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Disney's 'Big Hero 6' delights with new kind of Marvel star The huge cuddly white robot in "Big Hero 6" could hardly be less like a typical Marvel superhero- and yet the Michelin man-style star could be a sure winner for studio giant Disney

07 November 2014

Malaysians accused of hacking US news website The US-based Environment News Service accused Malaysian government hackers of shutting down its website .

07 November 2014

With big investments, tech giants battle to stay ahead America's technology giants are drawing on their huge cash stockpiles to make big bets on investments and acquisitions that could prove to be visionary.

07 November 2014

Obama wants $3.2 bn more for US air war on IS: officials President Barack Obama will ask lawmakers Friday for an additional $3.2 billion to pay for the war against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

07 November 2014

To infinity and beyond: Disney to make 'Toy Story 4' Animated film pioneer and original "Toy Story" creator John Lasseter is returning to make "Toy Story 4," Disney announced.

07 November 2014

New malware can infect iPhones via Mac computers A newly discovered family of malware has the capacity to infect iPhones via Apple computers.

07 November 2014

Princess Anne opens Magna Carta exhibition in Washington Britain's Princess Anne opened a 10-week exhibition at the Library of Congress.

07 November 2014

BMW leads Mercedes for US luxury car market crown German automakers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are battling furiously to dominate the lucrative US luxury car market.

07 November 2014

Obama to request $6 billion for Ebola crisis US President Barack Obama is seeking more than $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and respond to cases in the United States.

06 November 2014

Champagne lover Jay Z buys French brand Hip-hop mogul Jay Z has shown his fondness for Armand de Brignac Champagne for years and on Wednesday he bought the brand.

06 November 2014

Downey Jr welcomes baby daughter with Facebook joke Forty-nine year-old "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr has welcomed a second child with his wife Susan, a baby girl named Avri.

06 November 2014

Google going where no search engine has gone before: Amit Singhal Google search guru Amit Singhal believes the search-engine of the future will be "a perfect personal assistant" -- knowing what you want, when you want it.

05 November 2014

Angelina Jolie 'open' to politics, diplomacy As Americans went to the polls for mid-term elections, Angelina Jolie revealed that she is open to a possible role in politics, diplomacy or public service.

05 November 2014

Gates Foundation grants go to 'rich nation NGOs' The bulk of the roughly 3 billion dollars given by the Gates Foundation to foster agriculture in poor countries has been given to aid groups based in rich nations.

05 November 2014

Apple sold by Jobs from parents' garage up for auction An early Apple device sold by Steve Jobs from his parents' garage goes under the hammer in New York next month valued at $400,000-600,000.

04 November 2014

Kerry won't unveil peace plan in talks with Palestinians: US Top US diplomat John Kerry was to meet the chief Palestinian negotiator but would not unveil an American peace plan.

04 November 2014

'Ouija' scares off 'Nightcrawler' at Halloween box office Horror movie "Ouija" held off creepy thriller "Nightcrawler" to stay atop the Halloween weekend box office in North America.

04 November 2014

Taylor Swift ditches Spotify after blockbuster release Taylor Swift, whose new album may be one of the top-selling works in years, has pulled her music from Spotify in a blow to the streaming service.

04 November 2014

UNESCO chief slams 'barbaric' destruction of Iraq heritage UNESCO chief Irina Bokova slammed the "barbaric" destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage.

03 November 2014

Kerry: Ignoring climate science puts 'kids, grandkids' at risk US Secretary of State John Kerry said that those who ignore climate science do so at a risk to future generations.

03 November 2014

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