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Rihanna, Springsteen among stars to rock US Veterans Day A galaxy of big-name rock, pop and country artists, from Rihanna to Carrie Underwood, will honor members of the US military at a Veterans Day concert.

04 October 2014

Kerry tells Lavrov of 'concern' over Ukraine fighting US Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov of his "concern" over the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.

04 October 2014

US readies 4,000 troops for Ebola mission The US military expects to increase the number of troops deployed to Liberia to fight the Ebola outbreak to nearly 4,000.

04 October 2014

Facebook steps up battle on 'fake likes' Facebook said it has stepped up its battle against spammers who promise to deliver "likes" to its members, and warned users on using such scams.

04 October 2014

Grandmum Clinton doles out advice to baby Charlotte Hillary Clinton, widely expected to run for the US presidency in 2016, had a grandmotherly glow as she encouraged women to take risks.

03 October 2014

George W. Bush: brother Jeb 'wants' the White House It may just be brotherly love, but former president George W. Bush said that his younger sibling Jeb wants the White House in 2016.

03 October 2014

Disney extends CEO Iger to 2018 US media-entertainment group Disney said Thursday it has extended the contract for chief executive Robert Iger through June 2018.

03 October 2014

Facebook tightens reins on research at social network Facebook tightened the reins on its research methods in the wake of an outcry by members who felt manipulated by a secret study into how posts affect moods.

03 October 2014

Hollywood actresses slam Google over leaked nude photos Hollywood celebrities whose naked pictures were hacked and posted online have threatened to sue Google for failing to crack down on the leaks.

03 October 2014

Hobbit fans step into "Shadow of Mordor" video game Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment released a "Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor" video game that plays out between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."

01 October 2014

Brooklyn the shooting star in NY Michelin Guide 2015 A record 73 restaurants have won stars in the 2015 New York City edition of the prestigious Michelin guide, 14 of them across the river in Brooklyn and Queens.

01 October 2014

eBay split to create independent PayPal US online retail giant eBay unveiled plans to spin off PayPal, aiming to help the unit compete better in the fast-moving online payments segment.

01 October 2014

White House breach 'unacceptable': Secret Service chief The US Secret Service chief faced withering criticism from lawmakers outraged over security breaches at the White House.

01 October 2014

No street secrets for fashion photographer Bill Cunningham Bill Cunningham has become a living legend of street fashion photography, a discipline he is credited with creating.

01 October 2014

Microsoft gives peek at coming Windows 10 software Microsoft offered its first glimpse of its Windows 10 software that it hopes delivers a winning formula for powering tablets and smartphones.

01 October 2014

Hackers charged in software theft from US army, others Four members of an international hacking ring were charged with cracking the networks of the US Army to steal software.

01 October 2014

Modi makes White House debut India's new Prime Minister arrived at the White House, on the latest stop in his headline-grabbing debut tour of the world stage.

01 October 2014

Intruder ran deep into White House: report An intruder armed with a knife who jumped a fence and sprinted across the White House lawn, got much further into the presidential mansion than thought.

30 September 2014

Apple software update protects Macs from 'Bash' bug Apple issued a software update to protect Macintosh computers from being bitten by a recently discovered "Bash" bug seen as a threat to Internet-linked devices.

30 September 2014

Toyota recalls 690,000 pickups in US over fire risk Toyota said it was recalling about 690,000 Tacoma pickup trucks in the United States to fix a suspension system flaw that could result in vehicle fires.

30 September 2014

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