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China’s defense minister reassured Western nations on Tuesday that his nation’s growing military posed no threat to global stability.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Tuesday after euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a deal overnight on the financing of the second aid package to debt-laden Greece.

"Killing Them Softly" arrives in the U.S. Nov.30 as a galaxy of stars watched its premiere show, Monday, at the SVA Theater in New York City.

The United States was ranked 17th in an assessment of the education systems of 50 countries.

Thailand’s industrial output grew in October more than expected compared with its output during the same period last year, indicating an upswing in manufacturing.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Generac Holdlings, National Bank of Greece, Petrobras Argentina, Las Vegas Sands and Dillard's. The top after-market NYSE losers were Thor Industries, FTI Consulting, Equity Residential, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund and Scorpio Tankers.

Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will meet with senators Tuesday to discuss her remarks about the Benghazi attack.

The migration of shopping to virtual storefronts was in full display on “Cyber Monday,” the biggest online shopping sale day of the year.

New data from Quantcast has put Tumblr in the top ten most-trafficked networks, an achievement that the New York-based startup spoke of too soon by announcing that it had become one of the top ten most-trafficked websites.

"Battlefield 3" console players will get a patch Tuesday that will improve input lag for PS3 gamers, balance weapons, and improve audio stability for the PS3 among other updates.

Wii U, Nintendo's newest console, sold 400,000 units in its first week. While the number is lower than the first week sales of the Nintendo Wii, Wii U's numbers were higher than PS3 and Xbox 360 first week sales.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has announced he will resign from his post after a new government is formed following the general elections in January, adding that he plans to withdraw from politics as a whole.

As the Supreme Court's Proposition 8 decision approaches, Morgan Freeman has lent his voice to a new pro-gay marriage ad for the Human Rights Campaign.

Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities will pay $6.5 billion for U.S. apartment owner Archstone.

Tyra Banks will produce and star in a sequel film version of "Life-Size."

Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) reported sales of 400,000 units for its new Wii U console, bringing its hardware sales to more than 1 million units over the week of Black Friday.

Russia may be helping to prop up the Syrian regime by airlifting billions in dollars in cash.

Sighs of relief must have been audible throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport over the weekend when a trucker who was detained after making a wrong turn into Mexico was released from prison.

Donald Trump's hostile tweets against President Barack Obama apparently got so out of hand before the election that his children pleaded with him to stop.

Andrew WK, who released his debut album, “I Get Wet,” in 2001, took to his blog last week to announce he would be visiting Bahrain on behalf of the United States government, something the U.S. Department of State first confirmed before backing off on the idea Monday.

Dannielynn Birkhead, the six-year-old daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith, is following in her mother's footsteps as the newest Guess model.