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24 May 2013, 14:20
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck Northern California, says the US Geological Survey.
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24 May 2013, 14:05
President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen.
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24 May 2013, 12:02
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.
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24 May 2013, 11:06
Relief workers and clean-up crews have defied thunderstorms while families and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the Oklahoma tornado's youngest victims.
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24 May 2013, 10:42
Justin Bieber will sue guests for $5m if they spill secrets about his parties.
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Friday, 24 May 2013
24 May 2013, 09:37
NASA engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a small asteroid and drag it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
23 May 2013, 07:00
A brazen, brutal attack in London which left one man dead and two suspects in hospital, appears to be terror-related, says British Prime Minister David Cameron.
23 May 2013, 07:15
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to make "a commitment to find peace in his country".
23 May 2013, 08:33
Facebook has become a full member of the Global Network Initiative, a non-governmental organisation promoting internet freedom and privacy rights.
23 May 2013, 09:05
The cost of a massive tornado that battered Oklahoma City, could be more than $2bn, according to a preliminary estimate by state officials.
23 May 2013, 10:51
Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb have begun the hard task of rebuilding their lives.
23 May 2013, 12:14
Twitter said it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers.
23 May 2013, 13:02
President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.
23 May 2013, 13:10
It was highly expected that US President Barack Obama will visit K’ogelo his ancestral home but he will not.
23 May 2013, 14:59
If momentum counts for everything in tennis, nothing will stop Serena Williams from winning the French Open for just the second time.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
22 May 2013, 07:39
A Hartford official says toxicology tests on Adam Lanza, who shot dead 20 first-graders and six teachers at the Sandy Hook school in the US were all negative.
22 May 2013, 08:03
Torrential rains have hampered rescue efforts in Oklahoma City, which is reeling from one of the worst tornadoes in the US in years.
22 May 2013, 08:27
Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation at its headquarters in Washington.
22 May 2013, 08:32
Catherine Zeta-Jones has completed her treatment for bipolar II disorder.
22 May 2013, 08:39
The US government through US Agency for International Development ( USAID) will give Kenya KES 4.2 billion to aid the devolution process.
22 May 2013, 11:06
Rescue workers are nearing the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado has destroyed countless homes.
22 May 2013, 11:06
The most far-reaching US immigration legislation in about two decades has moved forward on a solid bipartisan vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
22 May 2013, 11:24
A new poll finds that American teens are sharing more about themselves on social media.
22 May 2013, 12:15
An emergency management official in tornado-ravaged Oklahoma says search-and-rescue teams are still searching for anybody trapped under the rubble, but that attention will also be focused on a cleanup job.
22 May 2013, 13:10
The US have identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, officials say.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
21 May 2013, 06:54
The White House has said US President Barack Obama will be heading to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in June but will skip Kenya.
21 May 2013, 07:28
A powerful tornado has swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 51 people dead, including 20 children.
21 May 2013, 09:15
A powerful tornado has swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials say.
21 May 2013, 11:02
Americans who survived the massive tornado that barrelled through an Oklahoma City suburb have described their race for shelter.
21 May 2013, 11:57
Unilever claimed bragging rights to the most-watched internet commercial of all time - a three-minute study of women's self-perception.
21 May 2013, 12:33
Africa is set diversify its exports to the US through the AGOA after the AfDB announced plans to help boost trade and investments under the initiative.
21 May 2013, 12:59
Thousands of New Yorkers - including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn - have marched to protest against the shooting death of a gay man.
21 May 2013, 13:01
Tiger Woods wants the PGA Tour to enact a ban on anchored putting "as soon as possible" if golf's governing bodies impose a ban on the stroke.
21 May 2013, 14:38
Cardinal Sean O'Malley has skipped Boston College's commencement to protest its decision to honour Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion.
21 May 2013, 15:10
An AP photographer has described the Oklahoma tornado disaster scene where rescuers pulled kids out of rubble at the Plaza Towers Elementary School.
Monday, 20 May 2013
20 May 2013, 07:24
Emergency officials say the driver in the Virginia parade crash probably suffered from a medical condition.
20 May 2013, 09:53
Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.
20 May 2013, 09:54
Cybersecurity professionals know a myriad of ways hackers can try to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure or infiltrate corporations to steal or spy.
20 May 2013, 13:07
The Somali community in Minnesota is having a mixed reaction to sentences handed down last week in the long-running investigations into recruiting for al-Shabaab.
20 May 2013, 13:12
Serena Williams of the United States extended her lead at the top of the women's tennis rankings after beating number three Victoria Azarenka.
20 May 2013, 17:16
Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia.
Friday, 17 May 2013
17 May 2013, 06:45
President Barack Obama is defending investigations into government leaks, saying they are necessary for national security.
17 May 2013, 07:42
Two brothers, who belong to a New Orleans gang, have been charged with opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans where 20 people were shot.
17 May 2013, 11:06
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title of world's richest person with a fortune valued at $72.7bn.
17 May 2013, 12:19
Two women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabaab in Somalia have been given prison sentences in federal court.
17 May 2013, 15:16
US President Barack Obama's efforts to regain his footing amid a trio of controversies hammering the White House have done little to satisfy Republicans.
17 May 2013, 17:27
One month after a fire triggered a massive blast at a Texas fertiliser plant that killed 15 people, officials have declared the cause of the blaze as "undetermined".
Thursday, 16 May 2013
16 May 2013, 12:47
Hit US music producers Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine have donated $70m to the University of Southern California to found an arts and business academy.
16 May 2013, 16:29
BP wants PM David Cameron to intervene with US govt over the escalating cost of compensating US companies for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.
16 May 2013, 17:22
US military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a UN-backed offensive against al-Qaeda-linked Islamist, military officers say.