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Candlelight vigil to mourn shooting victims in California

UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.

Jurors being picked for Jackson suit

2013-04-03 08:56

Jury selection was beginning on Tuesday for a long-awaited trial in which Michael Jackson's mother is seeking billions of dollars from tour promoters she blames for her son's 2009 death.

UN approves Arms Trade Treaty

2013-04-03 04:16

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-US dollar international arms trade.
ATT should be reached through consensus: China

New Chinese Ambassador arrives in US to assume office

2013-04-03 04:08

Ambassador Cui Tiankai, the new Chinese Ambassador to the United States, arrived in Washington, DC on Tuesday to assume office.

Restarting nuclear facility violates int'l obligation

2013-04-03 04:01

The US government said on Tuesday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would violate its international obligation if it restarts operations at the Nyongbyon nuclear complex.

2 cities join hands through links with Xi

2013-04-03 00:42

The Chinese delegation from Zhengding county, Heibei province, had signed a sister-city agreement with Muscatine, a small city of Iowa.

Venezuela's Maduro leads latest poll

2013-04-02 16:33

With the presidential election less than two weeks away, Venezuelan Acting President Nicolas Maduro led opposition leader Henrique Capriles by 20 percent in latest polls.

Brazil launches billion-dollar energy plan

2013-04-02 11:27

Brazil's Development Bank (BNDES) announced on Monday the launch of a 3-billion-real plan to develop the country's energy sector.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Holmes

2013-04-02 11:16

Prosecutors in Colorado will seek the death penalty for accused movie theater gunman James Holmes in the 2012 slaying of 12 people during a showing of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises".

US moving radar platform closer to Korean Peninsula

2013-04-02 04:55

The US Navy is moving a sea-based radar platform closer to the Korean Peninsula in order to monitor military moves of the DPRK, including possible new missile launches.

Russia prepared for constructive dialogue with US

2013-04-02 02:27

Russia was ready to hold constructive dialogue with the United States on the basis of equality and non-interference, the country's Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Prana Studios to acquire R&H Studios

2013-04-01 21:39

United States-based visual effects company Prana Studios Inc has won the bidding to acquire Rhythm & Hues Studios, the Oscar-winning visual effects and animation company, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Feb 13.

Multiple car pileup kills 3 in East US

2013-04-01 10:06

An accident involving 75 vehicles has killed 3 people in US state of Virginia.

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