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A very large investment fund, created by a number of important banks for the sole purpose of providing loans to small businesses, may be on ...

(Reuters) - An outbreak of severe diarrhea in central Haiti has killed nearly 50 people in recent days and more than 450 have been hospitali...

A satellite image of Yongbyon, North Korea, released by DigitalGlobe in May 2009. Credit: Reuters/DigitalGlobe/Handout By Jeremy Lau...

MADRID, Spain — Spanish smokers faced a wrenching change New Year’s Day as a nationwide ban on tobacco in the workplace came into ...

By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:49am EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that ...

By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL | Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:19pm EDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new peace council said on Thursday it would be...

A French high school student shouts slogans during a demonstration over pension reform in Paris October 21, ...

Protests have greeted Google's Street View camera cars in Germany Almost 250,000 Germans have told Google to blur pictures of the...

By Jack Barnes , Contributing Editor , Money Morning If there's one thing that I'...

What the U.S. Undid for Women in Iraq The U.S.-led invasion and then occupation of Iraq brought a sharp setback to the rights of ...

Bob Guccione makes an appearance in 1996 to promote a film project. He was 79. (CNN) -- Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione died Wednes...

  ( PEOPLE ) -- Wedding bells aren't ringing quite yet for Reese Witherspoon and her agent beau Jim Toth. Despite reports suggesting t...

Young and old: Gareth Bale, left, and Javier Zanetti were key performers at the San Siro on Wednesday night. (CNN) -- Titleholders Inter Mi...

Paris, France (CNN) -- Students demonstrated in central Paris on Thursday as protesters and lawmakers went down to the wire in a battle over...

The faintest of faint dots - a signal from the edge of the observable Universe A tiny faint dot in a Hubble picture has been confirme...

Rosneft is one of the state-owned assets to be used to raise revenues Russia has announced further details of plans for its biggest p...

Gene therapy in mice appears to be able to "correct" a gene defect strongly linked to depression in people. Abnormal beha...

The number of people dying from malaria in India has been hugely underestimated, according to new research. The data, published in ...

Construction in West Bank settlements has resumed since the freeze expired on 26 September Jewish settlers have started building more...

The latest recall affects Toyota Avalon cars built between 2005-06, among others Toyota has announced a recall of more than 1.5 million car...

French workers will step up their protests against pension reforms next week, a top trade union leader says. Bernard Thibault, head...

George Osborne said some call his cuts too harsh, while others say they don't go far enough Chancellor George Osborne has defended the ...

President Obiang sponsored the $3m (£2m) life sciences prize A United Nations agency has suspended plans to grant a prize sponsored b...

  Some gay people discharged under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy have attempted to re-enlist ...

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico – Mexican soldiers battled gunmen in two cities across the border from Texas on Wednesday, prompting panicked parents t...

(CNN) -- A young woman was found decapitated in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Tuesday, local officials told CNN.

  (CNN) -- Some headlines are hailing her as the bravest woman in Mexico. Marisol Valles Garcia, all of 20 years old, says she's just t...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) sits with Israel's President Shimon Peres during a memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl m...

Obama's 4-day campaign swing is his longest yet (AP) GOP leader hopes ...

The Tibetan students are said to be angered by changes to education policy At least 1,000 ethnic Tibetan students in China have prot...

Pope Benedict has now chosen three groups of cardinals Pope Benedict XVI has chosen 24 new cardinals, including 10 Italians, as he moves to...

The Chilean Navy has patented the name and design of the rescue capsule A Chilean politician has alleged that on the day the San Jose ...

Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) -- In recent years Portugal has been harnessing its enviable southern European climate to benefit more than just its...

London, England (CNN) -- Chile's president said Monday that conditions must improve in the country's mining industry, just days afte...

(CNN) -- Somali gunmen on Wednesday released a British aid worker kidnapped last week while working for Save the Children. The aid worker,...

London, England (CNN) -- A British court sentenced a Saudi prince Wednesday to the maximum penalty of life in prison for murdering his serva...

(CNN) -- Fresh clashes broke out Wednesday between protesters and police in France as hundreds of thousands rallied in opposition to planned...

Guam- 12 days are left until the General Election, and the Guam Election Commission is on track in its preparations for the big event. In f...

   PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Thousands of public servants took to the streets in Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in support of their dem...

Hugo Infante / Government of Chile via Reuters file Trapped miner Esteban Rojas hugs his wife Jessica Yanez after reaching the surface...

The return of “great power politics” - Stabroek News Stabroek News https://www.stabroeknews.com › Daily Features Oct 20, 2010 — October 20...

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand if his proxy Pheu Thai Party sweeps the next election and forms a ...

With the Philippines remembering the first anniversary of the days when the deadly and destructive storms 'Ondoy' (Ketsana) and ...

Sooner or later someone you know will likely be busy scurrying back and forth to a hospital, caring for a child or spouse who has a high fev...

The simmering crisis in Pakistan deepens with the government attempting a swingback to the Musharraf era in terms of its dealings with the j...

Coral reefs in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean are dying from the worst bleaching effect in more than a decade, Australian marine scient...

It is neater, cleaner and more orderly - quite unlike Jakarta’s oppressiveness To many Malaysians, Surabaya - Indonesia’s second largest ci...

India's uncontested elevation to a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, with endorsement from 187 of the UN's ...

mplications of the old saying about what happens when “thieves fall out” would appear to underlie the Congress’ imposing a gag order on Delh...

The Philippines' capital Metro Manila may be heaving a sigh of relief after having been mostly spared by the wrath of Super-typhoon ...

By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com : Have you ever heard the famous bit of homespun Texas wisdom, “You dance with the one who brung you?” ...

By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com : All lists are subjective, and most movie lists are flawed. But if there’s a constant when it comes t...

Gibson's next movie, Beaver, has seen its release date postponed Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has landed a cameo role as a tattoo a...