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Is the fashion world -- Thom Browne, de la Renta, von Furstenberg, and others -- snubbing the Republican candidate’s wife, Ann Romney?

U.S. companies announced thousands of layoffs last week, including many on Friday, despite economic growth.

Harlem Desir will be the first black man to lead one of France's major political parties. Is he a Socialist Barack Obama?

A Congolese gynecologist and human rights activist survived an assassination attempt.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has proposed a new "standard" of personalized airfares that it says will be a "revolution in airline retailing."

According to a new report from the World Bank, easing trade restrictions could be the key to fixing Africa's low agricultural productivity.

Lana Wachowski, who co-directed "Cloud Atlas," recently gave a speech discussing her suicide attempt.

The iPhone from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), may be just what the doctor ordered for the Big 3 mobile carriers: a proven moneymaker.

Germany at last is honoring the Roma victims of the Holocaust, but today's Roma still live in poverty and exclusion all over Europe.

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), is expected to report a loss, in large part due to its effort to build momentum for its line of Kindle Fire tablets.

Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) will report a third-quarter loss but investors await subscriber numbers and comment about SoftBank's acquisition bid.

With France sending drones and other Western powers pledging support, an offensive against extremists in Mali is gearing up.

The world's only one-star carrier, Air Koryo, has launched an English-language website, but good luck purchasing a flight there.

The troika that decides how and when to financially rescue Greece has apparently given it a two-year extension on fiscal reform.

Two easily overlooked charts on the state of the Spanish housing market show the situation in the country is likely to get even worse.

Mosley will forever be remembered for forming the British Union of Fascists.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) reports third-quarter results Wednesday which are generally expected to be about flat with last year’s.

The emir of Qatar became the first head of state to visit Hamas-controlled Gaza on Tuesday, even though Gulf state is an ally of the West.

Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. special envoy to Syria, is keeping quiet about his developing peace plan as the Eid al-Adha cease-fire approaches.

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) is expected to report its first profit as a public company and may hint at ways to keep growing.

A determined military is increasingly desperate to stop Syrian violence from destabilizing Lebanon.

The annual Hindu festival Durga Puja — a potpourri of events celebrated differently in different parts of India in honor of mother goddess — is popularly regarded as an occasion to commemorate good triumphing over evil.

An array of global economic and financial factors are combining to support the price of gold.

A foiled terrorist plot in Amman, Jordan could be a sign that regional turmoil is compromising stability in the kingdom.

Confusion reigns after the EU summit ends, and leaders are still at odds over a future banking union.

When Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) reports third-quarter results Monday, investors may be looking more for clues to CEO Marissa Mayer’s strategy.

The Dublin-born actor was arguably the most famous and popular British television figure in history.

Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) reports third-quarter results Monday. It's an indicator for Detroit as well as electronics.