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Guantanamo should be shut before Obama leaves: Pentagon chief The US military prison in Guantanamo Bay should be shut down before President Barack Obama leaves office, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said.

21 August 2015 10:50

Samsung to appeal to US Supreme Court in Apple patent case South Korean technology company Samsung is filing a petition to the US Supreme Court in its long-running patent infringement case against Apple.

20 August 2015 15:50

Obama to take last shot at closing Gitmo Barack Obama is making a final push to close Guantanamo prison, but to fulfill that glaringly incomplete campaign promise he faces unpalatable compromises and internal resistance.

20 August 2015 12:27

Obesity 'master-switch' in genes may be turned off: study Scientists have identified a genetic master-switch that makes some people more prone to obesity than others, and research out suggests it can be turned off, possibly leading to weight loss.

20 August 2015 11:56

Putin says 'glad' to give US boxing star Russian passport Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea.

20 August 2015 11:23

US calls on Russia to release jailed Estonian officer The United States called on Russia to release an Estonian intelligence officer who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying and weapons possession, calling the charges "baseless."

20 August 2015 10:57

From US beauty pageant to promotion of cultural diversity on TV: Kazakhstani native Zhanna Stinson Kazakhstani born Zhanna Stinson celebrates cultural diversity in her TV Program “On the Planet of Culture with Shanna May”.

19 August 2015 17:57

In split with Obama, Clinton opposes Arctic drilling Breaking with the president she hopes to succeed, Hillary Clinton expressed her opposition Tuesday to Arctic oil exploration.

19 August 2015 13:48

Aspirin reduces bowel cancer risk in obese patients: study Being overweight more than doubles the risk of bowel cancer in people with a certain gene disorder, but a regular dose of aspirin can reverse the trend.

18 August 2015 14:15

Dozens of Clinton emails deemed classified: State Dept Dozens of emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, from the 3,500 already made public, have been classified as "confidential."

18 August 2015 14:09

In departure from Republicans, Trump wouldn't 'rip up' Iran deal US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump took a strong departure from his party's rejection of the Iran nuclear deal, saying he would not necessarily "rip up" the accord.

17 August 2015 14:15

Trump to report to jury duty in NY on Monday Even trash-talking billionaire candidate Donald Trump, who has upended the US Republican presidential campaign with one controversial comment after another, cannot escape jury duty.

15 August 2015 13:51

Drake speaks out on Toronto violence after shooting Hip-hop star Drake condemned rising violence in Toronto after two people died in a shooting linked to his festival, breaking more than a week of silence.

15 August 2015 13:40

50 Cent out with song about dark past 50 Cent, who recently filed for bankruptcy after losing a suit over a sex tape, came out Friday with a new song about his dark past as he looks to reboot his career.

15 August 2015 13:26

Fifteen US states try to block Obama clean power plan Fifteen US states have petitioned a federal court to block new rules by President Barack Obama's administration to encourage clean power and cut harmful carbon emissions from power plants.

15 August 2015 11:18

Kerry complains to Moscow about Iran general's visit US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express concern about a visit to Moscow by the commander of Iran's covert forces.

14 August 2015 16:16

Kerry in Havana for banner day in US-Cuba relations US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cuba Friday to raise the American flag over the newly reopened US embassy, a symbolic capstone on Washington's historic rapprochement with Havana.

14 August 2015 13:26

White House reveals Obama's summer reading list As US President Barack Obama lounged with his family on a Massachusetts beach, the White House released a list of six books that he took on vacation.

14 August 2015 10:53

Former US president Carter reveals he has cancer Former US president Jimmy Carter said that recent liver surgery has shown he has cancer, and that it has spread.

13 August 2015 13:52

Twitter lifts limits on direct messages between users Twitter lifted its character limit for direct messages between users, saying it would help make the private side of Twitter "more powerful and fun."

13 August 2015 11:55

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