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Amazon gives new power to personal assistant, 'Alexa'
Amazon's personal assistant speaker is taking over more functions for home automation networks.
09 April 2015
Obama to offer alternative to Venezuelan crude on Caribbean swing
Barack Obama will become the first US president to set foot on Jamaican soil in more than three decades.
08 April 2015
Blues legend B.B. King leaves hospital
American blues legend B.B. King, hospitalized reportedly for dehydration stemming from diabetes, said Tuesday he was better and going home.
08 April 2015
'Star Wars' movies to be released online
The six original "Star Wars" movies are being released online in digital form for the first time, the studios behind the iconic franchise has announced.
08 April 2015
Florida judge strikes 'lurid' Prince Andrew sex claims
A US judge has struck from the record "lurid" allegations by a woman who said she was forced into sexual relations with Britain's Prince Andrew when she was 17.
08 April 2015
'American Pie' lyrics sell for $1.2 million in New York
The original manuscript of Don McLean's enigmatic hit song "American Pie" sold at auction in New York on Tuesday for $1.2 million, Christie's said.
08 April 2015
Artists place Snowden statue in New York park
A group of artists installed a bust of fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden on a war memorial in a New York park.
07 April 2015
Obama vows to address Iran's 'destabilizing' role in Mideast
President Obama said he would continue to work with US partners to address Iran's "destabilizing activities" in the Middle Eastю
07 April 2015
Boston bombings trial hears closing arguments
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a callous terrorist who carried out the 2013 attack, a prosecutor told jurors as the young Muslim's trial neared an end.
07 April 2015
Kazakhstan welcomes agreement between Iran and P5+1
Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has released a statement regarding the agreement on Iran’s nuclear activities between Iran and P5+1 achieved in the course of the negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland.
07 April 2015
Andre Ward will defeat Golovkin: Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has picked Andre Ward over Gennady Golovkin
06 April 2015
Beyonce releases surprise love ballad on Jay Z's streaming site
R&B queen Beyonce has quietly released a love song dedicated to her husband, hip hop mogul Jay Z, available only on his new streaming service Tidal.
06 April 2015
'Furious 7' races to top of North American box office
The latest "Fast and Furious" installment raced to pole position in the North American box office this weekend.
06 April 2015
Clinton signs lease on 'cool' Brooklyn campaign HQ
Hillary Clinton is yet to announce her run for the White House, but she's picked New York's gentrifying, hipster-obsessed borough Brooklyn for her campaign headquarters.
04 April 2015
George R. R. Martin unveils new 'Game of Thrones' chapter
Fantasy novelist George R. R. Martin has released a chapter from his upcoming next book in the series on which hit television show "Game of Thrones" is based.
04 April 2015
US to hold Iraqi forces to account in Tikrit: official
The United States is closely monitoring Iraqi forces in Tikrit amid allegations of human rights abuses committed by Baghdad's troops.
03 April 2015
Obama to Netanyahu: Iran deal is 'significant progress'
US President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a framework nuclear deal between Iran and world powers represented "significant progress."
03 April 2015
Packed with health benefits, coffee gains ground with experts
Coffee is gaining ground among medical experts who say it can protect against heart disease, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes, even if it is decaffeinated.
02 April 2015
Avril Lavigne feared 'dying' from Lyme disease
Rocker Avril Lavigne has revealed that she was bedridden for five months due to Lyme disease and felt she was dying.
02 April 2015
Obama unveils sanctions program to fight cyberattacks
President Barack Obama ordered a new sanctions program that could block assets of US and foreign hackers and of companies that seek to profit from cyberattacks.
02 April 2015