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The United States gave Libya's new rulers a very visible show of support on Wednesday when a senior envoy visited the capital and praised their efforts to assert control of armed groups three weeks after Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and actor Hugh Grant will be among more than 50 core participants at a public inquiry into press standards set up after the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm.

A charitable foundation was launched in memory of British singer Amy Winehouse on Wednesday, marking what would have been the artist's 28th birthday.

Intel and Google announced a partnership strategically planned to bolster their respective business while challenging Apple’s iPhone in the burgeoning smartphone market.

The work stoppage would likely impact every section of British life.

To tackle manmade climate change, scientists will investigate the feasibility of a geo-engineering project by building an artificial volcano, which will appear in the British county of Norfolk next month.

In January 1982, the UK government reported that about 3.07 million Britons were out of work, or about 1 out of 8 adults. Yet while the current unemployment picture looks very grim indeed, it pales in comparison to what Britain faced 30 years ago.

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Johnny Depp was photographed in full vampire costume on the set for Dark Shadows in the UK on Tuesday, in a getup which disgraces the original 1960's series.

Former U.S. Vice President, Al Gore, will undertake a 24-hour global multimedia event to convince deniers of humans' role in climate change, the link between climate change and extreme weather events and to drive action against global warming among the public.

The UK called for the release of a woman kidnapped at a Kenyan beach resort.

British artist Richard Hamilton, regarded by many as the father of pop art, died on Tuesday. He was 89.

South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare could spend some $800 million on acquisitions, its deputy CEO said, as Africa's biggest generic drugs maker looks for further targets, particularly in Latin America.

The 68th annual Venice Film Festival closed on Saturday with the presentation of the Golden Lion awards. The event, as well as the awards, celebrated the world of cinema and art. The complete list of winners follows.

Fossils of a new species of carnivorous fish that lurked ancient rivers have been discovered in the Canadian Arctic as per a new study.

Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, on Monday at Sao Paulo in Brazil was crowned as the winner of Miss Universe 2011, becoming the first Angolan Miss Universe.

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Climate change advocate and former Vice President, Al Gore, will undertake a 24-hour global multimedia event to convince the climate change deniers of humans' role in climate change, the link between climate change and extreme weather events and to drive action against global warming among the public.

Madonna on Monday said she said she doesn't mind any criticism of her filmmaking abilities, so long as it is directed at her movie and not at herself.

Grosvenor Park is back. The company that produced The Hurt Locker and Righteous Kill, has lined up $100 million in financing that it intends to deploy over the next year.

Particles of a defunct 7-ton research satellite falling towards Earth could potentially shatter on the earth's surface and rain debris on densely populated areas including Britain, NASA reports.