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The US Open starts in August

After LulzSec announced its retirement after 50 days of lulz, or an Internet rampage, the flame of cyber war does not seem to be as active as it'd been. LulzSec apparently jumped back onto the boat of its old buddy, Anonymous, to continue sailing on the Operation Anti-Sec against the governments.

The United States has officially declared its endorsement of France’s finance minister Christine Lagarde to be the next chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), virtually guaranteeing she will becomes its boss when its board meets next week.

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has filed for an injunction against BT, UK's largest internet service provider, forcing it to cut off customer's access to a website called Newzbin that promote piracy.

European Union officials are working on a contingency plan for Greece if its parliament rejects an austerity program and the country cannot receive the next instalment of EU/IMF emergency loans, three euro zone sources said on Monday.

A list of the major UFO sightings globally after the year 2000.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton (Kate Middleton) sizzled in a white, Alice Temperley dress, as she attended a match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on Monday.

The Royal Wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and his Olympian fiancée Charlene Wittstock is speculated to be one of the most glamorous occasions of the decade after the wedding of of Prince William and Kate Middleton of Britain.

Premier Wen Jiabao called on Monday for freedom and real democracy in China, despite Beijing clamping down on dissent this year, as calls were made for a “Jasmine” revolution similar to uprisings in the Arab world.

While Casey Anthony's first-degree murder Trial stirs up a national sensation in the U.S., the murder trial of Meredith Kercher has gained international attention due to its controversies around the validity of the convictions and the conduct of the police investigation and prosecution. Taking center stage is Amanda Knox, Kercher's roommate.

Ever since the Royal Wedding on April 29, there was much speculation around whether Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton were dating.

China could order dozens of Airbus jetliners during a visit by Premier Wen Jiabao to Berlin according to sources, but the deals are clouded by a spat between Beijing and Europe over aviation carbon tariffs.

Militants mourning Osama bin Laden have stepped up threats against targets in the West, taking their cue from an al Qaeda statement that followers in the United States and Europe are perfectly placed to strike.

Unions and the British government have failed to reach a consensus in the ongoing pension dispute.

The Pakistani Taliban has threatened to carry out ten new terror attacks in the U.S. and Europe in revenge for the murder of Osama bin Laden by American commandos last month.

Europe's banks may need to raise over 50 billion euros ($71.6 Billion) after regulators slapped an extra capital surcharge on big lenders to make them safer and forbid the use of debt to pad out the extra cushion.

British Prime Minister David Cameron asserted that he will push Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on the contentious issue of human rights in China, as the two nations have signed a huge trade deal valued at £1.4-billion.

Today's books video pulls back the curtain a bit on J.K. Rowling's Pottermore press conference, where recording was restricted.

After a diplomatic meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that Beijing supports a political resolution to the conflict in Libya.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were spotted at Wimbledon.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signaled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 percent inflation target this year, underlining expectations that interest rates will rise further even as economic growth slows down.