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Clinton on US gun violence: 'Something is deeply wrong' Hillary Clinton reiterated her call for gun safety reforms, saying this week's murder of Virginia journalists during an on-air broadcast shows that "something is deeply wrong" in America.

29 August 2015

Bush praises New Orleans 'resilience' after Katrina Former president George W. Bush, who faced fierce criticism for the botched government response to Hurricane Katrina, returned to New Orleans to mark the storm's 10th anniversary.

29 August 2015

Tesla car gets best-ever rating from Consumer Reports A new Tesla electric car has earned the best-ever vehicle rating from Consumer Reports, sending shares of the automaker racing higher.

28 August 2015

White House: Biden deserves 'time and space' to decide The White House said that Vice President Joe Biden deserved "time and space" to decide whether to launch a presidential run.

28 August 2015

Apple event set for Sept 9 in San Francisco Apple sent out invitations to a Sept. 9 media event, hinting that Siri virtual assistant software in its mobile devices will play a role.

28 August 2015

Instagram images no longer just squares Instagram broke its square mold with an update that adds portrait and landscape formats to the image-sharing smartphone application.

28 August 2015

Kazakhstan proposes using nuclear energy in food and water industries Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are considering use of nuclear energy in food and water industries.

27 August 2015

Fight for freedom, fight for Oscar: Kazakhstan nominates Yerzhan Turunov's Stranger Kazakhstan has nominated Yerzhan Tursynov's film Stranger (Zhat) for Oscar.

27 August 2015

Trash talk trumps civility on 2016 campaign trail Five months before early primary voting, America's presidential race has devolved into mudslinging, with Republican Donald Trump leading the charge to the bottom by lambasting his many rivals.

27 August 2015

US shooting suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound: official The man suspected of killing two journalists as they carried out a live interview in Virginia died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

27 August 2015

Facebook adding virtual assistant to Messenger app Facebook began testing a Messenger app virtual assistant that the leading social network said goes beyond artificial intelligence programs already on the market.

27 August 2015

Olympics: LA officials ponder $4.1 billion 2024 Olympic bid proposal The Los Angeles city council is reviewing a $4.1 billion bid proposal for the 2024 Summer Olympics that backers say could produce a surplus of $161 million.

27 August 2015

White House presses Congress to act on gun control after TV shooting The White House issued a rapid call for Congress to pass gun control laws, after two journalists were shot to death during a live television broadcast.

27 August 2015

Windows 10 spreads to more than 75 million devices Microsoft said that Windows 10 has spread to more than 75 million devices since the new operating system was released less than a month ago.

27 August 2015

Burger King peace offer to McDonald's: 'Let's make a McWhopper' In the name of global peace, Burger King proposed making the hybrid hamburger to its rival McDonald's, at least for one day, the United Nations-promoted International Day of Peace.

27 August 2015

Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying US President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologised to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians.

26 August 2015

Ashley Madison hack strikes fear in outed users Two years ago, trapped in what he remembers as "a dead marriage," Michael logged on to adulterous dating site Ashley Madison for the first time.

26 August 2015

Trump boots renowned Spanish-language anchor from news conference Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump booted a journalist from a leading Spanish-language channel out of a news conference.

26 August 2015

Time for black or gay 007, says Brosnan The next James Bond could be black or gay, argues 007 veteran Pierce Brosnan.

26 August 2015

Kanye West to be honored at MTV awards Mercurial hip-hop great Kanye West will be honored for his career achievements during the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

26 August 2015

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