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The Geneva-based trade body will uphold a ruling that Boeing got billions in dollars in unfair subsidies from the U.S. government, Reuters reported.

The summit will seek to pressure Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program.

Since it exploded into the American consciousness earlier this week, Invisible Children's methodology has been much scrutinized, but ICC chief Louis Moreno Ocampo has defended has defended the campaign.

The French president's hopeful comments came as Germany's finance minister warned against overreacting to the deal, saying Greece must use its sovereign debt lifeline wisely.

French presidential candidate Francois Hollande is visiting Warsaw, Poland as part of a whirlwind political tour ahead of next month's elections, but Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has refused to meet the Socialist party leader.

German exports rose 2.3 percent in January, driven by increased activity in all sectors of the economy, the German Federal Statistics Office, Destatis, said Friday.

The world's largest cruise line operator Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) swung to a loss, as rising fuel costs and one-time write downs offset an increase in revenue, while the Costa Concordia tragedy had little effect on the bottom line.

Real men wear mantyhose. If you thought men in tights was a sartorial statement best left to medieval jesters, think again, said The Daily Mail's Daisy Dumas.

Cruise bookings for next year could remain slow until the industry manages to dispel safety concerns after the Costa Concordia capsized off the west coast of Italy in January.

The 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival has announced its 2012 film sections for the popular Spotlight and Cinemania series. The festival, which was started by Robert DeNiro after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, takes place from April 18th to April 29th.

Greece closed a bond swap offer to private creditors on Thursday after clearing the minimum threshold of acceptance to push the deal through, moving closer to unlocking funds it needs to avoid a dangerous debt default.

Greece moved closer to wrapping up its bond swap with private investors on Thursday, indicating that it had already cleared a vital threshold needed to pass a deal which will hand bondholders steep cuts in the value of their investments.

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Ahani also said that foreign powers need not fear Iran’s atomic ambitions.

Khamenei also criticized Obama for “still harboring illusions” that economic sanctions will pressure Iran to relinquish its nuclear activities.

World’s No. 1 social networking site Facebook was unavailable for almost 2 hours in Europe and parts of Asia on Wednesday morning. Facebook referred to it as “technical difficulties” and was able to fix it quickly.

Germany's industrial output rose 1.6 percent in January, according to data released by the nation's Economy Ministry Thursday, beating expectations through a jump in construction and manufacturing output and raising hopes Europe's largest economy will bypass a recession.

International Women's Day 2012, on March 8, marks the 101st time the international holiday has been celebrated, a tribute Google looks to honor with its latest Google Doodle. From what this year's design means to what the founder of the International Women's Day web site thinks of tributes like the Doodle, here are five things to know about the 2012 tribute.

The Earth's magnetic field protects against solar winds that would otherwise wipe away the atmosphere from our planet, researchers announced Thursday.

Greece moved closer on Thursday to concluding a bond swap deal with private creditors that it desperately needs to stave off a messy default and buy time to repair its exhausted economy.

China has surpassed the United States as the country exhibiting the highest demand for luxury watches, says a survey.