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Samsung plans to sell a variation of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone that will transmit data at nearly twice the normal speed, the head of its mobile business said on Monday.

Remarks by President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, at the summit of the Group of 8 industrial nations, as transcribed by the White House.

As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause.

The semiannual TOP500 official listing of the world's fastest supercomputers says the Tianhe-2 developed by the National University of Defense Technology in Changsha city in central China is capable of sustained computing of 33.86 petaflops per second.

Moushumi's family now has one of the largest homes in their village - two bedrooms plus a living area with walls made of sturdy brick.

After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No.

Prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorneys are returning for a second week of jury selection in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial.

An Afghan police chief survived a suicide car bomb attack on his convoy that wounded three officers early Monday, officials said.

Seven professors from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are helping establish an engineering school at the new American University of Mongolia.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London, Sunday June 16, 2013.

One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient after nearly 12 years of conflict.

2."And the Mountains Echoed," by Khaled Hosseini A father's decision to give his 3-year-old daughter to a wealthy family in Kabul begins a 60-year Afghan history lesson.

Bangladesh garment workers arrive for work in the morning in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, June 13, 2013.

Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that capped a series of attacks that killed 22 people.

North Korea's top governing body on Sunday proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.

Firefighters advanced against a monstrous wildfire outside of Colorado Springs, expanding containment lines and lifting evacuation orders for thousands of anxious residents in the most destructive blaze in state... Firefighters advanced against a monstrous wildfire outside of Colorado Springs, expanding containment lines and lifting evacuation ... (more)

When U.S. citizen Edward Snowden decided to flee to Hong Kong because of its "spirited commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent," he may not have anticipated that some in the city would launch a protest backing him.

A bomb tore through a bus of female university students in southwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing 11, officials said.

Seven other police were wounded in the early morning blast in Paktika province, a statement from the provincial governor's office said.

NSA leaker Edward Snowden has acheived hero status for many Chinese Internet users.