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Kerry calls for end to Israeli-Palestinian violence US State Secretary John Kerry called for an end to the wave of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence but said "Israel has every right in the world to protect itself".

19 October 2015

Obama orders steps towards lifting Iran sanctions President Barack Obama ordered the US government to take steps towards lifting sanctions on Iran, in accordance with the historic nuclear deal struck between six world powers and Tehran.

19 October 2015

Golovkin-Lemieux face off and final press conference Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion has taken part in the final press conference with the IBF titleholder David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) in New York.

18 October 2015

Denis Ten training in USA for upcoming season Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten is training for the upcoming season in the USA.

17 October 2015

Mario Ruiz releases God of War track prior Golovkin-Lemieux fight American rappers Mario Ruiz and Omaz Cruz have released their third video God Of War dedicated to Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin.

17 October 2015

Kerry calls Abbas, Netanyahu to urge Mideast calm: US official US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to express concern at recent violence and ask them to work to restore calm.

17 October 2015

Obama, Park ready to 'engage' North Korea US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart stressed their readiness to "engage" nuclear-armed North Korea Friday, albeit with conditions.

17 October 2015

Close Clinton aide to testify Friday on Benghazi A longtime close aide to Hillary Clinton will testify behind closed doors before a controversial congressional committee probing a deadly 2012 attack on a US mission in Libya

16 October 2015

YouTube Gaming adds mobile play streaming YouTube Gaming ramped up its challenge to Amazon-owned Twitch by adding streamed play of mobile games and a new subscription option.

16 October 2015

Decades later, fan returns stolen Patti Smith gear Thirty-six years after her tour truck was stolen, rock legend Patti Smith was moved to tears as a fan returned a bandana from her late brother and other items thought to have been inside the stolen truck.

16 October 2015

NATO welcomes US Afghan troop commitment NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomed President Barack Obama's decision to keep US troops in Afghanistan longer than planned as part of a "crucial" effort to support Kabul.

16 October 2015

Clinton debate boost may keep Biden on 2016 sidelines Hillary Clinton bested her challengers in the campaign's first Democratic presidential debate, but her biggest accomplishment may have been to neutralize a potential rival who was not even on stage.

15 October 2015

Pentagon chief: US not leaving Afghanistan US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter indicated the United States would maintain extra troops in Afghanistan beyond the end of next year.

15 October 2015

Obama deploys military to Cameroon for Boko Haram mission US President Barack Obama will deploy up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations against militant Boko Haram insurgents.

15 October 2015

EU clears chipmaker Intel's $16.7 bn buyout of Altera EU regulators cleared Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, to buy US firm Altera for $16.7 billion in one of the largest ever Silicon Valley deals.

15 October 2015

Trump needles debating Democrats via Twitter Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump was not about to let Democrats steal the limelight in their first 2016 debate.

14 October 2015

US and Russian military talks Wednesday: Carter Military commanders from Russia and the United States will hold another round of talks on how to stay out of each other's way in the skies over Syria.

14 October 2015

Jennifer Lawrence tackles Hollywood sexism One of Hollywood's top movie stars Jennifer Lawrence hit out against film industry sexism in a blunt essay for an online feminist newsletter.

14 October 2015

Taylor Swift leads American Music Award nominations Pop superstar Taylor Swift led nominations for the American Music Awards, with Canadian singer The Weeknd the favorite among newcomers.

14 October 2015

Playboy throws in towel, ends nude photos Playboy said it will stop publishing nude photos in its iconic magazine for men, throwing in the towel in the face of rampant online pornography.

14 October 2015

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