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British taxpayers may take billion-pound hit if plans go ahead to sell off up to a third of stake in RBS to sovereign wealth investors in Abu Dhabi.

Along with the iPhone 5, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S3 might be the most talked about smartphone release for 2012. The device has been rumored to launch around the same time as its competitor, but the newest speculation may point to an even closer date.

The British government has been in talks with Abu Dhabi's cash-rich sovereign wealth funds to sell a large portion of its 82 percent holding of RBS for months, according to a report.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is becoming a widespread problem, according to a WHO researcher.

Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas and Ohio State will continue their quest to win a national championship on Saturday night.

BMW AG , the world's largest premium carmaker, is recalling about 1.3 million cars for repair worldwide due to a possible problem with a battery cable cover in the trunk, the carmaker said on Monday.

'Downton Abbey' creator Julian Fellowes said that James Cameron's blockbuster 'Titanic' was an unfair representation of the tragedy and was really just a love story set against the backdrop of the Titanic.

Terra Firma Capital Partners announced on Monday plans to acquire The Garden Centre Group from Lloyds Banking Group PLC for £276 million ($438 million) and rejuvenate the U.K.'s largest specialist retailer in gardening and plant products after years spent under the control of debtors.

A Japanese man has asked Google to suspend its autocomplete feature on the basis that the function is an invasion of his privacy and cost him his job.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, previously reluctant to expand the size of euro zone bailout funds, agreed to support a €200 billion ($265 billion) increase of the firewall on Monday.

Sarkozy said he would ban certain Imams invited to attend a congress by the Union of French Islamic Organizations (UOIF), a group regarded as being close to Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.

Thirty golfers stripped-off and played mini golf naked to raise funds for prostate cancer charity at the Adventure Island in Southend, Essex, Associated Press has reported.

Known world over for his blunt and often controversial criticism, the Britain's Got Talent judge became the victim of a shocking security lapse on Saturday night.A woman intruder entered his mansion, armed with a brick, and is believed to have sauntered around his West London home, lay down on his bed and walked into his bathroom. Cowell, to his horror, encountered her in the lounge area.

From an Apple fan's point of view, one could trust the Cupertino tech giant in terms of the wide range of products it offers to the customers. Parting with hundreds of dollars each year for laying hands on Apple gadgets does tell that story. But would you ever trust Apple with all your money? Would you trust Apple with your savings and consider banking with an iBank?

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev extended complete support to the UN-Arab League envoy in Syria, saying that Kofi Annan's resolution represented the last chance for preventing the violent insurgency from turning into a civil war. Medvedev's strong message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came close on the heels of US President Barack Obama announcing his plans to send non-lethal aid to the Syrian opposition.

Anite Plc said it had signed a multi-year contract with leisure travel company Thomas Cook Group UK Ltd , sending the software firm's shares up about 11 percent.

The luxurious LA mansion where US President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline spent their honeymoon in 1953 is up for auction for $95 million.

With political pressures mounting, talk about the release of the strategic oil reserves has come back. Will the President decide to release the country's reserves in a last gasp effort to stem the gas price spike? And if he does, what kind of impact will it have on prices?

Makena, a two-year-old girl, is perhaps the youngest singer to go viral on YouTube. The video in which the toddler is seen singing Adele's Someone Like You, has already crossed 6,698,013 views.

Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of online activists is harnessing social media like Twitter and Facebook to get consumers to spend at locally owned stores in cities around the world in so-called Cash Mobs.

Where to watch a live stream online of the Formula One Malaysia Grand Prix in Sepang, plus a full preview and prediction.