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Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that the establishment of a European Monetary Fund would not weaken the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after a meeting with t
Vikram Pandit, Citigroup’s chief executive, will raise the prospect of the US bank earning as much as $20bn from its core business within a few years, a big increase from current levels th
The State Department put on hold all the UK defence contractor’s export licences in the hours immediately after its criminal plea agreement to settle long - running bribery allegations
Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecommunications billionaire with a net worth of $53.5bn, has been crowned the world’s richest person by Forbes magazine – the first time in 16 years the post
Hamtramck, Mich., settled a long - running housing discrimination suit by offering homes to the descendants of black residents forced off their property in the 1950s and ’60s.
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President Barack Obama says Washington for too long has accepted billions of dollars in health care fraud and abuse as simply the cost of doing business. He says that must end.
A federal judge has denied ex - Detroit councilwoman Monica Conyers' request to withdraw her guilty plea in a corruption case and sentenced her to three years and one month in prison.
The House passed legislation Wednesday that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they're from the Census Bureau, following criticism that Republican groups were sending fundraisi
House Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that they will ban the much - criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to companies that often return the favor wi
What the Obama administration needs to understand about Muslims, extremism, and America's image.
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Leading maker of equipment used to produce LED lighting gains after strong 2010 guidance on the back of improving demand in the sector
Nigeria’s new securities regulator has launched a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses that contributed to a $50bn equities crash in what had been regarded as a prime frontier market
The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.
Further stress - testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double - dip' recession, regulators say.
Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'.
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The incomplete results will offer an incomplete picture of the vote but will provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape.
Joe Biden, the US vice - president, has accused Israel of "inflaming tensions" and "prejudicing the outcome" of peace talks, delivering an unusually sharp rebuke to America's closest ally in t
Sister of woman who led 1978 hijacking says decision came from "official channels."
Rashad Hussain, President Obama's new special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, was an avid high school debater in Plano, Tex., where he grew up.
After defaulting on its debts, a repentant Global Investment House tried an unusual tactic in the Middle East – total transparency about its restructuring process
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The latest scandal is not about Silvio Berlusconi. But it may yet damage himWITH weary cynicism, the judge who signed the arrest warrants called it “common corruption”. An inquir
An investigation into Franco - era atrocities lands a judge in troubleGENERALISIMO FRANCISCO FRANCO, the one - time caudillo of Spain, is a dangerous figure to squabble over. No one is as aware
America’s reconfigured anti - missile shield still irks RussiaREAD the small print. That would have been good advice for foes and allies alike when America announced in September last ye
Europe’s aristocracy, alive and kickingGEORGIA struggles to make its case in Germany, which sees trade ties with Russia as vital and the ex - Soviet Caucasian republic as troublesome. So
The latest scandal is not about Silvio Berlusconi. But it may yet damage himWITH weary cynicism, the judge who signed the arrest warrants called it “common corruption”. An inquir
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A Russian - speaking immigrant who police say may have been practicing dentistry without a license for years in Oregon has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a man believed to b
An Israeli supermarket on Wednesday looked to to cash in on the infamous surveillance camera footage showing suspected assassins stalking a Hamas operative in Dubai with a new advertising ca
Ohio State University says a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors didn't reveal a criminal record, even though he had spent five years in prison.
Lawyers for a Jordanian man charged with trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper plan to depose witnesses in Jordan who know the suspect.
Silvio Berlusconi's allies pushed a controversial measure through parliament on Wednesday that shields the Italian premier from prosecution in two ongoing trials.
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Some Web site founders have been surprised that their products are better suited to cellphones.
The Sony NC300D earbuds perform as well as their bigger cousins, the over - the - ear NC500Ds, but at a fraction of the size and weight.
After scandal forced the nominee for lieutenant governor out, Democrats in Illinois are letting citizens apply online to run.
Google introduced a marketplace of business software to help to spur the adoption of its own suite of productivity applications.
Yoink, a new Apple iPhone application and Web site, allows people to post and look for free items in areas near them.
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A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Tories are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education.
The majority of university degrees condemn graduates to menial jobs "serving
coffee in Starbucks", according to a leading businessman.
Paris gossips were trying to sort out fact from fiction today as the
blogosphere raised tantalising questions about the glamorous pop 'n'
politics marriage of President
A British poker champion accused of killing his wife and dumping her body in a
US national park will find out next month if he is to be extradited.
Parents with buggies who take up wheelchair spaces on buses face a crackdown in a government campaign.
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - - LeBron James is expected to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' lineup against the Philadelphia 76ers, while Antawn Jamison remains day to day.
