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NASA's space shuttle Endeavour cast off from the International Space Station late Friday, capping more than a week of orbital construction to add a phenomenal new lookout dome and room to the orbiting lab.

Suspicions linger over acceleration in Toyota Camrys

As the first Congressional hearings on Toyota get underway Tuesday, one key question will be whether the automaker has fully diagnosed the causes of its runaway cars.

Vietnamese students bring in Tet abroad

DTiNews shares photos from readers celebrating Tet all over the world.

Can't miss if you seek a kiss at Rio Carnival

A kiss is just a kiss, but at Rio's Carnival, collecting as many pecking partners as possible at one of the 650 massive street parties that hit high gear on Saturday is truly a competitive sport.

Obama sends Lunar New Year greetings

U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a message of greetings to those celebrating the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 14.

American musicians bond with Vietnamese counterparts

Southwest Chamber Music's exchange program will introduce Asians to contemporary classical works.

One month after quake, Haitians join to mourn dead

Thousands of Haitians prayed, wept and danced among tent shelters in the capital's main square on Friday.

Former president Bill Clinton released from hospital

Doctors inserted two stents into a clogged coronary artery after he complained of chest pains.

Chilling aerial photos of 9/11 attack released

A trove of aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center was widely released this week.

Body paint tiger art donated to save China’s tigers

A famed body paint artist created a stunning image of a South China Tiger in aid of a project to save the animal.

Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on

If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice?

Tom Cruise signs on for 'Mission: Impossible IV'

J.J. Abrams won't return as director, but he will produce with Cruise.

Toyota recalls more than 400,000 Priuses, other hybrid cars

Toyota on Tuesday announced another global recall -- this time involving more than 400,000 Priuses and other hybrid cars with braking problems.

Man pulled alive from Haiti earthquake rubble

Authorities in Haiti say a man has been pulled alive from rubble in Port-au-Prince where he may have been trapped since the January 12 earthquake.

Costa Rica elects first female president

Laura Chinchilla has won a landslide victory to become the next president of Costa Rica.

Michael Jackson's doctor charged over pop singer's drugs death

Conrad Murray freed on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

The New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl

The New Orleans Saints have won Super Bowl XLIV. They beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 here at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida.

Taliban prepare defences against US and UK offensive

A wall of booby-trapped mines has been laid by the Taliban to protect their last strongholds in central Helmand as they prepare to hold off a major allied assault.