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Sophia Grace Brownlee's cover video has been seen by more than 7 million people.

FBI will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. PST

A British government minister sharply criticised Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday and said it would be premature for Commonwealth leaders to hold out an olive branch to Zimbabwe when they meet later this month.

Apple has set its release date and time for the iOS 5 upgrade to 10 a.m. PDT Wednesday, or 1 p.m. ET. Here's what to expect.

In the UK, a team of scientists have set out on an Antarctic expedition to get to the bottom of climate change mysteries. Quite literally, the group is planning to drill through three kilometers of Antarctic ice in order get samples from its lake.

Britain's economy is likely to get steadily weaker through the rest of this year, and the Bank of England's future decisions on asset purchases will be largely driven by overseas developments, BoE chief economist Spencer Dale told Reuters.

Barbadian singer Rihanna has been named the sexiest woman alive by Esquire for the year 2011.

Barclays Capital said the pace of iPhone 4S roll-out is fastest in the iPhone's history and points to a big December quarter push for Apple Inc.

Britain's economy is likely to get steadily weaker through the rest of this year, and the Bank of England's future decisions on asset purchases will be largely driven by overseas developments, BoE chief economist Spencer Dale told Reuters.

The controversial decision review system (DRS) will no longer be mandatory and its use will be left to bilateral agreements between participating boards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.

The United States stormed to gold in the women's team event at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday to emphatically put down a marker for next year's London Olympics.

Hungarian police have seized a stockpile of weapons that was shipped to the Hungarian capital for the production of a film about zombies starring Brad Pitt, a film crew member said on Tuesday.

London's iconic clock tower, Big Ben, is leaning, according to a recently released report.

Liverpool could welcome their skipper Steven Gerrard back to the starting line-up when they host bitter-rivals Manchester United at Anfield on Saturday.

Soon after Hong Kong design student Jonathan Mak's tribute to the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs garnered worldwide success, cyberspace started buzzing that the logo could be a rip-off of one created by a UK designer.

Within two years time, 600,000 more British children will slip into absolute poverty, pushing the total number to more than 3.1 million.

An ancient lake, hidden beneath 1.8 miles of ice in the western Antarctic area, could contain clues about climate change and future changes in sea level, as well as potentially uncovering new forms of life, according to a team of UK-based researchers and scientists.

CME Group aims to launch cleared over-the-counter metals products in Europe by the end of 2011, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Apple has received more than a million preorders for the iPhone 4S in a single day, toppling the previous record of 600,000 set by the iPhone 4 last year, the company says.

Amy Winehouse may have left this planet in July, but if her father has his way she'll live on forever, on the world's bookstore shelves.

The day after he tied the knot with American heiress Nancy Shevell, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney announced 11 extra dates for his On the Run tour ending in his native town of Liverpool, England, on December 20.