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HIV infection rate in the US falls by a third in a decade
The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study ...Obama pledges U.S. help for Malaysian plane probe, talks to Putin
President Barack Obama directed U.S. officials on Thursday to do all they could to support an investigation into what caused a Malaysian ...U.S., Iran say disputes remain in nuclear talks as deadline looms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran\'s nuclear ...Germany summons US ambassador over spy allegations
Germany summoned the US ambassador in Berlin on Friday following the arrest of a man reported to have spied for the United ...Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty in US
A Libyan militia leader pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court on Saturday to a terrorism charge in the 2012 attack ...American soul legend Bobby Womack dies at 70
Legendary U.S. soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman said.Michelle Obama says will not go into politics after White House
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will not go into politics after leaving the White House, she said on Monday, dismissing rumors she ...Ukraine rebels: We will honor the cease-fire
Insurgents in eastern Ukraine promised Monday to honor a cease-fire declared by the Ukrainian president and engage in more talks to help ...Kevlar inventor Stephanie Kwolek dies at 90
Stephanie Kwolek, the American chemist who invented the super-strong fibre Kevlar used in bullet-proof vests, has died at age 90US executions carried out after botched injection
US states overnight carried out the first two executions since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April, after last minute appeals ...