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Apple unveiled the much-awaited Mac Os X Lion, the latest version of its desktop operating system. The following are major features of the Mac OS X, according to Apple:

The death of 6-year-old son Max after a fatal fall at the Spreckles mansion last week has turned uneasy spotlight on Jonah Shacknai and ex-wife Dina's marital problems going back several years.

Texas White supremacist Mark Anthony Stroman, who got into a shooting rampage aimed at people of Middle Eastern origin a week after the 9/11 attack on the US in 2001, has been executed. The following are some details about the life, beliefs and crime of Stroman:

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), the shooting took place not at a police station, but at the close main bazaar of Hotan, in the Nurbagh area, when more than 100 local Uighurs peacefully gathered to protest a police crackdown imposed on the city for the last two weeks.

The Florida teen, who killed his parents and threw a party with their dead bodies locked up in the bedroom, was denied bail on Wednesday after being charged with two counts of first degree murder.

Space shuttle Atlantis, which is on its final mission, has deployed a small, eight-pound technology demonstration satellite, NASA said in a statement.

A mushrooming breed of soothsayers in tech websites and blogs are predicting the demise of Apple iPhone, and by extension, arguing that the Google Android OS will beat Apple's iOS as the mobile operating system of choice in future. What essentially fuels the iPhone demise talk is the apparent edge Android phones have in terms of certain specs like screen size, processing power, battery life and camera capability.

An Apple iPhone 4 which fell from a height of 13,500 feet miraculously survived and was found good enough to make calls with.

A 17-year-old boy from Port St Lucie, Florida, has done something seasoned psychopaths would dread: He bludgeoned his parents with a hammer for apparently not allowing him to hold a party, and went ahead and had the bash with their dead bodies locked up in the bedroom.

A former News of the World reporter who had substantial knowledge about the scandalous phone tapping which led to the tabloid's demise and the arrest of key editors was found dead in mysterious circumstances.

Rapper Ja Rule of Murder Inc. fame, who was sentenced last month by a New York court to a two-year jail term for illegal possession of weapons, was slapped with a new 28-month prison term by a federal court for tax evasion.

Rapper and actor Ja Rule (Jeffrey Atkins) was sentenced on Monday to a new jail term of 28 months in a case related to evading 1.1 million in taxes.

Putting the lid over a weekend of rumors about their son's death, Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai and ex-wife Dina Romano confirmed on Monday their son has died from the fatal injuries suffered in a fall at a family mansion last Monday.

Spot gold prices touched a new record high of $1598.41 on Monday, extending the longest rally in about 40 years. The latest wind in the tail came from worsening worries of a European sovereign crisis and the painful stalemate in the US debt ceiling talks that has raised the specter of an unprecedented Treasury default.

Casey Anthony’s lawyer Jose Baez spoke to Geraldo Rivera of Fox News Channel in an exclusive interview, but the viewers got no idea about where Casey is holed up after her release or what her mental status is currently.

The 'first' images of the next generation Apple iPhone, variously called iPhone 4S, 4GS and iPhone 5, have surfaced in China even as rumors fly thick and fast that Apple is laying the table for a possible launch in August or September.

The attorney of Casey Anthony's parents has revealed that Casey's lawyer Jose Baez wanted George and Cindy Anthony to be media decoys at her release from prison, a request he turned down. He also revealed that despite repeated attempts, Cindy was not allowed to speak to Casey after her release, or establish any kind of contact with her daughter.

Max Shacknai, the six-year-old son of a millionaire pharmaceutical executive, died of injuries he suffered in a fall at his father's California mansion a week ago, while the mystery surrounding the death of the little boy's baby sitter, who was also his father's girl friend, deepened.

The News International phone hacking scandal claimed the highest-profile scalp with the resignation of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson.

Ghosts of a murderous past are giving acquitted alleged child killer Casey Anthony a hot chase. Daggers are out the world over for her, venomous fangs are waiting to have a go at her wherever she emerges during her post-release life. However, she managed to fly under the radar on the first day after release.

Acquitted of the charge of killing her two-year-old daughter, Casey Anthony was released from an Orlando prison, only to walk into a chequered world of freedom where more media scrutiny, public remonstration and hate attacks await her.

Hated murder suspect Casey Anthony, who a court found not guilty last week, will walk out a free person from Florida's Orange County jail in hours. But her future is uncertain, riddled with death threats and a high prospect of social rejection. She spent three years and one day in prison after being arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony.

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has been waging a media campaign to reassure everyone that she did not support slavery and save her presidential campaign. The controversy erupted after the Congresswoman signed the 'Marriage Vow’, a pledge drafted by conservative Christian organization Family Leader.

The social media is buzzing up in angry anticipation of Casey Anthony's imminent release from prison. The woman who escaped the long arms of the law remains guilty in popular view of killing an innocent two-year-old child.

If the Fed wades further into muddy stimulus waters, that will set the stage for a certain gold boom in the short to medium term. Historically, a dollar sell-off has been the biggest force behind a gold boom. If the Fed takes recourse to another round of easing in pursuit of its goal of propping up job creation and real growth, it will inadvertently cause a dollar sell-off and trigger, in turn, a gold super rally.

Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of the charges of killing her two-year-old daughter, will breathe freedom hours from now. She will however, step out of the Orange County prison on Sunday bearing the label of the most hated woman in the United States.

The setting is perfect for another gold boom cycle to kick in, perhaps pushing the yellow metal into a super cycle. There are several factors aiding gold's further push into higher price records, greater investment worth and long-term reign as a de facto currency. There are all sorts of classic factors supporting gold all the way, like the demand from China and India bursting at seams, continued worries for the US dollar and the worrisome prospect of sovereign default in some European countri...

Carmageddon officially started Friday night with the closing of ramps to Freeway 405 in Los Angeles, but initial reports said the fears of a horrible traffic snarl were blown out of proportion.

Space shuttle crew members have completed a maintenance job aboard Atlantis, NASA has said.