Contract talks between the Red Sox and star right hander Josh Beckett are said to be progressing, with considerable optimism for a new deal emerging.
TORONTO (AP) - - Sidney Crosby's missing Olympic stick and glove have been found.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - - Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross - border drug s
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View the Valentino autumn/winter 2010/11 collection from Paris Fashion Week.
Marc Jacobs banishes the micro - mini at Louis Vuitton
A new exhibition toasts its rise from work boots to cult fashion must - haves.
View the Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2010/11 collection from Paris Fashion
Week.
Corey Haim, eighties teen idol, died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, according to Los Angeles police. The Canadian - born actor, who starred in "The Lost Boys" but was probably
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They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - - but not much.
The first women to fly U.S. military planes will be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill.
A former student at a theological seminary is facing harassment and stalking charges after police said he made more than 500 sexually explicit calls to female students.
The theater world was yesterday awaiting the premiere in London of “Love Never Dies,” the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global hit “Phantom of the Opera.”
An auction at Sotheby’s of more than 160 works of post - war and contemporary art from the Peter Stuyvesant Collection exceeded all expectations on Monday, raising a record 13.6 million euro
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Another selection of strange signs sent in by readers on their travels.
Ascending Mount Sinai in the dark, cold night for a warm sunrise.
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Pilot forced to return to the gate after an incident with an unruly passenger.
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A Texas man who became enraged when a flight attendant refused to serve him alcohol and spent part of a flight locked in the lavatory has pleaded guilty to interfering with an airline flight
Flying in and out of New York - - which is usually no picnic - - is likely to get worse this spring. A new rule on tarmac delays, possible exemptions to that rule and a runway closure may crea
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Our silo surrounded by autumn colors. Submitted by: JoyCobb, Photo Date: 11/1/2008, Photo Location: Kingsville, OH
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The Large Hadron Collider is to shut down for a year to repair mistakes made
in construction in the latest in a series of set backs to hit the atom
smasher.
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
Tuberculosis is a serious public health challenge in the developing world, where the infection claims roughly two million lives each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)
Energy - efficiency gurus want to create the "Rosenfeld" as a simple unit of energy savings.It may not roll off the tongue like the ohm, watt or volt, but it would follow in their tr
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If you are young and healthy but have a family history of cardiovascular disease, are you at high risk of having a heart attack?
New research suggests osteoporosis medications cause microscopic bone damage.
Osteoporosis - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Musculoskeletal Disorders - Bone
The agency says it will work with outside experts to gather more information.
Food and Drug Administration - Osteoporosis - Health - Australian Broadcasting Corporati
The death of 38 - year - old actor Corey Haim by an alleged prescription drug overdose has cast renewed light on the question of whether an addict can truly "recover" - - particularly in light of
If you are young and healthy but have a family history of cardiovascular disease, are you at high risk of having a heart attack?
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Mattel is planning versions of Barbie and Ken styled after four “Mad Men” characters in a promotion for the television series as well as for Barbie.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s belated sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera” feels as eager to be walloped as a clown in a carnival dunking booth.
The complaint accuses Variety of contractual breach, negligence and unfair business practices in connection with the film, “Iron Cross.”
In such a move, Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer would be taken over by its creditors in exchange for debt forgiveness, people briefed on the matter said.
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It is no disrespect of those killed to admit technology can be fallible and fatal.
The Western pattern for dealing with terrorists led to the 9/11 attacks.
Art dealers are slow to catch on to the value of branding VIPs criss - crossed Manhattan last week to attend museum shows, conference panels, champagne brunches, curator tours and the stands o
Tom Engelhardt:: One Foreign Policy Mistake After Another and We're Still Drawing the Wrong Conclusions
As hard as he tried, Bob Schieffer just can't wrap his head around curling. While he applauds Canada for their gold medal victory, he's not sure why he should be.
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It can take 12 weeks and a lot of elbow grease, but planes are recycled when they are too old or not needed anymore. How is it done?
Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work?
Your photos of the week on the theme of exercise
Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff
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UPDATED: LOS ANGELES (AP) - - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died at 2:1
Mass. Senator's Memoir to Cover His Background, Early Career and Winning the Seat Once Held by Sen. Eward Kennedy
The "Twilight" series has made Robert Pattinson a red - hot star at 23, but now a smaller, independent film, "Remember Me," will test his appeal beyond the swooning teen audience. Janet Choi r
She's the iconic designer known for her outrageous fashion and personal style and Betsey Johnson sat down with Nancy Cordes to talk about her work with the American Association for People wi
This "ER" Actress Now Plays a "Good Wife"
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