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Karzai warns against 'initimidation' on US troop deal Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would not be bullied into signing a security pact to allow US troops to stay on after next year, as he tried to persuade India Friday to provide more military assistance.

13 December 2013 14:22

Liver and let die: James Bond was an alcoholic - study "A dry martini. Just hand it to me, and I'll do the shaking myself."

13 December 2013 13:41

Ford to open plants in China, Brazil; add 5,000 US jobs US automaker Ford said Thursday it will open two new plants in China and a third in Brazil next year while adding more than 5,000 jobs in the United States.

13 December 2013 13:01

USA intend to develop closer cooperation with Kazakhstan The United States intend to develop closer cooperation with Kazakhstan in public diplomacy and education.

12 December 2013 18:46

Boko Haram leader claims Dec. 2 attack in new video Boko Haram's leader said in a video obtained by AFP on Thursday that the group was behind a daring raid on military installations in the north Nigerian city of Maiduguri earlier this month.

12 December 2013 12:38

GM taps 1st female CEO as it emerges from US control General Motors Tuesday named its first-ever female chief executive as the largest US automaker exits the government-bailout era with sales at their best level in six years.

12 December 2013 10:13

Republicans thump Obama for Castro handshake Republicans were left steaming Tuesday after President Barack Obama shook the hand of Cuban leader Raul Castro, with one senior lawmaker likening the act to appeasement of the Nazis.

12 December 2013 09:50

Taking pictures to remember may help you forget Taking a picture to help you remember something might end up having the opposite effect, according to research published in the United States.

11 December 2013 11:29

US, Britain 'spying on virtual world': report Freshly leaked documents by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Monday revealed spies disguised as fantasy characters prowled online games hunting terrorists.

11 December 2013 10:01

US envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki atomic bomb site Washington's new ambassador to Tokyo, Caroline Kennedy, visited Nagasaki on Tuesday and paid tribute at a memorial to those killed when the United States dropped its second atomic bomb on Japan.

10 December 2013 14:53

Boxing: Golovkin accepts Geale's challenge Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin has accepted the challenge of the ex IBF world middleweight champion Daniel Geale.

10 December 2013 14:48

Nuclear war to 'end civilization' with famine: study A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization, a study said Tuesday.

10 December 2013 14:25

Star wine dealer goes on trial for fraud in NYC Star Indonesian-born wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan went on trial in New York Monday, accused of blending ordinary wines into fake vintages in his California kitchen to sell to wealthy collectors.

10 December 2013 13:35

Facebook joins NYU in artificial intelligence lab Facebook unveiled plans Monday on a partnership with New York University for a new center for artificial intelligence, aimed at harnessing the huge social network's massive trove of data.

10 December 2013 12:53

Congress deal to ease Guantanamo transfers: lawmakers Senior US lawmakers said Monday they have reached a compromise deal that eases restrictions on sending Guantanamo detainees home or to third countries but bars their transfer to the United States.

10 December 2013 12:21

Gay parents the 'new normal' on small screen Married with two kids? How boringly 20th-century. Blended families and same-sex parents are increasingly vying for space with the nuclear family on the small screen in line with shifts in Western society.

08 December 2013 11:36

Pacific tuna cutbacks 'fall short of expectations' Cutbacks to tuna fishing agreed at a crucial Pacific regional fisheries conference to prevent over-fishing have fallen short of expectations, the head of the fisheries management body said Saturday.

08 December 2013 11:30

US urges Supreme Court to review Argentina debt case The US government has urged the Supreme Court to intervene in Argentina's fight over paying up on its defaulted debt, saying a lower court ruling against the country was wrong.

07 December 2013 20:20

Jay-Z tops Grammy nominations, snub for Timberlake Veteran rapper Jay-Z topped nominees for the 2014 Grammys announced Friday with nine nods, while Taylor Swift and Daft Punk were also among those in the running in major categories.

07 December 2013 17:42

Film spotlights pop culture inspired by Mexican drug gangs A new documentary shines a worrying and grisly light on a growing Latino pop culture phenomenon in the United States inspired by the deadly drug violence which has ravaged neighboring Mexico.

07 December 2013 17:16

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