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This week, the economic data releases will take a back seat as the fiscal cliff negotiations dominate the agenda.

Arsenal cruised to a 5-2 victory over Reading.

The coroner that performed Amy Winehouse's autopsy was found to be under qualified, prompting authorities to re-open investigations.

Pakistani girls' education advocate Malala Yousafzai is currently recovering from extensive surgery in a hospital in Birmingham, England

Google's Nexus 4 handset is once again sold out in the U.S., and the company has issued an apology for shipping delays.

A look ahead to Reading’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Media critics turned inward to look for the roots of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.

U.K. Deputy PM Nick Clegg has called on PM David Cameron to get serious about drug-policy reform. Portugal has already gotten it right.

The state-owned newspaper China Daily is now printing its Africa Weekly, and its editors aren't shy about telling the West how they really feel.

The 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War made news this year, but little has been said about how cruise ships have been used as pawns.

In a visit to the Bank of England, Queen Elizabeth II politely but firmly questioned the precise reasons why the Bank never saw the crisis coming while other regulators did little to prevent it.

Crystal Palace are reluctant to sell Wilfried Zaha next month.

Cayman Islands HEAD McKeeva Bush refuseS to resign following arrest on suspicion of corruption.

The Golden Globe-nominated period drama "Downton Abbey" received the "Breaking Bad" treatment courtesy of "The Colbert Report."

The U.S., Canada and the UK have refused to sign a U.N. treaty at the global telecommunications conference in Dubai.

A man called a “Jesus look-alike” was asked to leave a darts tournament in England after a crowd of 4,000 spectators turned its glare on him, chanting to the point that competitors could not focus on their game.

Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is believed to have been working with the British secret service when he was murdered in 2006, according to new evidence presented in a preliminary inquest into his death in a London court.

British authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy killed by radiation poisoning in 2006.

Tom Watson brings his wealth of experience to the American side.

Once Assad's staunchest ally, Russian ministers have begun to express dismay at the idea of an opposition victory in Syria.

Key players in the continuing Europe debt saga and financial crisis announced what amounted to Christmastime gifts to Greece and Britain.