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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie presents the Nansen prize to Yemen's Society for Humanitarian Solidarity and its founder, Nasser Salim Ali Al-Hamairy (not pictured) at a ceremony in Geneva

Movie Fans Get Glimpse of Jolie's 'Blood and Honey'

The promotional trailer for Angelina Jolie's film directoring debut, In The Land of Blood and Honey, hit theaters Friday, giving a glimpse of the movie about love and violence in war-torn Bosnia.

Facebook Ireland Under Investigation, Accused of Building ‘Shadow Profiles’

Facebook Ireland is under investigation after it has been accused of creating shadow profiles of people who are not registered with the social network. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland (DCP) is expected to start a comprehensive audit of Facebook Ireland before month's end.

Exclusive: Olympus trail reaches elusive banker's Florida home

A former Wall Street banker of Japanese descent has emerged as a key figure in the scandal engulfing Japanese blue-chip company Olympus Corp , according to documents provided by the company's ex-CEO.

Movie fans get glimpse of Jolie's Blood and Honey

The promotional trailer for Angelina Jolie's film directoring debut, In The Land of Blood and Honey, hit theaters Friday, giving a glimpse of the movie about love and violence in war-torn Bosnia.

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Anti-Wall St. protesters march with Verizon workers

Anti-Wall Street protesters joined Verizon Communications workers on Friday in a march to denounce corporate greed as the company and 45,000 employees negotiate a new labor contract.

McDonald's Price Hikes, Likely to Continue, Go Unnoticed by Patrons

McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast-food restaurant and a bellwether of the consumer economy in the United States, has been increasing prices on many of its offerings for months. If you haven't noticed, you're hardly alone.

Pondering further easing, Fed weighs best approach

The Federal Reserve is worried about the U.S. economy's health and is looking at ways to offer more monetary stimulus, the central bank's influential vice chair, Janet Yellen, said on Friday.

Disney Artist Mary Blair Gets Google Doodle on Her 100th Birthday [VIDEO]

Mary Blair, a Disney artist who has left her colorful stamp on 1950s

Wal-Mart Trims U.S. Health Insurance Coverage as Healthcare Costs Rise

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will no longer offer health insurance to new part-time U.S. employees who work fewer than 24 hours a week and will charge workers who use tobacco more for coverage as healthcare costs rise, the company said on Friday.

LyondellBasell's Debt Buyback a Bullish Bet on Commodity Chemicals Recovery

Chemical maker LyondellBasell's plan to buy back nearly $2.8 billion in debt and pay a special dividend nearly the same size is a bullish bet that demand for commodity chemicals will recover from a recent soft patch and rally the rest of the decade.

Obama Has Written Personal Checks to Struggling Americans: Compassionate or Futile?

More than once, President Barack Obama has written personal checks to struggling Americans, he told a Washington Post reporter, in an admission that is bound to be controversial.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Timeline and Open Graph at the f8 Developers Conference in San Francisco. Sharing is the focus of new Facebook, but not everyone wants to share everything.

Facebook Privacy Issues: Irish DPC to Investigate

Facebook Ireland Limited will be audited by the Irish DPC for possible breaches in data protection law. The company could face a fine of $138,000.

Occupy Wall Street: Cornel West Arrested Again at 'Stop and Frisk' Protest [VIDEO]

Princeton University Prof. Cornel West was arrested Friday, the second time this week, at an Occupy Wall Street rally in Harlem protesting outside a police precinct against the NYPD's stop and frisk policy.

Rally reaches third week; hopes hinge on EU summit

The S&P 500 posted its third straight week of gains on Friday, lifted by optimism before this weekend's summit of European leaders and strong earnings from blue-chip stocks.

S. Sudan welcomes US military help to fight LRA

South Sudan is welcoming U.S. military assistance to help fight Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) accused of murder, rape and kidnapping children, officials said on Friday.

Why Washington Wants to Bar the AT&T-T-Mobile Bid

Do the math: if AT&T is allowed to buy T-Mobile, it would become a monolithic provider in a period when competition should be free.

Moammar Gadhafi, inside his Bedouin tent 1986 where he presented his family to U.S. women journalists during a news conference.

Gaddafi, in meat locker, still divides Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's body lay in an old meat store on Friday as arguments over a burial, and his killing after being captured, dogged efforts by Libya's new leaders to make a formal start on a new era of democracy.

Obama's Gray Hair from Genetics, Not Stress

President Obama dispelled the popular notion that his hair has turned grey due to the stress of the presidency in a recent interview with ABC's Jake Tapper.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

‘Big Equity Losses’ Expected on Monday (or Wednesday): Sri-Kumar

The U.S. and Europe can expect big equity losses on Monday, Komal Sri-Kumar, chief global strategist at TCW Group, told Bloomberg TV.

Are Mexico's Drug Cartels Recruiting American Children?

In the ongoing drug war in Mexico, cartels will do whatever they can to gain more power, even if that means recruiting teenage soldiers.

Apple iPhone 4S Release: Preorders Now in 22 More Countries

Apple has begun to take preorders for the iPhone 4S for customers living in Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, and 19 other countries.

Icahn interested in Navistar, Oshkosh merger

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants Navistar International Corp to consider merging with rival Oshkosh Corp , though he has not yet made a formal proposal to either company, several people familiar with the situation said.

Europe launches its bid to compete with U.S. GPS system

Europe launched the first satellites in its Galileo global navigation system on Friday, a first step toward creating a network the European Union hopes will eventually rival the U.S.-run GPS system and establish Europe as a space power.

Wall St. gains on EU summit optimism, U.S. profits

Wall Street advanced to its highest levels since early August on Friday on optimism ahead of this weekend's summit of European leaders to tackle the region's debt crisis and as strong earnings from blue chips lifted investor sentiment.

Kansas City Southern Profit Doubles as Higher Pricing, Fuel Surcharges Offset Increased Costs

Railroad company Kansas City Southern said quarterly profit doubled, beating forecasts, with carloadings and revenue at record highs, and said the U.S. and Mexican economies would grow moderately through 2012.

News Corp. Investors Berate Murdoch at Meeting

News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch showed defiance in the face of angry shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday as they slammed the media company for poor corporate governance and said he should give up the chairman role.

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