(Reuters) - A freeway bridge under construction collapsed in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring another, a fire department spokesman said. The collapse occurred when four workers were ...
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U.S. News Headlines - Yahoo! News
OptionsMan accused of kidnapping Cleveland women to face more charges
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Authorities plan to present evidence next week to a grand jury as they seek to bring more charges against the former Cleveland bus driver accused of holding three ...
Read more.Obama says U.S. to redouble efforts to close Guantanamo
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States would step up its attempts to close Guantanamo Bay prison. "Even as we remain vigilant about the ...
Read more.8 hurt, some seriously, when car jumps curb in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Police and fire officials say eight people have been injured, one of them critically, after a car jumped a curb and slammed into a Manhattan store.
Read more.Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has read the formal charge against George Zimmerman to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if he committed murder when he ...
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NYT > Home Page
OptionsAlarming Picture as Rebels Prepare to Leave Goma
Human rights groups said that the rebels who captured Goma last week were now going on an assassination campaign as they prepared to leave, creating a vortex of crime and ...
Read more.3 Dead After Attack at Wyoming Community College
Police say a suspect, who also died, used a sharp-edged weapon in the killings of a faculty member and another person.
Read more.Court to Decide if Human Genes Can Be Patented
The justices will hear an appeal from medical professionals who want to stop Myriad Genetics Inc. from patenting genetic mutations that are linked to increased risk of breast cancer.
Read more.Most Americans Face Lower Tax Burden Than in the 80s
Despite their complaints, most Americans in 2010 paid far less in total taxes — federal, state and local — than they would have paid 30 years ago, according to an analysis by ...
Read more.Senate Votes to Curb Indefinite Detention
An amendment to a defense bill would prohibit the government from keeping American citizens and green card holders indefinitely without trial.
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Business Insider
OptionsFour New Ads From Apple Show The Company Going Through A Thrilling Change In Direction (AAPL)
For years, Apple's advertising has almost been a parody of itself. A product appears on a white screen. A disembodied finger starts tapping and swiping its way through the ...
Read more.A Lack Of Sleep Can Make You Fat, Study Claims
A study has found that people who have fewer hours of sleep a night have higher levels of a molecule which stimulates appetite. Scientists in America say participants who had ...
Read more.Channing Tatum And Jamie Foxx Star in Jimmy Kimmel Video 'Channing All Over Your Tatum'
On Tuesday, Channing Tatum teased his nearly 4.5 million Twitter followers about a new star-studded parody music video he filmed for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!":
I'm in one of ...
Read more.Instagram Is Expanding Its Staff Right Before It Launches A Huge New Video Feature (Tomorrow) (FB)
It's widely believe that Facebook's Instagram will reveal a new video feature tomorrow.
In fact, Instagram's CEO Kevin Systrom mysteriously cancelled a pre-arranged appearance at the Cannes ...
Read more.How Fab's CEO Defends Its Decision To Raise $200 Million More Than Any Other E-Commerce Startup
There are a lot of people who are skeptical about Fab and how much money the two-year-old e-commerce company has raised.
It has currently raised $310 million and it is ...
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Jalopnik
OptionsThe Ten Best Cars To Have Sex In This Summer
Cars are moving cabins with seats so it's not hard to have sex in them in relative privacy. But as always, some are better than others.Two years ago ...
Read more.Road Rage Leads To Ridiculous Fight Between Old Cop And Old Lawyer
Remember when we talked about what you're supposed to do after a car accident? Here's a tip: not this. Definitely not this.
A road rage incident in Los ...
Read more.Watch This BMX Rider Jump An F1 Car
Danny MacAskill's Imaginate is a pretty sweet little video of the BMX rider doing tricks through a giant kid's toy set like some Gumby stuntman. The best part ...
Read more.Tesla recalls some Model S models over faulty seat installation.
Tesla recalls some Model S models over faulty seat installation. There's gotta be a fiery death joke in there somewhere but I'm having trouble finding it. Help?
Read more.It's a Jeep thing.
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CNN
OptionsDoctors seek Gitmo prisoner access
In an open letter to President Barack Obama published Tuesday, dozens of doctors asked to be allowed to treat hunger-striking prisoners at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay ...
Read more.Obama to Berlin: 'U.S. must move beyond perpetual war'
In a wide-ranging speech in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Barack Obama called for Gitmo's, an end to AIDS, and cutting the number of nuclear warheads.
Read more.Brazil deploys National Force after riots
Brazil plans to deploy National Force troops across the country after a nine cent bus fare hike prompted a week of massive anti-government protests.
