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Jennifer Lopez was accused of having a maid in Germany fired -- all because the maid asked for an autograph, but Lopez denies the claim.

Iran has reacted cooly to Barack Obama's reelection as U.S. president, citing his support of crippling economic sanctions.

Sprint-Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), the No. 3 U.S. telecommunications carrier, said it plans to acquire $480 million worth of valuable long-term evolution (LTE) spectrum in the Midwest.

Several people tweeted their proposed destinations as President Barack Obama was re-elected on Nov. 6.

President Barack Obama celebrated his re-election by posting a photo of himself with First Lady Michelle Obama, and it's become the most re-tweeted picture in history.

Apple's second patent lawsuit against Samsung targets eight devices including the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note and Galaxy S2, and a host of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab range. Reports streaming in indicate that the iPhone maker is now keen to add Google’s Jelly Bean 4.1 Android build as well.

Obama, now a graying statesman, has come far from the youthful outsider who dared Americans to hope for real social/political change in 2008.

Upcoming October data may offer further evidence that China's economy has bottomed out.

The reaction to President Obama's victory apparently broke several records on Twitter, the social media site reported.

Barack Obama has won the election with a comfortable margin and is set to embark on his second tenure at the White House. In a presidential race that was tight till the end with volatile opinion poll results indicating a cliffhanger, Obama has come out as a clear winner.

In his victory speech at the McCormick Place arena, the president highlighted what keeps America together to close the bitter 2012 election season.

Messages from the world leaders have started pouring in congratulating U.S. President Barack Obama on winning a second term, even as nations weigh in on what his victory could mean to them.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday as investor sentiment was lifted following the re-election of Barack Obama as the President.

In his 2012 Election Day victory speech, U.S. President Barack Obama was optimistic that "the best is yet to come" for America.

Crude oil prices declined slightly in Asian trading Wednesday and hovers above $88 a barrel after surging in the previous session.

Most of the Asian markets gained Wednesday as investor sentiment rose following the re-election of Barack Obama as U.S. President.

Canada and India on Tuesday finalized the terms of a bilateral nuclear deal that will pave way for Canadian firms to export uranium and other nuclear supplies to India, for the first time in almost four decades.

The House retained its Republican leadership, but the results of several races are still up in the air.

The 2012 campaign is officially over -- and President Barack Obama got four more years.

President Barack Obama has carried the key states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, media organizations projected Tuesday night.