Palash Ghosh

Is there something mystical about the number 69?

The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il from a heart attack over the weekend has prompted an avalanche of reaction from around the globe.

More Americans are ending up never getting married -- in 2010, 72 percent of U.S. adults had been wed at least once, down from 85 percent in 1960.

The $11-billion project at Belo Monte has long been criticized by indigenous groups and environmentalists as a hazard to the area

There are reportedly gruesome depictions of beheading in the video.

The killings occurred on the 20th anniversary of the Central Asian republic’s independence from the former Soviet Union.

Catherine died instantly, while Ben survived another week before expiring back in Wales.

Baroin told the French parliament that Britain is becoming “marginalized” in Europe.

Mother Teresa, who died in September 1997, was beatified by the church in 2003.

The magnitude of abuse ranged from mild forms touching all the way up to and including rape.

More than $300-million was laundered by the now-defunct Lebanese-Canadian Bank and two money-exchange firms.

IHS Global forecasts that Ireland’s GDP will grow by only 0.9 percent next year.

This lack of action by central banks has clearly contributed to the pervasive negative mood felt by most investors.

Staying in Syria would tacitly suggest that Hamas supports Assad, who has already become the loneliest and most isolated leader in the Middle East.

Confined to a wheelchair and ailing from heart problems, Boere was transported by ambulance from a German nursing home in Aachen to a prison hospital.

Italian financial institutions have already released about 600 million euros ($782 million) of Libyan assets.

McCain himself seemed pleased with Putin’s tirade.

South African media reported that the cameras have been watching Mandela for as long as six years.

Chirac could have been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and been hit a fine of 150,000 euros.

Militants are also charged with making threats against Riccardo Pacifici, the head of Rome’s Jewish community.

Boris Gryzlov, the 60-year-old speaker of the Duma, the lower house of Parliament, has quit.

The bulk of the job cuts (1750) will impact the investment banking unit, Cacib.

The young woman, identified only as Gulnaz, has become a symbol of the hundreds of Afghan women who are believed to be languishing in prison.

African immigrants in the region are enveloped by fear.

Celebrities generally don’t like being noticed or bothered.

Starting next year, fees in English universities will be as high as £9,000 ($13,946) per year -- almost triple the current maximum charge.

Nearly one-quarter (22 percent) of people between the ages of 16 and 24 are without work.

Uzbekistan is using torture -- both physical and psychological – on prisoners.

The law will likely prompt legal challenges, based on religious freedom provisions in the constitution.