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Yanko Design
OptionsElectrolux Design Lab 20 Semi Finalists 2013
It is always a pleasure to chat with Electrolux Design Director and Head of Jury, Thomas Johansson and this Monday our conversation on Google Hangout was exceptional. Besides discussing the ...
Read more.Simplifying Closure
The steps to storing and retrieving your laptop should be simple; but in all honesty are they? Right, thought as much…if we are to simplify the process then it ...
Read more.Stradivarian Superyacht
We often call an object a Stradivari of its type to say its the finest example in existence, but this superyacht concept takes things another step, mimicking the design language ...
Read more.Clever Galaxy Cover
Designed for the Samsung Galaxy 4S, the Switch case sports interchangeable covers with varying size and thickness modifications to allow near-limitless customization options while maintaining the slim profile of the ...
Read more.Smiling Opel
Steel Drake’s design for Opel (Buick in America) gives the brand a much-needed breath of fresh air. Called the Lancorte, it looks a bit like a cross between a ...
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Huffington Post
OptionsEast Village Car Crash Injures Eight People, Some Seriously
NEW YORK -- Fire authorities say eight people have been hurt, several of them seriously, in a Manhattan vehicle crash.
A car jumped the curb and hit a store in the ...
Read more.Lil Wayne & 'God Bless Amerika' Video: Rapper Pulls Flag Stomp From Music Video
NEW YORK -- Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video.
Video of the rapper from his music video shoot for the ...
Read more.'Today' Shakeup Continues: Director Out, Set Being Overhauled
"Today" replaced its longtime director on Tuesday in one of what is becoming a lengthy series of changes for the struggling NBC morning show.
Joe Michaels, who has been the ...
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TechCrunch
OptionsApple TV Gets HBO GO And WatchESPN, iTunes Shoppers Now Buying 800K TV Shows Per Day
Apple has added two major new content sources to Apple TV today, via HBO GO and WatchESPN integration. The new streaming services adds a considerable selection of content to the ...
Read more.With $1M In Funding, Bunch Aims To Be The Center Of Your In-Depth, Topic-Based Discussions
The Internet isn’t lacking for sites and services where people can post their comments and thoughts, but Andrew Sider, co-founder and CEO of a startup called Bunch, argues that ...
Read more.Elon Musk Demonstrates The Power Of Transparency With First Tesla Model S Recall
Tesla just issued a “partial recall” for its Model S sedan. Per the company blog, some Model S vehicles made between May 10, 2013 and June 8, 2013 might have ...
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The Washington Post
OptionsKarzai casts doubt on talks with U.S., Taliban; Taliban rockets kill 4 U.S. troops
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington over a security agreement that would regulate the presence of U.S. troops here beyond 2014, apparently angered by ...
Read more.Obama calls for nuclear warhead reduction in U.S., Russia
BERLIN — President Obama on Wednesday called for the reduction of the number of deployed U.S. strategic nuclear warheads by one-third if the Russian government agrees to similar cuts, reviving ...
Read more.Serena Williams: Steubenville rape victim 'shouldn't have put herself in that position'
Serena Williams arrived in England to begin play in Wimbledon next week with a fresh controversy preceding her.
Williams, in a recent Rolling Stone interview, made comments about a 16-year-old ...
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Hollywood Reporter
OptionsRupert Murdoch Divorce: What Wendi Might Do Next
Sources tell THR the "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" producer was instrumental in DreamWorks Animation's new China deal, a possible sign of dealmaking to come.
Read more.Hollywood Fights L.A. Bike Lane: 'It Just Ruins the Shoot'
Industry heavyweights from the MPAA to SAG-AFTRA to IATSE petition city council to change the color of the lanes through the oft-filmed Historic Core neighborhood downtown.
Read more.Legendary's Warner Bros. Plot Thickens With Bruce Rosenblum Hire (Analysis)
Thomas Tull snags the former Warners exec to run a TV division that could compete with the studio he (for now) calls home.
Read more.Oscars: Candidates for Film Academy President Line Up
It could be Rob Friedman vs. Cheryl Boone Isaacs as Hawk Koch is termed out and the Academy nears a key election that could provide a stark leadership choice.
Read more.'American Idol' Vs. 'The Voice': Battle of the Finales
Frankie Valli, J.Lo and Aretha Franklin vs. Bruno Mars, Christina Aguilera and Cher: THR breaks down the big gets -- and who won.
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Jezebel
OptionsRedditor's PUA Kickstarter Project Recommends Sexual Assault
There's a pick-up artist project on Kickstarter — (over)funded almost exclusively thanks to Reddit, natch —- that encourages men to "force" women to rebuff advances because “personal space is for ...
