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Clinton to urge Congress to lift Cuba embargo Hillary Clinton will urge US lawmakers Friday to lift the trade embargo against Cuba.

30 July 2015

New facets sparkle in Windows 10 Microsoft's new Windows 10 computer operating system is out to win the love its predecessor never got.

30 July 2015

Pentagon assures it will check Iran's 'malign' influence Top US military officers sought to reassure worried lawmakers that US forces would check Iran's "malign" influence in the Middle East should Congress greenlight the nuclear deal with Tehran.

30 July 2015

Yahoo unveils silent video chat app Yahoo unveiled a new mobile application allowing users to exchange live video, text and emoticons, without audio.

30 July 2015

New York's fifth Diner en blanc draws 5,000 riverside Some 5,000 foodies and fashionistas gathered late on the banks of the Hudson River in New York for the fifth edition of the "Diner en blanc" (Dinner in White).

29 July 2015

Netanyahu 'looking forward' to US release of spy Pollard Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed news of the impending release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard after 30 years in a US prison.

29 July 2015

Kerry: Nuclear deal not intended to 'reform' Iran regime The Iran nuclear deal is not intended to push Tehran's regime to reform but to prevent it building a bomb, Secretary of State John Kerry told skeptical US lawmakers.

29 July 2015

Obama criticises tone of 2016 US presidential debate President Barack Obama delivered a withering critique of the vitriolic 2016 US presidential campaign Monday, branding it unworthy of American voters.

28 July 2015

Michael Jackson's father suffers stroke in Brazil The father of "King of Pop" Michael Jackson was in a Brazilian hospital, after suffering a stroke hours before a huge birthday bash in his honor, doctors said.

28 July 2015

Beibut Shumenov captures WBA Cruiserweight Interim title by defeating BJ Flores Kazakhstani boxer Beibut Shumenov has solidified his return after the defeat by Bernard Hopkins in the light heavyweight last year.

27 July 2015

Golovkin to face Lemieux in title unification bout Gennady Golovkin will face David Lemieux in the middleweight title unification bout on October 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

27 July 2015

It'll be a war: David Lemieux about fight with Gennady Golovkin David Lemieux, the IBF middleweight champion from Canada commented on his upcoming fight against the undefeated champion Gennady Golovkin

27 July 2015

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina dies at 22 Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of pop legend Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, has died at age 22.

27 July 2015

Obama marching Israelis to 'door of oven,' Huckabee says White House contender Mike Huckabee is warning that President Barack Obama is marching the Israelis to the "door of the oven" by signing off on the nuclear deal struck between Iran and six world powers.

27 July 2015

US probes banks in FIFA scandal: sources US regulators are probing large banks including Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and HSBC over their possible handling of tainted funds in the FIFA corruption scandal.

24 July 2015

Obama calls on Britain to remain in the EU US President Barack Obama has urged Britain to stay in the European Union, cautioning remaining in the bloc was necessary to help preserve the nation's global influence.

24 July 2015

Chris Brown begs Philippines to allow him to leave In a desperate appeal punctuated with a backflip, stranded Grammy-winning star Chris Brown got down on his knees to beg Philippine authorities to let him go.

24 July 2015

Americans pack Times Square to denounce Iran deal Protesters poured into New York's Times Square to denounce the Iran nuclear deal as a threat to Israel and global security, demanding that Congress reject the agreement.

23 July 2015

Katy Perry roars into Taylor Swift feud Taylor Swift's "bad blood" with fellow pop superstar Katy Perry looks set to get a lot worse.

23 July 2015

Trump details fabulous riches in White House bid US mogul Donald Trump has laid bare the details of his purported $10 billion riches in a 92-page disclosure.

23 July 2015

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