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Mayweather tops Pacquiao on Forbes' richest athletes list
Floyd "Money" Mayweather has beaten Manny Pacquiao again: the undefeated US boxer leads his Filipino rival atop Forbes' latest list of the world's highest-paid sports figures.
11 June 2015
D'oh! Homer and Marge to split on 'The Simpsons'?
D'oh! Will Homer and Marge split after more than 25 years together on "The Simpsons"? Or are their creators just teasing us?
11 June 2015
US envoy meets Poroshenko as concerns for Ukraine grow
Washington's UN ambassador met with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko at a time of renewed hostilities with pro-Russian fightersю
11 June 2015
Obama poised to send more troops to train Iraqis
President Barack Obama appears poised to approve the deployment of hundreds more US training personnel to Iraq, in a bid to reverse gains by the Islamic State group.
10 June 2015
Lady Gaga cancels gig last minute as Tony Bennett ill
A joint concert by pop diva Lady Gaga and veteran crooner Tony Bennett was cancelled at the last minute because the 88-year-old was "taken ill".
10 June 2015
Boston marathon bombing: Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years prison term in US
Boston bomber's friend Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the US.
09 June 2015
Iggy Azalea withdraws under fire from gay celebration
Australian rapper Iggy Azalea canceled a performance at a US gay pride celebration after criticism over past remarks that were seen as homophobic.
09 June 2015
Apple aims to become online music powerhouse
Apple made its play to shake up online music with a new subscription service allowing users to stream songs, listen to playlists and connect with performers.
09 June 2015
Netflix to release Brad Pitt war movie
Brad Pitt's next movie "War Machine" will be released exclusively on Netflix and in select theaters next year, the top streaming service announced.
09 June 2015
Obama urges greater effort to halt foreign fighters entering Syria
Thousands of foreign jihadists are still flooding into Syria to fight, US President Barack Obama warned, as he urged greater efforts to halt the flow.
09 June 2015
Merkel, Obama: Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine truce implemented
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Western sanctions must remain in place against Russia until it complies with a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.
08 June 2015
Apple expected to turn up the music dial on Monday
Apple is expected to unveil a ramped up music service that builds on the iPhone maker's strengths in a challenge to Spotify, Pandora and other established players.
07 June 2015
Obama hails Biden's son Beau as 'original' in eulogy
Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, was a selfless "original" who made his own way in life, President Barack Obama said in a eulogy.
07 June 2015
New York exhibition plots rise of global fashion
Paris, Milan, New York and London may reign in world fashion, but Asian and South American cities are ones to watch.
05 June 2015
US lawmakers knock Xi for 'persistent' China rights abuses
US lawmakers wrote Communist leader Xi Jinping on anniversary of the Tiananmen square crackdown, saying China's continued rights abuse is a "barrier" to improved bilateral ties.
05 June 2015
Colombia limits presidents to single term
Colombia's Congress has voted to bar presidents from seeking re-election.
05 June 2015
Jeb Bush announces June 15, Rick Perry all in for 2016
Jeb Bush appeared all but certain to launch his White House bid on June 15, as fellow Republican and former Texas governor Rick Perry plunged into a crowded presidential pool.
05 June 2015
FIFA dominoes fall, but does the trail lead to Blatter?
The US investigation into world football governing body FIFA is modeled after an operation against an organized crime gang.
04 June 2015
Jay Z's Tidal offers new promotion amid streaming battle
Tidal, the nascent streaming service led by hip-hop mogul Jay Z, announced new features and a low promotional rate as competition intensifies.
04 June 2015
Republican-turned-Democrat Lincoln Chafee joins 2016 US race
Lincoln Chafee, a former US senator and Rhode Island governor who was a longtime Republican before switching to the Democratic Party, launched his 2016 presidential campaign.
04 June 2015