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 US governor defends anti-gay TV star Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal defends a star of the reality TV show Duck Dynasty, who was suspended after derogatory remarks about homosexuality. Read More »Canada backs 'homophobic' law school Canada's first faith-based law school has been approved over objections from gay-rights advocates and hundreds of law students. Read More »Obama commutes eight drug terms President Barack Obama commutes the sentences of eight Americans who would have been released from prison under current drug sentencing laws. Read More »Who, What, Why: Does Indian consul have diplomatic immunity? Does Indian consul have diplomatic immunity? Read More »O'Neal gets to keep Fawcett portrait A California court decides an Andy Warhol portrait of actress Farrah Fawcett belongs to her former partner, actor Ryan O'Neal. Read More »Robots compete for Pentagon's prize Mechanised rescue workers compete for a Pentagon pay-out Read More »Hershey to buy China confectioner Hershey plans to buy a Chinese sweet company as it expands its foothold into the world's fastest-growing consumer market. Read More »Verizon to publish data requests US mobile operator Verizon says it will reveal the number of requests for customer information it received from law enforcement agencies this year. Read More »Ex-Microsoft staff in insider trading A former Microsoft manager and his friend are charged for insider trading by the US securities regulator. Read More »Sacked US general 'drank on trip' The US general in charge of long-range nuclear missiles was fired because he drank too much and met "suspect" women during Russia trip, a report says. Read More »China rejects US corn over GM fears China rejects 545,000 tons of imported US corn found to contain an unapproved genetically modified strain. Read More »VIDEO: Rodman: 'North Korea is pretty cool' Dennis Rodman has been coaching young basketball players in North Korea, as part of a plan to bring 12 ex-NBA stars to the country for a game. Read More »US to press ahead with diplomat case The US will not drop charges against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, the state department says after her arrest last week leads to a huge diplomatic row. Read More »Blackberry agrees Foxconn tie-up Struggling smartphone maker Blackberry has agreed a five-year deal with Foxconn, the world's largest maker of electronic products and components. Read More »US economic growth revised upwards Economic growth in the US has been revised upwards for the third quarter, to its fastest pace since late 2011. Read More »Deutsche Bank settles US lawsuit Deutsche Bank is to pay 1.4bn euros to settle a lawsuit with US authorities over mortgage-backed products. Read More »Obama offers healthcare exemption The Obama administration offers a last-minute exemption for those whose insurance plans were cancelled under its embattled healthcare law. Read More »Canada prostitution laws struck down The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously strikes down the nation's anti-prostitution laws, giving the government one year to create new legislation. Read More »NSA leaks: Spying targets revealed The US NSA and Britain's GCHQ monitored the communications of an EU commissioner, UN humanitarian organisations and the Israeli PM, reports say. Read More »VIDEO: Iran 'unwelcome' at Syria peace talks International negotiators have failed to reach an agreement on whether Iran should be invited to Syria peace talks in Geneva next month. Read More » | ||||
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