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  • A screen shot of the U.S. embassy in Seoul's tweet.

    Twitter diplomacy or veiled threat? U.S. embassy sends North Korea this tweet

    American diplomats in Seoul, South Korea, sent another not-so-subtle reminder to North Korea's tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un that American strike fighters are lurking across the border - just in case his hot rhetoric morphs into hostile action.


  • AP writers pick `Argo' for Oscar best picture

    Surprises and snubs on nominations day held the promise of an unpredictable Academy Awards night. But things have settled into the usual predictability, with clear favorites emerging in key categories.


  • 'Argo' wins Producers Guild Awards

    "Argo" continues to shake up the Oscar race by taking the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday.


  • U.S. Embassy employee stabbed to death in South Africa

    An official in South Africa says a woman suspected of killing an American Embassy employee over the weekend will appear in court Tuesday.


  • `Argo,' `Les Mis' win at Golden Globes

    Ben Affleck got some vindication and Jodie Foster made a revelation at the Golden Globe Awards.


  • SGT. SHAFT: Veteran living in the U.K. wants info on benefits

    Dear Sgt Shaft: I am way out of touch with possible benefits after being honorably discharged in 1977; I actually enlisted in 1971 after serving in Camp Lejeune and also on the MSG program, serving at the American Embassy in London for some three years inclusive. I currently live in the United Kingdom, where I married here and brought up our two daughters. Please give me some help and guide me on any benefits that I can claim, retirement or some other financial benefit.


  • SGT. SHAFT: What benefits are available to eight-year veteran?

    Dear Sgt. Shaft: I am way out of touch with possible benefits after being honorably discharged in 1977; I actually enlisted in 1971 after serving in Camp Lejeune and also on the MSG program, serving at the American Embassy in London for some three years inclusive.


  • In Vietnam, US relies on pirate site to network

    It's a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies, a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that is strangling the music industry in Asia and eroding legitimate online sales around the world.


  • Egyptian police load furniture and other items confiscated from street vendors as they clear Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, after days of protests near the U.S. embassy over a film insulting Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)

    Al Qaeda calls for more attacks on embassies

    Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen praised the killing of the U.S. ambassador in Libya in a Web statement Saturday and called for more attacks to expel American embassies from Muslim nations.


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