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Sometimes humor doesn’t travel well: Two British nationals were barred entry to the U.S. for jokes made on Twitter.

Spain has the highest jobless rate in the euro zone (22.9 percent), while Austria has the lowest (4.1 percent).

Both Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger will not return to the X Factor next season, after news of a big shake-up to Simon Cowell's FOX series. The two judges, along with host Steve Jones, will be leaving.

European Union lawmakers are seeking to further ratchet down the fees mobile operators charge users when they travel abroad, according to a draft plan seen by Reuters, taking aim at a lucrative source of industry profit.

Oscar winning actress Shirley MacLaine will be joining the hit British television series Downton Abbey in its third season. The series written by Julian Fellowes, follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.

Euro zone unemployment has risen to its highest level since before the euro was introduced, data showed on Tuesday, a day after EU leaders promised to focus on creating millions of new jobs to try to kickstart Europe's floundering economy.

Apple, which lost its retail chief to J.C. Penney last year, hired the CEO of Britain’s top electronics chain to replace him and push an international expansion.

Apple Inc is hiring Dixons chief executive John Browett, who drove a recent turnaround at the UK electricals retailer, to lead the iPad maker's retail expansion.

According to The Telegraph, Michelle Obama purchased $50,000 worth of lingerie from Agent Provocateur. She and the Queen of Qatar, Sheikha Mozah, closed off part of Madison Avenue for a shopping spree at the luxury lingerie boutique.

BSkyB, Britain's dominant pay-TV group, is to launch an online offering to enable it to better take on the likes of Lovefilm and Netflix, following some signs of slowing growth at its main satellite business.

I have a healthy respect for the institution of government, and sometimes even feel sorry for politicians who have thankless jobs (President Barack Obama springs to mind), but I find the whole process that Americans go through to elect our leaders cringeworthy.

I have a healthy respect for the institution of government, and sometimes even feel sorry for politicians who have thankless jobs (President Barack Obama springs to mind), but I find the whole process that Americans go through to elect our leaders cringeworthy.

Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer Dixons Retail said on Tuesday that its chief executive was leaving the company to join the world's most valuable technology corporation, Apple, as senior vice president of retail.

888 Holdings Plc said a unit of private equity-owned Caesars Entertainment Corp extended its UK software licensing agreement with the British online gaming company to the United States.

Oscar-nominated film 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' will not be shown in India after Sony Pictures refused to compromise scenes depicting rape and sexual intercourse.

Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a guest character and voice on animated TV comedy The Simpsons, playing a neighbor of the family after they move from their home in fictional Springfield.

Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday after Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos raised hopes that a deal would be reached this week to avoid a potentially chaotic debt default, but worries over Portugal's refinancing ability capped gains.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have taken the upper hand in escalating battles on the outskirts of the capital Damascus while top Western and Arab diplomats are seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for him to go.

Mexicans have been overcharged $13.4 billion a year for phone and internet services as the industry dominated by billionaire Carlos Slim gouges customers and keeps the economy from growing, a study released on Monday said.

Chancellor Angela Merkel cemented her political ascendancy in Europe Monday when 25 out of 27 EU states agreed to a German-inspired pact for stricter budget discipline, even as they struggled to rekindle growth from the ashes of austerity.

ASUS unveiled its new Transformer Prime HD TF700Tat CES 2012, boasting an ultra high resolution screen that is set to rival some laptops, but Transformer Prime enthusiasts need to hold tight as the tablet won't be released until June.