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Three NATO soldiers along with 10 Afghans were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the crowded center of Khost City in eastern Afghanistan Monday morning, news agencies reported quoting officials.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Monday ahead of the Institute of Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index data.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) Monday announced its next generation business-class Windows 8 tablet, the HP ElitePad 900. Coming with enterprise-grade features, functionality and support, the new tablet will be available in the United States in January.

China's manufacturing activity in September continued to remain in the phase of contraction, increasing the concerns over the slowdown in the economic growth of the world's second largest economy.

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell Monday as investor confidence was weighed down by the rising concerns about the worsening global economic conditions following the disappointing data which showed the weakening Japanese business conditions and Chinese manufacturing activity.

Banned Books Week -- an annual observance sponsored by the American Library Association and other groups to fight censorship -- begins Sunday and ends Oct. 6. Banned Books Week events will be held across the nation and online in a celebration of literature. So, to fight censorship and celebrate the week yourself, why not learn more about the most challenged books of 2011?

Germany's Martin Kaymer secured the vital point to retain the Cup by beating Steve Stricker one up.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) will get just a shade greener as its MidAmerican Wind unit announced Sunday its agreement to buy two wind-energy projects in Tehachapi, Calif.

In dueling Sunday talk-show turns, Chris Christie and Paul Ryan both loyally supported Mitt Romney, but had little else in common.

RIM reported encouraging results, but it's still gambling BlackBerry 10 can be finished before cash needs force alternatives.

A member of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan and a civilian contractor have been killed in the latest insider attack by a member of the Afghan security forces.

T-Mobile USA has entered into an agreement with Crown Castle International Corp to sell the operation rights for 7,200 of its wireless broadcast towers for $2.4 billion.

The Motorola-Microsoft patent tussle over Xbox 360 and Windows software took an interesting turn Friday as a U.S. appeals court ruled Sept.28 that Google Inc's Motorola Mobility cannot enforce a patent injunction issued against the Redmond giant in Germany.

Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson have looked particularly strong at Medinah Country Club.

In Florida, the Walt Disney World resort has supported mostly conservative lawmakers this year, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

The Fox News Channel blamed “severe human error” for its live coverage of a man committing suicide on Friday.

Tonight’s episode of “Doctor Who,” “The Angels Take Manhattan,” is expected to be the last episode featuring the Doctor’s companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams, and fans are eagerly awaiting its premier. So where are fans tuning in to watch the new episode? For many, online streams are taking the place of live television.

Coffee is more popular than ever, with two-thirds of America drinking a cup each day.

Nongovernmental organizations want Mexico to push Wal-Mart to come clean about the guest workers in its supply chain.

Asian stock markets ended mixed last week as concerns over the euro zone crisis and Chinese economic growth weighed on the sentiment. The ambitious Spanish budget and hopes of stimulus measures from China lifted market sentiment during the second half and limited losses for the week.

With China’s economy slowing down as a result of weakness of investment and export demand, market participants are calling for urgent policy easing measures to bolster economic growth.