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Tunisia is one of the few Arab Muslim countries that still has a significant Jewish community (which traces its origins back 2,000 years).

The prohibition on eating pigs stretches back to antiquity.

The ancient enmity between Shia and Sunni Muslims exploded in violence again on Saturday in Iraq when a suicide bomb killed at least 50 Shia pilgrims and wounded almost 100 in the southeastern city of Basra, according to Iraqi police and security officials.

A video appearing to show U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters promises to become an enduring memory of the Afghan war and is already drawing sharp reaction from across the world as it goes viral on the Internet.

These days, everyone in commerce and finance circles seems to complain about the dollar, but few institutional investors want to part with them.

For all the hand-wringing about Mitt Romney being insufficiently conservative, the last few days have demonstrated how a Romney candidacy would give voters a clear alternative to the progressive vision articulated by President Barack Obama.

Four years ago, Ron Paul was a fringe candidate. Now, he is a legitimate contender for the Republican nomination. The International Business Times talked to some of the new Paul converts about what won them over.

After a virtual tie with Rick Santorum in Iowa and a 16-point win over Ron Paul in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney is looking ahead to South Carolina and Florida -- and new polls show him leading in both states. But can he keep that up?

Fitch Ratings analysts continued their saber-rattling over Italy on Thursday, making remarks observers fear signal a coming downgrade of that country's sovereign credit rating. The comments carry an element of the ratings agency playing catch-up to its two main competitors: New York-based Moody's Investor's Services and Standard & Poor's. Fitch currently holds a rating of A+ on Italian government debt, a notch above the ratings assigned by those competitors

While reports that the world's largest wind turbine maker was firing thousands of workers globally shook the renewable energy industry Thursday morning, the bad news did not seem to diminish investor appetite in solar energy stocks, which has picked up considerably over the past week.

Far from dismissing Ron Paul's 2012 candidacy, Republican strategist Jack Burkman believes the Texas Congressman can actually secure the Republican nomination.

If the current Republican primary has taught us anything, having rich supporters with high incomes has become the difference between first and fifth place. Thank the Supreme Court. Its controversial Citizens United decision has prolonged the shelf life of candidates that once would have been long dead. Ask Newt Gingrich.

Regarding its banking system, the United States has now experienced its third generation of "heads the banks win, tails the taxpayer and the public loses.” Is there a better way? Is it possible to create a bank that serves the people of the United States?

One woman was killed on Tuesday when prospective students waiting outside the University of Johannesburg in South Africa stampeded to get into the school's admissions office.

The Christian presence in Egypt stretches as far back to the earliest days of Christendom.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the world’s biggest software company will thrive in the exploding world of laptops, tablets and new applications.

The split goes all the way back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad in the year 632 and it had to do with succession.

It's about sustainability of profits, and sustainability through efficient products that contribute to both the broader environment and consumer benefit that will be at the heart of every automaker's presentations. America's Big Three, in particular, have revealed they are still among the biggest and best global forces to be reckoned with through profitability and strong, advanced product in the past year or two.

The Republican debate on Saturday was not intended to give the impression that Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Perry were reluctant to challenge Mitt Romney -- the presumptive nominee to oppose Democratic President Barack Obama next fall -- but the event certainly had that feel.

Apple (AAPL), according to one stock reviewer, is that rare tech stock you can buy for your child's college fund, and in 10 years you'll be glad you did.

We cannot sustain unsustainable schools,” Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said at a press conference.

It been eight years since columnist and gay rights activist Dan Savage redefined his name to be a neologism for anal sex, but Santorum's Google problem continues to plague his campaign... in part because both Santorum and supporters like the pro-life, anti-gay group AFTAH keep calling voters' attention to it.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. often gets an unfair rap. With the demise of Borders and the advancement of Amazon, it is easy to suggest that America's larget bookseller is ultimately doomed.

Hundreds of thousands of Burmese Ronhingya are currently living in neighboring Bangladesh, where they are unwanted refugees

After the closest caucuses in Iowa history -- just eight votes separated Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in Tuesday's caucuses -- the Republican field has been whittled down to six candidates. How will the Iowa results affect the race?

As much as Rick Perry's continued run would keep things interesting, it's time to say goodbye to one of the most baffling, stupendously awful primary candidates in recent memory.

Now that Scott Thomson, 53, has been elected as Yahoo’s new CEO as well as a director, here are a couple of items the technology savvy accountant needs to take care of fast:

When it comes to the Iowa caucuses, who loses is almost as important as who wins. Iowa doesn't often vote for the eventual nominee, but it does tend to weed out non-viable candidates. Who will be weeded out tonight?

The tiny central African nation of Rwanda elected the world's first women-dominated legislature.