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Ex-NATO chief: 15,000 troops should stay in Afghanistan The United States and its allies should immediately announce how many troops will stay on in Afghanistan after 2014.

16 August 2013 10:34

Too late to stop extreme heat waves: study Climate change will trigger harsher and more frequent heat waves in the next 30 years regardless of the amount of Earth-warming carbon dioxide we emit.

16 August 2013 10:01

Suspects arraigned in US over global penny-stock fraud Six people appeared in US federal courts on Wednesday in connection with what American officials are calling one of the biggest international penny stock frauds ever investigated.

15 August 2013 19:08

US leads condemnation of Egypt crackdown US Secretary of State John Kerry led the widespread global condemnation of Egypt's bloody crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.

15 August 2013 18:54

Jackson doctors 'competed' to treat pop star: ex-wife Various doctors were "competing" to treat Michael Jackson, each offering stronger and stronger painkillers long before his 2009 death.

15 August 2013 18:12

Airlines vow to fight US move to block merger Lawyers for US Airways and American Airlines voiced confidence Wednesday that they can defeat the US suit to prevent their merger, but allowed that a negotiated deal was also possible.

15 August 2013 17:22

Facebook boosts connections, not happiness: study People who use Facebook may feel more connected, but less happy.

15 August 2013 17:00

Cisco to cut 4,000 jobs Information technology giant Cisco announced Wednesday that it will cut 4,000 jobs, equal to five percent of its workforce.

15 August 2013 15:17

WikiLeaks: Manning apologizes, admits he 'hurt US' US Army private Bradley Manning apologized on Wednesday for leaking secret intelligence files to WikiLeaks and admitted for the first time that he had harmed his country and others.

15 August 2013 14:49

US universities top Chinese world rankings US universities dominate the top 20 in global annual rankings released by a Chinese organisation Thursday, with Harvard once again in top spot.

15 August 2013 14:03

Brazil confronts Kerry over alleged US spying Brazil warned US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday that failure to resolve the row over Washington's electronic spying could sow mistrust between the two countries.

14 August 2013 17:11

Online video forces change on TV industry Having turned print media upside down, the Internet now is disrupting television, forcing broadcasters to adapt to tablets and video-on-demand to hold onto views and advertisers.

14 August 2013 16:57

Kazakhstan duo pleads not guilty to impeding Boston bombing probe Two Kazakhstan teenagers who went to the same college with accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of impeding investigators pursuing the perpetrators of the deadly finish-line attack.

14 August 2013 16:23

US sues to block US Airways-American Airlines merger The US Justice Department and several states sued Tuesday to block the $11 billion merger between American Airlines and US Airways, saying it would reduce competition and push up fares.

14 August 2013 15:58

Kerry urges Palestinians against settlements reaction US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Palestinians "not to react adversely" to Israel's announcement of new settlement building, stressing the need to return to the negotiating table.

14 August 2013 14:50

Apple lifted by report on iPhone launch Apple shares gained Monday after a report saying the California tech giant was set to announce its next iPhone at a September 10 event.

13 August 2013 19:11

California to recognize transgender pupil preferences Transgender students in California public schools will be able to choose which bathrooms to use and which sex-segregated sports to play.

13 August 2013 18:02

Facebook to buy firm specializing in voice translation Facebook has agreed to acquire Mobile Technologies, a firm specializing in voice translation software, the two companies said Monday, without providing financial details of the transaction.

13 August 2013 17:35

Kerry stresses US commitment to peace in Colombia Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the United States is committed to peace in Colombia, as he began a visit expected to touch on recent US spying revelations.

13 August 2013 17:11

US plans lower sentences for drug users The United States announced plans Monday to reduce its use of mandatory sentences for drug offenses in order to tackle a cycle of poverty and incarceration in overcrowded jails.

13 August 2013 13:24

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