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The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract worth $489.53 million to begin purchasing parts, materials, and components for a seventh batch of 35 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes, the U.S. Defense Department announced Friday.

Following the sacking of Harry Redknapp, a look at the latest transfer news in what is sure to be a summer of major upheaval at Tottenham.

Watch Danny Welbeck's superb back-heeled goal that gave England a crucial victory over Sweden at Euro 2012.

Watch highlights of England's frenetic 3-2 victory over Sweden in Kiev.

A tight squeeze on salaries of full-time employees, along with spending cuts and burgeoning levels of part-time employment and long-term unemployment, offsets the decline in overall unemployment, leading to a rise in the number of poor Britons.

The development comes as Western and some Arab nations have apparently lost hope that Russia, Syria?s strongest ally, will pressure Assad to give up power or end his crackdown on opponents.

Some Greeks are likely to vent their anger by supporting the anti-austerity radical leftist Syriza party in this weekend?s poll.

A trip to Greece in the coming weeks may feel like an intrusion -- a sojourn into a land of private grief and public fury. But not visiting only makes things worse.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, is expected to make a new consumer push by announcing its own Windows Tablet for shipment next quarter, industry analysts said.

The world wants to know: just who is web sensation Martha Payne? An international incident was ignited when school officials tried to stop 9-year-old Martha Payne from blogging about how disgusting the lunches served at her Scottish school were. On Friday, the Argyll and Bute Council overturned a ban on cameras in her school's dining hall, just hours after the council's members had lambasted the girl for her blog posts.

Get the confirmed lineups as France take on Ukraine in Donetsk, plus details of where to watch the crucial Group D match.

Watch live coverage of the Group D clash between England and Sweden in Kiev, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.

The book ?Founding Myths? was particularly critical of what Garaudy viewed as excessive Jewish influence on U.S. foreign policy.

On the 30th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War, the president of Argentina has again demanded that Britain negotiate the sovereignty of the tiny islands that both countries claim.

Here are some of the main contenders to win at Wimbledon.

Britain's goods trade deficit unexpectedly widened in April as exports plunged, raising the threat of a third quarter of economic contraction and adding urgency to new measures to foster growth as trading partners in the euro zone weaken.

Watch live coverage of the Group D encounter between Ukraine and France, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.

British Prime Minister David Cameron had strong words for Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner on Thursday regarding the Falkland Islands.

Kanye West's home was robbed while he was away living the good life on tour in England with girlfriend Kim Kardashian, according to reports.

The very peak of Powell's career likely occurred in April 1968,when he delivered his infamous Rivers of Blood speech in Birmingham in which he warned that unchecked immigration of non-whites into Britain would lead to violence in the streets and social collapse.

Lynn Shelton?s latest film stars Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass.