filed a suit in a California court against Los Angeles firm Typo Products for violating its patents with a Blackberry-like keyboard made for Apple's iPhone.

05 January 2014 23:04

Twitter's Vine expands video on Web Twitter's video service Vine announced Friday it was expanding its presence on the Web, giving users the option of watching full-screen clips on their personal computers.

05 January 2014 22:09

South Sudan warring parties set for direct peace talks South Sudan's warring parties were set to begin direct talks Saturday in a bid to end the conflict pushing the world's youngest nation towards civil war as fighting intensified for control of a key oil town.

05 January 2014 16:37

NATO soldier killed in Afghan multiple suicide attack Six Taliban suicide attackers launched an assault on a joint Afghan-NATO base in the east of Afghanistan on Saturday, killing one NATO soldier during a prolonged firefight, officials said.

05 January 2014 16:00

Deadly freeze hits northern US, eastern Canada A fierce winter storm has caused chaos in the United States since the start of the year, killing 11 people, canceling thousands of flights and bringing freezing temperatures to Canada.

04 January 2014 12:29

Slain Indonesian terror suspects planned US embassy attack: police Six suspected terrorists killed in a New Year's Eve police raid near Jakarta had planned to carry out a string of attacks targeting the US embassy, a church and Buddhist temples, police said Friday.

04 January 2014 11:05

Fiat shares surge on Chrysler merger Shares in Fiat soared on Thursday after it announced it would take full control of Chrysler, with optimism for the historic deal's potential outweighing concerns over its cost.

04 January 2014 09:59

Kerry on second day of new Mideast peace push US Secretary of State John Kerry launched a second day of talks with Israelis and Palestinians Friday, seeking to hammer out a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal.

03 January 2014 21:11

More than 1,000 chosen for one-way Mars reality-TV mission More than 1,000 candidates -- from 200,000 hopefuls -- have been chosen to train for a private Mars colonisation mission to be partly funded by a reality-TV show following their training and subsequent steps, organisers said Thursday.

03 January 2014 14:47

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