Read more.Kind of a Big Deal: The Full Anchorman 2 Trailer Is Here
Take me to pleasure town, Ron Burgundy.
Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner are back, and they're joined by Kristen Wiig and James Marsden. It looks ...
Read more.Paula Deen's Dream Dinner Party Waiters: Black Slaves in White Jackets
Paula Deen was questioned for three hours regarding the $1.2 million lawsuit filed by the general manager of their Savannah restaurant last year, which alleged that Paula and her ...
Read more.Your Evening Cry: Things Dogs Teach Us
Here's some great dog videos compiled in a way that will make you cry. Yay, internet!
I love a lot of this, but I have to say that the ...
Read more.What the World Needs Now: Kickstopper, for Killing Awful Kickstarters
Pretty funny idea: "Kickstarter convinced thousands of people that their ideas were interesting… That's why we started Kickstopper, a website that raises funding to crush people's dreams."
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Adweek : Advertising & Branding
OptionsSean 'Diddy' Combs Pitches Revolt and Tells Advertisers How to Be Cool
CANNES, France—After holding court Tuesday night on the Croisett with media and advertising moguls (and an afterparty or two), Sean "Diddy" Combs was all business today, taking the main ...
Read more.Conan O'Brien to Advertisers: You Disgust Me, But I Will Take Your Money
CANNES, France—Conan O'Brien wants advertisers' money but also wants creative freedom with the brand integrations on his show, a requirement that benefits both sides, he told Anderson Cooper ...
Read more.Millennial Guys Are Turning to Makeup
Manly men. Guy's guy. Nowadays, gender roles are more fluid than they've been in recent decades, redefining masculinity. Men are taking on more of the child care and ...
Read more.Shazam Introduces Engagement Metric for TV Ads
In an effort to help brands measure the impact of second-screen ad campaigns, Shazam is introducing a new metric tracking users' engagement with TV spots using the media "tagging" app ...
Read more.Artists Give Old Domino's Signage a Second Life in 'Second Hand Logos' Project
Say what you want about Domino's (it's an abomination unto the Lord), but they have one of the better branded Pinterest projects I've seen in a while ...
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Le CITY deluxe - Estados Unidos
OptionsCulture: The 5th edition of the Global E-Commerce Summit
The Summit allowed for professionals and entrepreneurs to network and gain knowledge of the ever changing e-commerce market.
Read more.Living: FENDI CASA partner of St.Tropez Polo Club
Fashion: Baku welcomes Quinting
Fashion: Spoil Your Dad This Father's Day
Are you still looking for gifts? We've got you covered! Perfect gifts for the foodie lover, the sports fanatic, and the dapper dad.
Read more.Fashion: 2013 Summer Essentials
The season of sandy toes and beachy waves is here! Our team has gathered summer staples to make you look great on a sunny day.
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New York Times
OptionsAfghanistan Rejects Talks With Taliban and the U.S.
Angered over the way that a Taliban political office was opened in Qatar, the Afghan government backed away from discussions, while separately breaking off talks on military ties with the ...
Read more.Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders
Leaders offered conciliatory gestures, but demonstrators angry at corruption, the cost of living and public spending continued to flood the streets.
Read more.Monitor Finds Lenders Failing Terms of Settlement
The biggest mortgage lenders in the United States have not met all of the terms of the $25 billion settlement over abuses, an independent monitor found.
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National Geographic News
OptionsFor Some Arctic Birds, Time of Day Is Irrelevant
Cheetah-Cub Robot Created: See Other Nature-Inspired Machines
A new cheetah-cub robot is just the latest in a mechanical menagerie of animal-inspired robots that climb, fly, swim, and slither.
Read more.Albino Gorilla Was Result of Inbreeding
A recently mapped genome of the famous albino gorilla Snowflake shows he was born to an uncle and a niece, a new study says.
Read more.New Female Astronauts Show Evolution of Women in Space
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China Daily >USA Edition > Opinion
OptionsA recipe for success
The law empowers county and city governments and authorities to supervise food enterprises and deal with issues concerning food safety.
Read more.Exceptionalism harms the US and the world
Edward Snowden, "deep throat", in Hong Kong has exposed how the US government is watching its citizens. This has revealed some double standards.
Read more.Firms line up for Myanmar opportunity
Multinational companies were lining up to explore the huge commercial opportunities in Myanmar.we're seeing strong, and growing, interest in Myanmar.
Read more.Obama's Syria policy
Snowden storm stains US
The use of the NSA as a phishing net, designed to get information wholly unrelated to terrorism, need not merely be condemned, but also subjected to penalties.
