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The UK economic outlook for 2012 does not look bright.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted a black-tie reception and dinner, at St. James' Palace in London, for the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) appeal.

A Russian court threw out two multi-billion dollar lawsuits against BP on Friday, handing the British oil company a key victory in legal battles surrounding its Russian oil venture TNK-BP.

India's industrial output growth probably slowed to an annual rate of 3.5 percent in September, weighed down by slower growth in infrastructure output and higher domestic borrowing costs.

Russia and China voiced their opposition to new round of sanctions against Iran in a meeting in Moscow. Russia and China have expressed “the mutual conviction that the application of new, additional sanctions against Iran will not lead to the desired result,” Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Millions of people are expected to join the various ceremonies that commemorate Armistice Day which remembers the sacrifice of the war dead, later today.

France's way of doing business is closely connected to French culture, and international businessmen and women (especially those from America) can sometimes make mistakes that sour a deal before it's even begun. Follow these eight tips on French cultural cues and taboos to avoid misunderstandings and to earn the respect of your international peers.

Australia became the first country to ban all colorful logos and other branding on the outside of cigarette packages Thursday. New legislation states that all cigarettes must be sold in plain packaging starting in December of next year.

Shares of Nvidia, the PC chip graphics pioneer, jumped four percent after the graphics chip designer’s third-quarter earnings blew past Wall Street estimates.

Arab Spring and Royal Wedding were on Wednesday deemed the top phrases of 2011, while late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is the year's top name, according to a global survey of the English language.

The new big screen adaptation of the film arrives in theaters in June 2012.

Gold prices fell Thursday, their third consecutive daily decline, as investors facing margin calls sold the yellow metal to raise cash.

Michael Jackson and the Doctor - A Fatal Friendship will air Friday night

Tropical bacteria produces a previously-unknown toxin that shuts down its hosts years, sometimes decades, later, researchers found.

Shares of Nvidia, the PC chip graphics pioneer, were unchanged Thursday as investors awaited third-quarter earnings that may shed light on the company’s product transformation.

Motorola will begin selling the new Droid Razr smartphone Nov. 11 at 11:11 am, but you should wait to buy the Galaxy Nexus in a couple weeks. They both will be on Verizon, so they can take advantage of the 4G network, and even though Galaxy Nexus doesn't have a price yet, it won't be much more than the $300 Droid Razr.

Former technology journalist Jon Briggs, who fell into doing voicework, discovered six years after the fact that he is in fact the voice of Daniel, the male UK version of Siri.

Watch the amazing synchronized dance of a flock of starlings, captured by chance above River Shannon in Ireland.

The red poppy flower is a symbol of the remembrance of the dead from the Great War.

Madonna's manager Guy Oseary has said the singer was very upset that a demo of her new song Give Me All Your Love had leaked onto the Internet.

The impact of Thailand's floods on Honda Motor Co <7267.T> extended to a fourth continent even as Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> showed further signs of recovery from the disaster.