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Twitter seeks up to $1.61 bn in IPO Twitter said Thursday it would seek to raise up to $1.6 billion in its initial public offering expected in the coming weeks.

26 October 2013

US seeks tighter controls on certain painkillers The US Food and Drug Administration recommended tighter controls Thursday on how doctors prescribe the most commonly used narcotic painkillers, in a bid to stop abuse.

25 October 2013

Mexico candy factory blast kills one, injures 40 A powerful blast rocked a US-owned candy factory in northern Mexico on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 40 as rescuers searched for any other victims.

25 October 2013

France, Germany push for new rules in spy game France and Germany pushed Friday for Washington to agree rules for the spy game after damaging revelations the United States tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone.

25 October 2013

Big ad atop Google results points to broken promise A large ad spied atop Google search results on Wednesday was seen as evidence that the Internet titan was breaking a promise that it would never resort to the tactic.

25 October 2013

N. Korea completes work on nuclear test site: pictures North Korea has built two tunnel entrances at its nuclear test site in a sign it plans more of its internationally condemned detonations.

25 October 2013

Baby's HIV 'cure not a fluke,' US researchers say A little girl who was treated for HIV shortly after birth still shows no sign of infection at age three, suggesting her apparent cure was not a fluke.

24 October 2013

Merkel quizzes Obama on reports US spied on her phone German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded answers from President Barack Obama after learning US spies may have monitored her phone.

24 October 2013

Kennedy cousin wins new trial over 1975 murder A US judge on Wednesday granted a nephew of Robert Kennedy a new trial in the murder of his teenage neighbor nearly 40 years ago.

24 October 2013

Facebook pulls beheading video amid furor Facebook yanked a beheading video from the social network late Tuesday following outrage over its lifting of a ban on the gory imagery.

24 October 2013

Mexico probes US spying, France says snooping must end Mexico ordered an investigation into allegations that the US spied on the emails of its president and his predecessor, the latest diplomatic wrangle stemming from America's intelligence-gathering efforts.

23 October 2013

Apple unveils revamped iPads to beat back rivals Apple has unveiled the "iPad Air", a slimmer version of its top-selling full-size tablet, and a revamped iPad Mini, bidding to fend off rivals who have eroded its market dominance.

23 October 2013

US toilet restaurant rides 'poop' publicity wave A restaurant billed as America's first toilet-themed eatery has just opened in Los Angeles -- and is packing in diners after a wave of free publicity for the concept, said to be imported from Asia.

23 October 2013

All Latin American countries spied on by US: Greenwald Glenn Greenwald, the former Guardian reporter who broke many of the recent stories about secret US surveillance programs, claimed that all Latin American countries had been spied on by Washington.

23 October 2013

Eyes on Apple for new iPads at US event Apple is on Tuesday expected to show off slick new iPads to take on rival tablet makers during the prime year-end holiday shopping season.

22 October 2013

Exclusive world of private jets flies high to Las Vegas The exclusive world of business jets associated with film stars and royalty is showing signs of being on the up as a vital tool for companies and executives.

22 October 2013

Rihanna ordered out of UAE mosque complex over photo shoot Pop star Rihanna was asked to leave Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque complex for posing for "inappropriate" pictures outside one of the world's largest Muslim places of worship.

22 October 2013

Two dead, two injured in US school shooting A teenager opened fire at a school in the US state of Nevada Monday, killing a teacher and critically wounding two students.

22 October 2013

'Forget Hollywood': Germany trains Syria chemical team An explosion rips through a chemical weapons depot. Bleeding victims stumble out of the building and scream for help.

22 October 2013

US hit by new spying row amid anger in France, Mexico The US has become embroiled in a new row over its controversial spying programme as allies France and Mexico condemned revelations Washington tapped millions of phonecalls and hacked into leaders' emails.

22 October 2013

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