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With signs emerging that the financial foundations of two of Euro Zone's founding members -- Italy and Spain -- are shaken badly by the worsening debt crisis, the continued existence of the euro area grouping has become doubtful, according to a major think tank.

Astronomers have found three dwarf planets orbiting the Sun near Pluto, a discovery that proved that Pluto-like bodies existed in a region of space termed as the Kuiper Belt.

Apple's (AAPL) revenue from China hit $3.8 billion in the June quarter to record a 600 percent annual growth. But Tim Cook, the acting CEO, said Apple was only "just scratching the surface" considering the huge opportunity in China.

Weeks after her acquittal in the Caylee Anthony murder case and subsequent release from jail, Casey Anthony has been spotted for the first time in public. Casey's public appearance coincided with her lawyers presenting a motion in the Orange County Court house to quash and throw out an order made by Judge Stan Strickland asking her to serve a one-year probation in Florida.

Two top Republican leaders have apologized to President Obama for using racially charged language while criticizing the White House policies.

With more than 14 million people out of work, consumer spending falling by the day, the GDP growth outlook remaining grim and rising inflation denting confidence of ordinary people, a massive spending cut of more than $2 trillion would be the proverbial last straw on the camel's back.

The autopsy on dead 11-year-old girl from New Hampshire, Celina Cass, did not give any conclusive evidence relating to her death, investigators said late Tuesday.

Rumors continue to swirl about when Apple will release the iPhone 5.

It has emerged that police investigating the mysterious disappearance and death of 11-year-old New-Hampshire girl Celina Cass have questioned her stepfather Wendell Noyes, who was seen rolling around in the driveway hours before her body was fished out of Connecticut river.

The debt-ceiling deal hammered out by the Republicans and the Democrats in the Capitol has averted the risk of calamitous cuts in federal spending, while ensuring failure to service debt will not arise. However, analysts say some big questions remain to be answered.

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has acquired online game maker Sucker Punch Productions for an undisclosed amount. For Sucker Punch, the decision to take perch under Sony?s wings was dictated by the high costs which have come to plague the gaming industry.

It's back to square one with regard to THE iPhone 5 launch. The latest buzz in the market, triggered by a report on tech blog All Things D, is that iPhone 5 will be released in October, not September.

Casey Anthony's ride under the radar is about to end. She has been ordered to return to Orlando, Florida, to serve a one-year probation she was handed in 2010.

Turning a new page in her post-shooting life, U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords attended Congress last night to take part in the voting on the debt deal.

Celina Cass, the eleven-year-old New Hampshire girl who went missing on July 25, has been found dead in a river half a mile from her home on Monday. Though the finding of her body has brought to an end a massive air, land and water-borne search operation conducted by the local police and the FBI, the investigators now have the harder task of unlocking the mystery behind her disappearance and death.

Private spaceflight firm Space Exploration Technologies, SpaceX, which is preparing to send a space capsule to the International Space Station this November, will team up with NASA to send a mission to search for life on Mars.

Previous allegations that AT&T has charged users multiple times the actual data usage have come back in spotlight even as the carrier is bracing to face ire from users over its plan to throttle data speeds for high-usage customers.

A US artist who lost her left eye in a car accident in 2005 will soon get a web camera in its place.

Global financial markets reflected relief over the resolution of debt limit ceiling impasse in the U.S.

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) appears to be shrugging off its image of a victim of vicious tech patent warfare and making up its mind on engaging the senseless situation from a pedestal of power.

Casey Anthony, hated child murder-accused, could soon be indexed differently -- from law to entertainment.

Plants employ various techniques to improve pollination. Bright colors and alluring aromas are but old tricks. A new plant has been found to have a have a built-in-the-home echolocation system which they use to gain higher rate of pollination.

The US solider charged with an attempt to stage an attack on Fort Hood Military base shouted out in court the name of the defendant in the 2009 shooting at the military camp that killed 13 soldiers. The US military leadership chose to ramp up hiring Muslim personnel in the hope of creating a more inclusive culture within the army, but recent events are casting a shadow over the success of this policy.

It is time for another round of iRumors. Apple had upset the proverbial apple cart of iPhone fans by breaking with the tradition of releasing the latest iteration of its flagship product in June Developers Conference. Ever since, rumors have prevailed. The latest rumor suggests Apple iPhone 5 will be released in the second half of September. The same source says the latest version of Apple's iconic tablet iPad will hit shelves by Thanksgiving.

It's not every day that you see a UFO zooming in on the near horizon. Some Texans think they saw one, but others say it could be a bug, or at best a meteor.

Japanese imports of rare earths from China fell 13 percent in June to 1,386 tonnes as a rise in prices made it unaffordable to many Japanese hi-tech companies.

Star baseball player Hideki Irabu was found hanging in his California home, and the police have said it was a case of 'apparent suicide'.

Given that visitations of asteroids are always viewed with an element of fear and anxiety down here, how unsettling is the revelation that multiple asteroids of various sizes could be sharing our planet's orbital path?

Missing US Army soldier Jason Abdo Nassar, who was arrested near Fort Hood with bomb-making materials, will face Federal charges on Thursday. Nassar was arrested in his hotel room near Fort Hood, Texas, and he was in possession of bomb-making materials, according to the FBI.