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  • First commercial spacecraft to space station lifts off

    2012-05-22 17:32

    US private spaceflight company SpaceX launched an unmanned capsule to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning.

  • Brazil to enhance security during UN Conference

    2012-05-22 14:42

    An extra 3,000 policemen will help strengthen the security here during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month.

  • US Senate approves tougher Iran sanctions

    2012-05-22 10:29

    The US senate on Monday approved a new sanction bill against Iran's energy sector, in an effort to pressure Tehran on its disputed nuclear program.

  • US 'trying to damage' cross-Straits ties

    2012-05-22 07:26

    US is trying to spoil relations between Beijing and Taipei by deliberately playing up the imbalance in their military power in a Pentagon report.

  • Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC

    2012-05-21 11:12

    A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion to create the world's biggest movie theater operator.

  • NATO no intention to intervene in Syria

    2012-05-21 09:56

    NATO Secretary General said NATO has no intention to intervene in Syria, and the best way to go forward is a six-point peace plan brokered by Kofi Annan.

  • NATO to build ground surveillance system

    2012-05-21 08:55

    NATO and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a European defense technology provider, on Sunday signed a 1.7-billion-dollar contract to establish an Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system.

  • Pentagon's tone softens on Chinese military growth

    2012-05-21 08:04

    Although US has toned down accusations about China's military expansion, some judgments might still disrupt rocky Sino-US military ties.

  • NATO summit kicks off in Chicago

    2012-05-21 07:02

    NATO summit on Sunday kicked off in Chicago, with the alliance's future commitment to Afghanistan and security capability dominating the agenda.

  • Seven nabbed in anti-NATO protests

    2012-05-21 06:53

    Seven people have been arrested as of 2:30 pm on Sunday as dozens of world leaders are in town for the first NATO summit on the American soil in 13 years.

  • Chicago braces for anti-NATO protest

    2012-05-20 19:01

    Chicago police trying to keep the peace during the NATO summit may face their biggest test on Sunday when thousands of demonstrators were expected to march near the site where leaders of the military alliance begin a two-day meeting.

  • Facebook CEO marries longtime girlfriend

    2012-05-20 13:27

    Facebook's co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook timeline Saturday evening that he and longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan have tied the knot.

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