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Fed seen launching fresh stimulus, details in question

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The US Federal Reserve appears set to launch a third round of unconventional monetary stimulus on Thursday while signaling that a weak U.S. economy may warrant ultra-low interest rates for at least an

America says goodbye to first moon-walker Neil Armstrong

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Hundreds of mourners turned out on Thursday to remember Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, at a special public interfaith meeting ahead of the planned burial at sea.

Armstrong, 82, di

US identifies anti-Muslim filmmaker

A US law enforcement official says a man named Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is behind the anti-Muslim film being blamed for mob attacks in Egypt, Libya and Yemen.

A man who calls himself Sam Bacile has s

Boeing evacuates US plant after threat on 9/11

Boeing evacuated some 500 employees from a plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after a reported bomb threat on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

"Early this morning around about 7:30 am

US urges ‘cooler heads’ between Japan, China

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The United States called on Tuesday for calm between Japan and China after Beijing sent ships to disputed islands in the East China Sea in response to Tokyo's purchase of them.

Obama condemns death of US officials in Libya

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US President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned the killing of four Americans, including the US ambassador, in an attack on his country's consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Hacker claims credit for outage at major Web host

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A member of a hacker collective claimed credit Monday for downing the Web hosting firm GoDaddy, which manages millions of websites around the world.

Credit was claimed on Twitter by AnonymousOwn3r, i

US senator seeks no aid to Pak till release of Dr Afridi

Expressing strong concern over news reports of torture and false allegations against Dr Shakeel Afridi, a top US Senator has sought an early Senate vote on his legislation seeking to block all assista

Police release video of Gurdwara shooting incident

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A dramatic video of the tragic Gurdwara shooting incident in Wisconsin was released on Monday in which Wade Michael Page, the white supremacist who gunned down six Sikh worshippers, is shown on the ra

Obama widens lead over Romney despite jobs data: Poll

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President Barack Obama, picking up support following the Democratic National Convention, widened his narrow lead over Republican U.S. presidential challenger Mitt Romney in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll re

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