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Obama asks Congress to delay vote on Syria military strike
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to delay votes on authorizing military strikes against Syria in order to give Russia ...Apple unveils new iPhones at cheaper price
Apple has unveiled two new iPhones, including a cheaper plastic version in bright colours and an updated high-end device with a fingerprint ...Nadal wins 13th Grand Slam title, beats Djokovic in U.S. Open final
Spain\'s Rafael Nadal has won 2013 U.S. Open tennis championship in New York, defeating number one seeded Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, ...Obama says he prefers diplomacy over military action
U.S. President Barack Obama says he overwhelmingly prefers to use diplomacy rather than a military strike to make sure the Syrian government\'s ...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 strikes against ...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 on its ...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 of 20 ...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.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 state news ...