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Kiev - Ukraine's acting president said the country would not use its army to stop Crimea from seceding, the latest sign that a Russian annexation of the strategic peninsula may be imminent.Oleksandr Turchynov's comments came after the Crimean parliament voted...

Imagine having to kiss a complete stranger, well one filmmaker took that idea and made it real. Director Tatia Pilieva posted a video of 20 strangers kissing on March 10 and the video has already garnered more than 15 million views (and rising).

China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to buy a controlling stake in ChinaVision Media Group Ltd for HK$6.24 billion ($804 million) as competition in the Internet sector heats up.

Top Citigroup Inc executives Manuel Medina-Mora and Brian Leach are taking the lead on an internal probe into alleged fraud at the U.S. bank's Mexican unit Banamex, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Los Angeles - A 22-pound (10-kilo) Himalayan cat attacked a baby boy and then took a US family hostage in their apartment, forcing them to call 911 to get police help.The ferocious feline first went for the seven-month-old baby, prompting owner Lee Palmer to kick th...

Washington - SoftBank, eyeing a tie-up of its US wireless unit Sprint with T-Mobile, stepped up its campaign Tuesday, claiming it could boost competition for Americans as it did in Japan.Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive of the Japanese tech giant, touted...

Paris - Holders Bayern Munich kept their hopes alive of becoming the first team to retain the Champions League trophy while Atletico Madrid also progressed to the quarter-finals of this season's competition on Tuesday.Bayern -- who have reached the final of th...

New York - Media and entertainment giant Disney is in talks to buy Maker Studios, one of the largest content providers for online video sharing website YouTube, a report said Tuesday.Specialist website Re/code cited "people familiar with the negotiations" and sai...

Square Enix has streamed the launch trailer for the North American and European release of "Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster" which respectively comes out on March 18 and March 21.

San Francisco - Part of its outreach as an environmental advocacy non-profit, The Tuolumne River Trust provides opportunities for education and expedition along the river, which stretches for 149 miles-

London - France's Socialist government allowed conservative ex-prime minster Dominique de Villepin to return for one day's work in order to qualify for a 100,000-euro retirement windfall, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday.Sources at the French foreign ...

Paris - Nicotine patches fail to help pregnant women to stop smoking, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Tuesday.Researchers in France asked more than 400 women who smoked at least five cigarettes a day to try either a nicotine...

Benghazi - Embattled Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been voted out of power by the General National Congress or parliament. The current defense minister Abdallah al-Thani will replace Zeidan on an interim basis.

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it appointed Mason Morfit, president of activist investor ValueAct Capital, as a board member.

Normal service resumed at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Tuesday when Novak Djokovic safely booked his place in the fourth round.

Dreams of replicating last year’s result at Emirates filled the air, as 3500 Arsenal supporters made the trip to the Allianz Arena. However, unlike 12 months ago, Arsene Wenger’s side didn’t convert their chances – frankly, because they created fe

Philadelphia - The need for some depth in the bullpen has led the NY Yankees searching for a trade partner before the start of the 2014 MLB season and veteran outfielder Ichiro Suzuki could be the player the team is looking to move for some help.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against the United Nations over the cholera outbreak in Haiti which left over 9,000 dead and 700,000 sick. The contagion has spread to several countries.

Los Angeles - The front office for the LA Lakers has a major job ahead this summer as the team is suffering through one of its worst seasons in franchise history. With just one pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, GM Mitch Kupchak will need to get the right player.