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Billboard.com The Feed
OptionsRihanna Whacks a Fan With Her Mic: Watch
Rihanna’s eventful “Diamonds” tour has found another twist; the pop singer has been accused of hitting a fan with a microphone. In a clip posted to...
Read more.Ne-Yo on Beyonce's Album: 'They're Still Trying to Figure Out What They Want That to Be'
Ne-Yo may be one of the busiest musicians in 2013. From supporting his late 2012 release "R.E.D.," his David Guetta/Akon single "Play Hard," signing...
Read more.Cher On 'Closer to the Truth': 'I Took Some Chances on This Album'
After Cher premiered her new single "Woman's World" on "The Voice" Tuesday, she took some time to discuss the evolution of the music on her album "...
Read more.Eminem Returns with 'Symphony In H': Listen
Shady’s back. Eminem has dropped his first new music in some years, releasing 90 seconds of a track called “Symphony In H.” The tune charters...
Read more.Danielle Bradbery Wins 'The Voice'
A Texan teenager whose singing experience was limited to performing in her bedroom was crowned the winner of the fourth season of “The Voice” on...
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The Onion
OptionsAmerican Voices: Study: Media Biased In Support Of Gay Marriage
A survey found that media stories that focused on support for same-sex marriage appeared five times more often than those that focused on opposition to the issue, while responses on ...
Read more.American Voices: Supreme Court Blocks Arizona Voter ID Law
The Supreme Court struck down a controversial Arizona law yesterday that required residents to provide proof of U.S.
Read more.Slideshow: 8 People Having A Way Better Day Than You, Although Perhaps It Is Reckless To Make A Snap Judgement About Another Person’s Life Based Solely On An Image
8 People Having A Way Better Day Than You, Although Perhaps It Is Reckless To Make A Snap Judgement About Another Person’s Life Based Solely On An Image
Read more.Ahmadinejad Signs On As Dean At Sarah Lawrence
BRONXVILLE, NY—Building on a decades-long career serving government and academic institutions in his home country, outgoing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad officially accepted a position at Sarah Lawrence College as ...
Read more.Nation Admits It Always A Little Bored By Whole Jimmy Hoffa Thing
DETROIT—Following reports today that a new tip has prompted a renewed FBI search for the body of Jimmy Hoffa, the U.S.
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News - latimes.com
OptionsLed by Republicans, House passes measure to limit abortions
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed legislation to enact stringent restrictions on abortion Tuesday, acting on an issue championed by social conservatives in the Republican majority and inviting a possible ...
Read more.Legislators' 'hot dog' definition would aid street vendors
Hawkers of such cured, cooked sausages would face less-stringent sanitation standards than sellers who cook raw foods.
SACRAMENTO — Americans have been eating hot dogs since at least 1870, when a ...
Read more.Spurs have best Manu for job, beat Heat for 3-2 lead in NBA Finals
Manu Ginobili, previously averaging 7.5 points in series, scores 24 to fuel 114-104 San Antonio victory that pushes LeBron James and Miami to brink of elimination.
Read more.S.F. tenants win a battle over rental conversions
New rules will put limits on condo changeovers and the also-dreaded tenancies-in-common.
— They are two of the faces of this city's housing crisis.
Read more.Some L.A. County bus drivers say pesticides are making them ill
14 Metropolitan Transportation Authority drivers are pursuing workers' comp claims, and 110 have signed a petition to halt the agency's spraying of the vehicles.
Los Angeles County bus drivers ...
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Billboard.com The Feed
OptionsRihanna Whacks a Fan With Her Mic: Watch
Rihanna’s eventful “Diamonds” tour has found another twist; the pop singer has been accused of hitting a fan with a microphone. In a clip posted to...
Read more.Ne-Yo on Beyonce's Album: 'They're Still Trying to Figure Out What They Want That to Be'
Ne-Yo may be one of the busiest musicians in 2013. From supporting his late 2012 release "R.E.D.," his David Guetta/Akon single "Play Hard," signing...
Read more.Cher On 'Closer to the Truth': 'I Took Some Chances on This Album'
After Cher premiered her new single "Woman's World" on "The Voice" Tuesday, she took some time to discuss the evolution of the music on her album "...
Read more.Eminem Returns with 'Symphony In H': Listen
Shady’s back. Eminem has dropped his first new music in some years, releasing 90 seconds of a track called “Symphony In H.” The tune charters...
Read more.Danielle Bradbery Wins 'The Voice'
A Texan teenager whose singing experience was limited to performing in her bedroom was crowned the winner of the fourth season of “The Voice” on...
