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Serena Williams wins 5th US Open title
Serena Williams won her fifth US Open women\'s singles title on Sunday, defeating Victoria Azarenka.US, France say support growing for Syria strikes
The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has said that many countries were prepared to take part in US-led military ...NASA sends unmanned rocket to the moon
An unmanned Minotaur 5 rocket blasted off from the Virginia coast on Friday to send a small NASA science satellite ...Obama returns to US to face Congress battle over Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama returned to Washington Friday night after discussing Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group ...Syria parliament urges US Congress to block strikes
The Syrian parliament has urged the U.S. House of Representatives not to support the proposed U.S. military action, the country\'s ...Employers add 169,000 jobs; US unemployment rate drops to 7.3 pct.
US employers added 169,000 jobs in August and many fewer in July than previously thought.Google asks federal judge to dismiss Gmail scanning lawsuit
Google\'s attorneys say their practice of electronically scanning the contents of people\'s Gmail accounts to help sell ads is legal, ...G20 leaders vow to crack down on tax evasion by multinationals
The Group of 20 leading economies has decided to force the world\'s largest multinational companies to pay more taxes.U.S. soldier Manning seeks presidential pardon in WikiLeaks case
The U.S. soldier convicted of providing secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified materials in ...US Senate panel approves Syria military strikes
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has authorised the use of military force against Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons.