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Obama: Russia plan on Syria arms may be 'breakthrough' President Barack Obama said Monday that a Russian plan to secure Syria's chemical weapons could be a "significant breakthrough" but warned he had not taken US strikes off the table.
10 September 2013
©REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Apple expected to expand iPhone reach with new models Apple's highly anticipated event Tuesday looks to extend the reach of the iPhone to new markets as the tech giant moves to regain momentum in the smartphone segment.
10 September 2013
Victoria Beckham shows new hip, boyish spring look in NY Victoria Beckham unveiled a more laid-back look for next spring in New York on Sunday, as Diane von Furstenberg's jungle-inspired collection included a rare appearance from supermodel Naomi Campbell.
09 September 2013
©REUTERS/Sergio Moraes US spied on Brazil's Petrobras oil firm: report The US government spied on Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras.
09 September 2013
Obama, Assad go head-to-head in US interview duel Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews Monday, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader's push for air attacks on Syria.
09 September 2013
Britain, Japan, US films tipped to win Venice festival Movies from Britain, Japan and the United States are tipped by critics as favourites to win Venice's Golden Lion prize this year.
09 September 2013
Obama favourite Jason Wu 'loosens up' at NY fashion week Designer Jason Wu, who shot to stardom after dressing Michelle Obama for two inaugural balls, unveiled a light, fluid spring collection with the occasional sparkle at New York fashion week.
09 September 2013
©REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Apple poised to ship iPhones to China Mobile: report China's biggest mobile carrier looks set to sell Apple's iPhone, hugely increasing the California-based company's distribution in the world's largest smartphone market.
08 September 2013
US Federal Reserve faces changeover in midstream There's never a good time to change the head of the US central bank, according to Ethan Harris, who wrote "Ben Bernanke's Fed" about the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
08 September 2013
Yosemite fire grows to California's third biggest ever The huge wildfire in Yosemite National Park became California's third biggest ever Friday, but officials re-opened a key road into the tourist landmark as firefighters got a grip on it.
08 September 2013
©REUTERS/Dana Berry/NASA Ames/Handout via Reuters NASA launches spacecraft to study Moon atmosphere NASA launched an unmanned spacecraft Friday that aims to study the Moon's atmosphere, the US space agency's third lunar probe in five years.
08 September 2013
Plus-size women in focus, in NY fashion week first Full-figured women had their day on the catwalks of New York on Friday when hometown designer Eden Miller unveiled her plus-size collection -- a fashion week first.
07 September 2013
Yahoo reports 29,000 government data requests Yahoo received some 29,000 government requests for data on its users this year, with almost half coming from the United States.
07 September 2013
Oil hits 28-month high in US on Syria tensions Crude-oil prices surged higher Friday amid US-Russia tensions over a potential military strike on Syria, pushing the US contract to a 28-month high.
07 September 2013
Guantanamo activist force-fed at White House protest A US hunger striker was force fed through a nasal tube in front of the White House Friday, in a protest aimed at showing the procedure used at Guantanamo is "torture."
07 September 2013
Kerry seeks EU support on Syria after G20 split US Secretary of State John Kerry will Saturday seek to rally EU support for military strikes against Syria after a G20 summit failed to resolve bitter divisions between Washington and Moscow.
07 September 2013
©REUTERS/Majed Jaber US risks sending 'empty threats' to Iran: analysts Iran is carefully watching the divisive US debate on whether to launch military strikes against its chief ally, Syria, but the Obama administration may be at risk of sending Tehran the wrong message.
06 September 2013
©REUTERS/Mustansar Baloch US drone kills at least six in Pakistan: officials A US drone fired two missiles into a compound in northwest Pakistan early Friday killing at least six militants.
06 September 2013
Woman charged with stalking US actor John Cusack A 45-year-old woman was charged Thursday with stalking US actor John Cusack, whom she allegedly pestered with text, Twitter and other messages for the last three years.
06 September 2013
Photo courtesy of wayanadnoticeboard.com Snowden leak shows spy agencies break Web encryption US and British intelligence agencies have cracked the encryption that secures a wide range of online communications -- including emails, banking transactions and phone conversations.
06 September 2013

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