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SI.com
OptionsCavs struggling to trade No. 1 pick
U.S. downs Honduras in qualifier
SANDY, Utah?Three thoughts on the U.S.'s 1-0 win against Honduras in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier:
Read more.LeBron, Heat outlast Spurs in Game 6 of NBA Finals
The Spurs had the title within grasp, but the Heat simply would not allow it. Miami squeezed out a 103-100 OT win to force a Game 7 and cap an ...
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ESPN
OptionsA-Rod met Bosch at ALCS, clinic crony says
A previously elusive figure in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal has spoken out, saying clinic founder Anthony Bosch paid a visit to Alex Rodriguez during last year's ALCS after ...
Read more.Serena backtracks on Steubenville comment
Serena Williams issued a statement Wednesday refuting comments written in a Rolling Stone magazine interview as "what I supposedly said."
Read more.Sources: Clips walk away from Celts deal
The Los Angeles Clippers informed the Boston Celtics on Tuesday morning they are pulling out of talks to acquire Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers, sources told ESPN.com.
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Reuters: Sports News
OptionsForgotten man Bastl reveling in 'new career'
LONDON (Reuters) - Scraping around the fringes of professional tennis, at tournaments in unglamorous locations, without umpires and ball boys and against players not old enough to remember his golden moment ...
Read more.Nadal seeded a dangerous fifth for Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal could face world number one Novak Djokovic, defending champion Roger Federer or home favorite Andy Murray as early as the Wimbledon quarter-finals after he was seeded ...
Read more.Indian GP organizers dismiss race rumors
(Reuters) - Indian Grand Prix organizers on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that they may not host a Formula One race next year as "totally baseless and malicious".
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TMZ.com
OptionsCee Lo -- Please UN-BAN Me From Chattanooga!!
Cee Lo tells TMZ ... he feels terrible after being banned from a music festival in Chattanooga, TN for dropping too many f-bombs on stage -- and now he's begging for ...
Read more.Dwight Howard -- I REFUSE to Watch the NBA Finals!
When the Heat and the Spurs went into OT during last night's dramatic Game 6 of the NBA Finals ... Dwight Howard was busy eating dinner -- telling TMZ he didn ...
Read more.Chris Brown to L.A. City -- My House Graffiti Is Protected By the 1st Amendment!
Chris Brown is firing back at the City of L.A. -- claiming the gov. has NO RIGHT to force him to remove the graffiti art on the front of his ...
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Wired Top Stories
OptionsMIT Whiz Sets Out to Humanize the Internet of Things
Valentin Heun's projects include a door lock, desk lamps, and a small radio that bring the benefits of computation to objects without sacrificing their intrinsic, tactile pleasures.
Read more.Why Facebook Home Should Make Apple and Google Very Nervous
Facebook Home is a whole lot more than that it seems. Think of it as an "apperating system," a software platform that sits between the operating system and the apps ...
Read more.Phew, NSA Is Just Collecting Metadata. (You Should Still Worry)
At least 'nobody is listening to our telephone calls'; many people breathed a sigh of relief since first learning of the surveillance because it's just metadata, after all. Phew ...
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Business Insider
OptionsSerena Williams Apologizes For Her Insensitive Steubenville Rape Comment
There's a great profile of Serena Williams in the July issue of Rolling Stone that is online now. But one quote from her interview stuck out as particularly insensitive ...
Read more.Men's Wearhouse Mysteriously Fires CEO And Founder
Men's Wearhouse has fired George Zimmer, the man who founded the brand 40 years ago.
Shares are down on the news.
Most people know Zimmer from the "You're ...
Read more.ANALYST: We Expect Bernanke To Surprise Markets And Spark Another Big Sell-Off Today
After a big sell-off in the bond market following the last time Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a public appearance (at his testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of ...
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China Daily >USA Edition > World
OptionsSuicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu
Somali government officials on Wednesday said the security forces secured the United Nations Development Program office after it was attacked by a number of suicide bombers and gunmen.
Read more.ROK still open to talk with DPRK
ROK's top policymaker in charge of inter-Korean relations said Wednesday that the abrupt call-off of high-level inter-governmental talks between Seoul and Pyongyang would be a temporary pain for new ...
Read more.Obama defends US internet surveillance
Visiting US President Barack Obama defended the country's internet surveillance programs on Wednesday, saying that lives have been saved and threats averted thanks to the monitored information.
Read more.Egypt's former security head acquitted
An Egyptian Court acquitted Hassan Abdel-Rahman, former head of state security apparatus, and 40 other policemen in a case of ordering the destruction of important documents, official MENA news agency ...
Read more.Death toll in Pakistan's Mardan blast rises to 34
Death toll in Tuesday's suicide blast in Pakistan's northwest Mardan district has risen to 34 as five more people succumbed to injuries on Wednesday.
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