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US sidesteps Putin accusation of meddling in FIFA election US diplomats avoided a clash of words with Moscow on the corruption scandal shaking FIFA after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Washington of trying to block the re-election of football boss Sepp Blatter.

29 May 2015

What's a FIFA? Scandal unlikely to dent US football appetite Ask the average American sports fan what the words Sepp Blatter mean and they might reach for a medical dictionary.

29 May 2015

Climate change compounding natural disasters - Obama US President Barack Obama warned that climate change was making natural disasters worse, as he toured the National Hurricane Center ahead of the annual storm season.

29 May 2015

Biden castigates Putin, casts Ukraine crisis as a test US Vice President Joe Biden denounced Vladimir Putin's "pure aggression" in Ukraine, warning that Western nations must be prepared to respond with further sanctions.

28 May 2015

Memphis pays final tribute to blues legend B.B. King The city where B.B. King got his musical start paid final tribute to the blues guitar master, as thousands walking in the rain with his hearse shouted, "long live the king!"

28 May 2015

Clinton snaps at Merkel heels in 'powerful women' list German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women for the fifth straight year but Hillary Clinton is snapping at her heels.

27 May 2015

US court rejects Obama's appeal on immigration A US appeals court dealt another blow to President Barack Obama's efforts to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

27 May 2015

Film legend Omar Sharif has Alzheimer's: agent Egyptian-born film legend Omar Sharif, star of Oscar-winning classics such as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago", is suffering from Alzheimer's disease/

27 May 2015

Washington Post reporter stands trial in Iran for spying Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian went on trial behind closed doors in Iran on charges of spying, a case that has clouded a rapprochement with the United States.

26 May 2015

Overweight in teens boosts middle age bowel cancer risk Teenagers who are very overweight may run double the risk of developing colorectal cancer when they reach middle age.

26 May 2015

B.B. King death probed as homicide after poison claim: coroner Las Vegas police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of B.B. King, a coroner's office.

26 May 2015

Obama praises 'fallen heroes,' touts end of Mideast wars US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars.

26 May 2015

'Know your place', Turkey's Erdogan tells New York Times President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the New York Times of meddling in Turkey's affairs with a critical editorial, angrily telling the US daily to "know your place.''

26 May 2015

'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash killed in US car crash Nobel Prize-winning US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the film "A Beautiful Mind," was killed with his wife in a New Jersey car crash.

25 May 2015

'Tomorrowland' tops North American box office Sci-fi adventure-drama "Tomorrowland" starring George Clooney went straight to the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend.

25 May 2015

Golovkin TKOs Monroe: Photos Golovkin defeats Monroe in the 6th round.

25 May 2015

Golovkin's big drama show: Monroe TKOed in 6th round WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has given the big drama show he promised against the American southpaw Willie Monroe Jr on May 16 at The Forum.

25 May 2015

State Dept releases first Clinton emails on Libya The State Department released a first batch of emails by Hillary Clinton, giving an unprecedented glimpse into the work of the former top diplomat.

23 May 2015

Obama sells Iran deal directly to US Jews President Barack Obama donned a yarmulke and pitched his nuclear deal with Iran and the case for a Palestinian state directly to US Jews.

23 May 2015

'Too old' Gyllenhaal, 37, sparks Hollywood sexism debate Oscar-nominated US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal was told she was too old at 37 to play the lover of a 55-year-old man.

22 May 2015

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