LOS ANGELES: Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks on Tuesday in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, warning cinema-goers no...
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George Stinney Jr: Black 14-year-old boy exonerated 70 years after he was executed
George Stinney Jr became the youngest person to be executed in the US in the 20th century when he was sent to the electric chair in 1944,...
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World lauds US-Cuba surprise move to restore ties
LONDON: World community today hailed as a "historical turning point" the surprise move by the US to end more than 50 years of h...
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Indian-American sentenced to 15 years for helping al-Qaida
WASHINGTON: India-born US citizen Ahmed Kauser Mohammed has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a US court for providing thousands of d...
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Uber driver in US charged with rape, kidnapping
BENGALURU: A driver for ride-sharing company Uber in Boston was charged with the kidnapping and rape of a woman who used the service earl...
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US jobless claims signal firmer labor market
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting the labor market ...
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US considers 'proportional' response to Sony hacking attack
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday a cyber attack on Sony Pictures was a serious national security matter and the Obama admin...
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Pope Benedict helped free American from Cuba
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis rightly got credit for helping bring the US and Cuba together and free US government subcontractor Alan Gross....
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Obama signs bill to sanction Venezuelan officials
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has signed legislation into law allowing him to sanction Venezuelan government officials who were in...
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US sues former MoneyGram exec, seeks $1 million civil penalty
NEW YORK: US authorities said on Thursday they had sued a former chief compliance officer of money-transfer firm MoneyGram International,...
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Washington weighs response to Sony hack; options limited
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES: The US government on Thursday said it was weighing the proportional response to the sophisticated perpetrator of ...
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Boston suspect makes rare court appearance
BOSTON: Shaggy-haired, bearded and attentive, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev made his first public appearance in 17 mon...
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Crucial spy in Cuba paid a heavy Cold War price
WASHINGTON: He was, in many ways, a perfect spy — a man so important to Cuba's intelligence apparatus that the information he gave to...
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US Secret Service too insular, needs outside leader, more agents: Review
WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service needs an outsider to overhaul the insular agency, beef up staffing and improve training — after buildin...
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