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Western investors in Japan's disgraced Olympus have accused its banks of trying to take control of the boardroom by stealth, amid growing signs that the firm's major creditors are considering installing their own appointees in the top jobs.

Hague has also warned that by allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, a deadly arms race will escalate in the Middle East

The legal dispute between Apple and Proview over the iPad trademark is escalating and people can't help but wonder whether the issue will delay iPad 3's debut and destroy Apple's reputation.

Financial market traders and keen gamblers take note. Scientists have found that a chemical in the region of the brain involved in sensory and reward systems is crucial to whether people simply brush off the pain of financial losses.

Researchers at Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Research Institute carried out an experiment on mice, in which a chemotherapy drug called gemcitabine was combined with an experimental drug called MRK003 resulting in a chain of events that ultimately killed the cancer cells.

Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a Bhopal gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million advertising deal.

Oil traded near the highest price in nine months following expectation of increasing demand as euro zone finance ministers agreed on a rescue package for Greece.

Ricky Ponting, Australia's most successful one-day cricketer, accepted that his limited overs international career was over on Tuesday but said he wanted to continue in test cricket and hoped to play in the 2013 Ashes. It's a bit hard to say I've retired given I've been dropped but I don't expect to play one-day international cricket anymore, he said.

Peter Tatchell, a prominent gay rights activist, has been in news for the past several days mostly because he said that the late singer Whitney Houston was secretly gay and that her marriage to Bobby Brown was a smokescreen.

The euro jumped and U.S. Treasuries dipped on Tuesday after eurozone policymakers agreed to a second bailout package for Greece in talks that went deep into the night in Brussels, but concerns that the deal is only a short-term fix kept stocks subdued and Asian stocks unaffected.

Asian stocks and the euro faltered on Tuesday, as a rally that had been driven by expectations of a second bailout package for Greece ran out of steam with a deal still not quite sealed.

Last night, our beloved Downton Abbey concluded its second season. We've been on board with the show from the moment we heard the series' dramatic overture. Since then, it's been a marathon of dressing gongs, fancy dinning utensils, secret affairs, stolen glances, bitter revenge, and constant Oh no, they didn't moments.

Peter Skyllberg, a Swedish man who was found in his snow-covered car in Northern Sweden claiming to have been there without food for two months, is facing a host of questions over his incredible survival story.

Swedish filesharing website The Pirate Bay may soon be blocked in the UK after a London judge ruled that the site breaches copyright laws on a large scale, and that both the platform and its users illegally share copyrighted material, such as movies and music.

In real life Ron Burgundy fashion, BBC weatherman Alex Deakin flubbed his line while delivering the weather forecast on Saturday evening, saying the next day would be filled with bucket loads of c--t instead of sunshine. His Freudian slip did not go unnoticed. Countless videos were posted to YouTube following the gaffe and many tweeted about it on Twitter.

After Lionel Messi's four goals against Valencia last night set yet another goal-scoring record, take a look back at five of his best goals.

I do not wish for this to be overblown, Dench said in a press statement.

Argentine soccer phenom Lionel Messi stormed into second behind Portuguese sensation Cristiano Ronaldo in the running for the European Golden Shoe award, following a stunning performance in Barcelona's 5-1 dominating victory over Valencia, where he racked up four goals in a row.

Britain, the Netherlands, Italy and nine other countries called on Monday for Europe to shift its focus from tough budget cuts towards measures to create growth as the region looks headed for its second recession in three years.

Kate Middleton's style has been center stage since the beautiful brunette married Prince William last April. Now, as more and more Fall 2012 collections are revealed at London Fashion Week, it is clear that Middleton's Duchess Effect has taken on a life of its own.

After showing off her Red Label brand at London Fashion Week, the ever outspoken Dame Vivienne Westwood reportedly said that conformist shoppers and cheap clothes have given society a generic look and has said that people should use their limited resources to by less clothing and choose well.