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Trump gets booed as he and Clinton trade biting jokes
Taking a break from the nastiest campaign in recent memory, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton came together Thursday for a New York white-tie soiree intended to bring some levity just weeks before the November 8 vote.
21 October 2016
Elon Musk envisions 'fun' but dangerous trips to Mars
SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft.
28 September 2016
32,000 arrested in Turkey coup probe
Turkey said that courts have placed 32,000 suspects under arrest on charges of links to a group run by the US-based preacher.
28 September 2016
Trump son compares Syrian refugees to poisoned candies
Donald Trump's eldest son triggered an online storm with a tweet comparing Syrian refugees to a bowl containing an assortment of candies.
20 September 2016
Sweden re-militarises Baltic island of Gotland
Sweden's Baltic Sea island of Gotland is once again home to a permanent military presence.
14 September 2016
Testing the driverless Uber -- first nerves, and then acceptance
Uber has been testing its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh.
14 September 2016
Boxing: Golovkin eyes Saunders after stopping Brook
The world's top-ranked middleweight Gennady Golovkin wants another fight in Britain after stopping Kell Brook and is targeting a unification bout with Billy Joe Saunders.
13 September 2016
Japan's first lady visits Pearl Harbor
The wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor, bombed by Japanese planes nearly 75 years ago.
22 August 2016
US astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port
Two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for private spaceship traffic at ISS.
19 August 2016
Russia announces first Syria strikes from Iran base
Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew a bombing run from an Iranian airstrip against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria.
16 August 2016
'Star Wars' trailer teases return of Darth Vader
The second trailer for the hotly-anticipated "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" was released on Thursday.
12 August 2016
Beyond wheatgrass: vegan junk food is all the rage
Vegan diets are considered as healthy and environmentally responsible, with benefits like weight loss, clear skin and increased energy.
10 August 2016
Kazakhstan vows to send Gulen-linked 'terror' suspects to Turkey
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev vowed to send anyone linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen back to Turkey.
08 August 2016
Shifting from Russia, Ukraine strikes US nuclear fuel deal
Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit.
05 August 2016
Turkey warns Kazakhstan over Gulen-linked schools
Turkey's ambassador to Kazakhstan warned Kazakhstan over its schools linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
02 August 2016
Pokemon Go unleashes legions of monster hunters
Since its release in the United States, Australia and New Zealand last week, the free Pokemon Go smartphone game that overlays play on the real world has triggered a craze tinged with obsession.
14 July 2016
Brook to face feared Kazakhstan's boxer Golovkin
Welterweight world champion Kell Brook to move up two weight divisions to challenge Kazakhstan's pound-for-pound sensation Gennady Golovkin.
11 July 2016
Snipers kill five police at US protest over shootings
Snipers shot dead five police officers and injured six others in Dallas during a protest against police shootings of black men on Friday.
08 July 2016
World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China
China has built the world's fastest supercomputer using locally made microchips without using US technology.
20 June 2016
US obesity epidemic grows in all ages
The US obesity epidemic has worsened across the board: 40 percent of women, 35 percent of men and 17 percent of children and teens.
08 June 2016