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IMF chief to be charged over sex attack in hotel
Article
/ 15 May 2011

IMF chief to be charged over sex attack in hotel

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is expected to be arrested and charged overnight with an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid.

By Christine Kearney and Lesley Wroughton
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Article
/ 14 May 2011

iPhone app developers hit by patent claims

At least five developers were contacted by Lodsys, which says it has four patents relating to Apple’s in-app purchase system.

By Charles Arthur
Pakistan vows no repeat of Bin Laden raid
Article
/ 14 May 2011

Pakistan vows no repeat of Bin Laden raid

Pakistan’s Parliament on Saturday demanded an end to US drone strikes on its territory and called for a probe into the raid that killed Bin Laden.

By Nasir Jaffry
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Article
/ 13 May 2011

Heat is on Obama to slash aid

As fears about Pakistan’s nuclear security mount, the US Congress is calling for decisive action.

By Ewen Macaskill and Julian Borger
Ron Paul announces new run for White House
Article
/ 13 May 2011

Ron Paul announces new run for White House

Texan congressman Ron Paul has announced a new run for the US presidency on a Republican ticket, saying Americans are ready for his libertarian ideas.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 May 2011

Pakistan intelligence: Friend or foe?

The US has raised a stinging question: Did Pakistan’s InterServices Intelligence know Bin Laden had been living in Abbottabad for at least five years?

By Kathy Gannon
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Article
/ 12 May 2011

Rajaratnam convicted on all insider trading charges

Hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was found guilty on all 14 counts of insider trading in a sweeping victory for the United States government.

By Basil Katz and Grant Mccool
Who gets to see the pictures of Osama bin Laden dead?
Article
/ 12 May 2011

Who gets to see the pictures of Osama bin Laden dead?

"Face time" has long been an obsession among Washington’s political elite, but the phrase has lately taken on a whole new meaning.

By Staff Reporter
Warhol first self portrait soars to $38m at auction
Article
/ 12 May 2011

Warhol first self portrait soars to $38m at auction

Andy Warhol’s very first self portrait injected the energy that been missing back into spring art sales on Wednesday when it soared to $38,44-million.

By Chris Michaud
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Article
/ 11 May 2011

Michigan town’s woes sign of tough choices to come

Either this Michigan city is a harbinger of battles to come over budget cuts across America, or a new chapter in the struggle for civil rights.

By Nick Carey
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Article
/ 11 May 2011

‘Embedding’ a severe form of self-harm among teens

"Embedding" is a severe form of self-injury among teenagers and appears to be linked to thoughts of suicide and major psychiatric disorders.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 May 2011

Google braces for $500m in ad probe

Google’s online advertising system is facing a US Justice Department investigation that is expected to cost the search leader at least $500-million.

By Michael Liedtke
Gingrich campaign: Can what’s old become new again?
Article
/ 11 May 2011

Gingrich campaign: Can what’s old become new again?

When Newt Gingrich last held political office <i>Seinfeld</i> was a top-rated TV show and pagers — not iPhones — were the must-have tech device.

By Shannon Mccaffrey
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Article
/ 10 May 2011

Google unveils music service, movie rentals

Google has launched a new music service — for the US only — and added movie rentals to its Android Market for devices running its mobile software.

By Staff Reporter
Floods along Mississippi swamp farms, homes
Article
/ 10 May 2011

Floods along Mississippi swamp farms, homes

The worst floods to hit the central United States in more than 70 years have swallowed up homes, farms and roads after the Mississippi River swelled.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 May 2011

YouTube adds 3 000 movies to double video rentals

YouTube is doubling the size of its online video store in an expansion that will make more movies available for internet streaming.

By Michael Liedtke
Yiddish paper apologises for altering White House photo
Article
/ 10 May 2011

Yiddish paper apologises for altering White House photo

An Orthodox Jewish newspaper has apologised for deleting Hillary Rodham Clinton from a photo of Obama and his staff monitoring the raid on Bin Laden.

By Verena Dobnik
It’s in your own interest to shape up, US tells China
Article
/ 9 May 2011

It’s in your own interest to shape up, US tells China

The US has promised it was not seeking to halt China’s rise, but nevertheless said human rights and economic reforms would serve Beijing’s interests.

By Shaun Tandon and Veronica Smith
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Article
/ 9 May 2011

Clothing firms ‘sexualise’ pre-teen girls: study

Clothing firms are marketing sexy garments for pre-teen girls, reinforcing a destructive stereotype of female attractiveness, new research shows.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 May 2011

Fusion of work and play shapes Lenovo laptops

Chinese computer colossus Lenovo is infusing its leading business laptops with more fun features as internet age lifestyles mesh work with play.

By Glenn Chapman
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Article
/ 8 May 2011

Will the West now call time on the ‘wars of 9/11’?

The US’s joy, as much of relief as of delight, is understandable. But the thesis must now be put to the test.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 May 2011

Wall Street Journal faces backlash over WikiLeaks rival

The <i>Wall Street Journal</i> is facing a backlash from web security and privacy experts over its WikiLeaks-inspired whistleblowers’ site, SafeHouse.

By Josh Halliday
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Obama gets the edge he desperately needed

Obama lost no time in making political capital from Bin Laden’s death scheduling a high-profile appearance at New York’s Ground Zero.

By Ewen Macaskill
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Still fertile soils for jihadists

It is hard to be sympathetic to Osama bin Laden, despite his pitiless assassination at the hands of United States special forces.

By The Editorial
Obama pays tribute to 9/11 victims
Article
/ 5 May 2011

Obama pays tribute to 9/11 victims

US President Barack Obama laid a wreath at Ground Zero in New York, in a bid to bring closure to 9/11 victims’ families after the death of Bin Laden.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 May 2011

Pakistan demands US troops leave as Bin Laden row grows

Pakistan’s military has demanded the US reduce its troops in the country to a "minimum" as fallout from the killing of Osama bin Laden intensifies.

By Masroor Gilani
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Article
/ 5 May 2011

US marks 50 years since second human spaceflight

Three weeks after the 50th anniversary of the Russian who became the first man to travel in space, the US is honouring the man who followed him.

By Jean-Louis Santini
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Article
/ 5 May 2011

Bin Laden killing: How the White House changed its story

The White House has revised its version of what happened during the raid on Osama bin Laden’s home in several significant ways.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 May 2011

‘Bin Laden will not walk on this Earth again’

Obama told CBS’s <em>60 minutes</em> that he was "absolutely certain" Bin Laden was dead but that the US did not need to "spike the football".

By Matthew Burbidge
How to dance like Michelle Obama
Article
/ 5 May 2011

How to dance like Michelle Obama

Footage has emerged of Michelle Obama throwing shapes in front of hundreds of high-school students to the strains of BeyoncĂ©’s <i>Move Your Body</i>.

By Staff Reporter
Obama ‘won’t release Bin Laden death photo’
Article
/ 4 May 2011

Obama ‘won’t release Bin Laden death photo’

US President Barack Obama has decided not to release a "gruesome" photograph of Osama bin Laden’s body, lest it be used as a propaganda tool.

By Staff Reporter
Tiptoeing around Osama bin Laden
Article
/ 4 May 2011

Tiptoeing around Osama bin Laden

Is the ANC conflicted about the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US, or is it playing it safe on an issue that has little significance for SA?

By Faranaaz Parker
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