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Microsoft buys Nokia phones to fight Apple, Google Microsoft agreed Tuesday to buy the handset business of former market leader Nokia in an effort to catch up to rivals Apple and Google in the fierce smartphone market.
04 September 2013
Kerry says world must act as Obama wins Syria support Top US lawmakers Tuesday began rallying behind President Barack Obama's plan to launch military strikes against Syria to warn the regime and nations like Iran that the world will never condone chemical weapons.
04 September 2013
©REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad Who is 'Molly'? A sweet name for deadly designer drug Everybody is talking about Molly, but few aside from the young, hip and famous knew who she was until the death of two people at a New York music festival this weekend.
04 September 2013
Obama starts to build support for Syria strike The White House battled Monday for congressional authorization to bomb Syria, as two top Republicans warned that a "no" vote after President Barack Obama had threatened action would be catastrophic.
03 September 2013
Ronald Coase. Photo courtesy of elblogsalmon.com Nobel economist Coase dies in US at 102 Ronald Coase, the British-born US economist who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1991, died on Tuesday in Chicago, the University of Chicago announced.
03 September 2013
US interests under threat if Syria attacked: Iran A senior Iranian official warned in Damascus on Sunday that US interests in the region would be at risk if Washington launched a military strike against his country's ally Syria.
02 September 2013
Yosemite blaze fourth largest in California history US firefighters battling a blaze that has ripped through a stretch of Yosemite National Park made painstaking progress Sunday as the inferno was deemed the fourth largest in California's history.
02 September 2013
Oil down as Obama seeks Congress approval on Syria Oil prices fell in Asian trade Monday after US President Barack Obama's announcement that he would seek approval from lawmakers for military action against Syria eased prospects of an imminent strike.
02 September 2013
©REUTERS/Korea Aerospace Research Institute Major construction at N. Korea's rocket test site: website Fresh satellite imagery shows North Korea has embarked on a major new construction programme at the facility where it launched a long-range rocket in December.
02 September 2013
Clint Eastwood splits from second wife: reports Veteran Hollywood actor-director Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina have separated after 17 years of marriage.
02 September 2013
©REUTERS/Nacho Doce Ford recalls 370,000 vehicles due to steering risk Ford Motor Co. said Friday it was recalling about 370,000 vehicles in North America due to possible corrosion of the steering shaft that could cause a loss of steering.
02 September 2013
Delta, Virgin Atlantic near US antitrust immunity nod Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways on Friday won tentative US approval for antitrust immunity for their proposed transatlantic joint venture.
31 August 2013
©REUTERS/Barry Huang Apple launches iPhone trade-in program in US Apple on Friday began letting US iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
31 August 2013
Obama weighs 'limited' strike on Syria President Barack Obama said the United States was weighing "limited, narrow" action against Syria, as UN inspectors left the country Saturday and opened a window into a possible strike.
31 August 2013
©REUTERS/Pichi Chuang Microsoft joins Google in US spying suit Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for Internet user data would play out in court after failed peace talks.
31 August 2013
US calls for release of Americans imprisoned in Iran US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called for the release of two American dual citizens jailed in Iran, saying Washington was "deeply concerned" about their fate.
29 August 2013
Energy sector leads US stocks gains amid Syria jitters US stocks rebounded Wednesday led by energy companies benefiting from an oil price spike, as the West mulls a possible punitive attack against Syria for its alleged chemical weapons use.
29 August 2013
Yosemite fire shuts new road before US holiday weekend US authorities closed a second main road into the Yosemite Valley tourist landmark Wednesday as over 4,000 firefighters battled to stop a huge blaze spreading further into the national park.
29 August 2013
Obama hails King but says 'dream' requires vigilance President Barack Obama challenged Americans to enshrine Martin Luther King Jr's victory over racial oppression with a new "dream" of economic equality.
29 August 2013
©REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Young women who drink face higher breast cancer risk Young women who drink alcohol every day may be raising significantly their risk of breast cancer.
29 August 2013

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