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Psy will perform on Dancing with the Stars (VIDEO)

Faine GreenwoodMay 16, 2013 11:16

Korean pop sensation Psy will appear on a May 21st episode of "Dancing With the Stars," continuing his inexorable march towards international super stardom.

Cambodia Asics shoe factory collapse kills 2

Kaitlin FunaroMay 16, 2013 10:29

The accident comes just weeks after the deadliest disaster in garment industry history.

Cyclone Mahasen strikes Bangladesh, killing as many as 12

Jill LangloisMay 16, 2013 10:24

Winds up to 100km/h (60mph) hit the Patuakhali district as the storm headed for the ports of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. Around one million people were evacuated from low-lying areas in both Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Taiwan holds military drills as tensions with Philippines escalate

Kaitlin FunaroMay 16, 2013 09:35

Taiwanese military ships are participating in military drills in the waters that separate Taiwan from the Philippines as tensions between the two nations escalate over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman. Two frigates, one destroyer and other coast guard vessels have taken part in the drill in the Bashi channel near where a 65-year-old Taiwanese fisherman was shot and killed by the Philippines Coast Guard last week.

6 Americans among 15 killed in suicide bombing of NATO convoy in Afghanistan (UPDATES)

Freya PetersenMay 16, 2013 05:40

A suicide bomber killed six Americans and at least nine Afghan civilians in Kabul.

Japan's GDP growth more than expected under 'Abenomics'

Kaitlin FunaroMay 16, 2013 00:30

Japan's GDP growth blew past analysts estimates for the first quarter, giving a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reform efforts, dubbed 'Abenomics'. The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the first three months of 2013 as consumers increased their spending and exports to the US picked up, Japan's Cabinet Office said Thursday.

Cannes Film Festival kicks off with 'Gatsby,' 'Heli'

Rian RossettiMay 16, 2013 11:36

The Cannes Film Festival kicked off Wednesday night with the European premier of Steven Spielberg and Baz Luhrmann’s page-to-screen adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” already well known to American audiences as it opened to $51 million in the United States last week.

Dr. Dre, record producer, Jimmy Iovine, give $70 million to USC

Alexander BesantMay 15, 2013 15:35

Dr. Dre (Andre Young) and record producer Jimmy Iovine announced Tuesday they were giving $70 to the University of Southern California.

Israel and Turkey: Fair-weather allies?

Noga TarnopolskyMay 17, 2013 06:19

JERUSALEM — Last March, in a dramatic, hands-on moment that rarely occurs in the closely choreographed world of international politicking, President Obama left Air Force One idling at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport while he huddled in a trailer with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

OJ Simpson takes stand in bid for new trial

Ellen ConnollyMay 15, 2013 14:50

OJ Simpson takes the witness stand.