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Pakistani diplomats (as well as Sharif’s office) denied the accusations.

The federal government is on the brink of a shutdown; the two parties are unlikely to agree on a continuing resolution before midnight.

The gender wage gap is a lot wider in certain U.S. states, compared to others.

Curiosity (maybe) prepares for a nap; the CDC won't be able to monitor the spread of flu.

Is there a new couple alert? Cameron Diaz tried to hide from the camera while out on the town with fellow actor Benicio Del Toro on Saturday

Although gold sells in spot markets for roughly $1300/oz, total production costs usually meet or exceed that, said Citi analysts.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and actress Sanaa Lathan posted the same photo of their dinner date to Instagram, sparking rumors that the pair is dating.

The goal is to get 1.5 million electric vehicles on California roads by 2025.

According to a new study, the percentage of very young children receiving psychiatric drug prescriptions peaked in 2004 and stabilized between 2006 and 2009.

Is it possible to frack oil and gas from shale rock in an environmentally friendly way?

US law enforcement accounted for more than 90 percent of all requests pertaining to users' emails, photos and online documents.

Fears of a government shutdown, weakening inflation data in Europe and underperforming factories in China lowered investor sentiment.

With no clear guidance from the Fed on its stimulus reduction criteria, investor uncertainty about this decision is very high.

Late-stage pictures of the "zombie apocalypse" drug krokodil, which is also known as "crocodile."

A fire aboard a London Duck Tours vessel Sunday sent 28 tourists diving into the River Thames yards from the Houses of Parliament.

Less than 24 hours before “Breaking Bad” was to come to an end, star Aaron Paul appeared on “Saturday Night Live” to poke some lighthearted fun at the series.

Kenya laid out reasons why travel warnings would only make a bad situation worse, but that didn’t stop the U.S. from issuing one.

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” outperformed fellow newcomers “Rush” and “Don Jon” at the box office this weekend.

The reduction in force at the Munich-based diversified-machinery firm will be in the area of 4.08 percent.

Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned the winner of the 2013 Miss World pageant in Indonesia.

Jakiyah McKoy was crowned Little Miss Hispanic Delaware but was later stripped of her title over concerns about her ethnicity.