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The Hermitage Plaza twin tower received planning permission last week, ushering in a new wave of skyscraper building in Paris's La Défense.

Speaking before the Security Council, the former UN Secretary-General renewed calls for an end to the fighting between President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces, as he laid out plans to try re-establish an international presence in the country.

A round of applause is in order for the fashion-forward department store that has truly outdone itself. H&M might have scored the likes of Donatella Versace and Marni but its Conscious Exclusive Glamour Collection might very well be its best capsule yet.

China's Cinda Asset Management Corp., which was formed in 1999 to buy bad loans from Chinese banks, received 10.4 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) from four institutional investors as the state-controlled company prepares for an IPO.

Cardiologist Dr Fawaz Akhras, whose glamorous London-born daughter Asma married Assad in 2000, has also been caught advising the regime on how to respond to graphic images such as the torture of children by Syrian government forces.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams announced his departure from his post Friday effective December 2012. He has accepted a position as Master of Magdalene College of Cambridge University that will start in January 2013.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 rumor mill is gathering plenty of momentum these days. The latest buzz is that the Galaxy smartphone is already in the production and will hit the market in June this year.

The Apple iPad 3 release date has finally arrived. Hoards of Apple fans have already lined to up in order to be the first to get their hands on the newest tablet. The iPad 3 will hit shelves in the U.S. and nine other countries at 8 a.m. local time.

Are you a fan of Samsung? If you are, then there is great news from Samsung. The most-anticipated android smartphone – Galaxy S3 – is around the corner. The new flagship device is building momentum with Rado-style ceramic design and awesome features.

Former Welsh rugby union player Mervyn Davies died Thursday afternoon aged 65 after losing a long battle with cancer.

James Whittaker, a Microsoft executive who recently left Google after about three years, posted his Why I Left Google tell-all on a Microsoft blog a day before Greg Smith had his scathing Goldman Sachs op-ed posted in the New York Times. The Smith op-ed has taken the Internet and news world by storm in the first 24 hours since being posted. A London based executive director for the investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, Smith fired off a searing report March 14 on the company's toxic and des...

I've lived in four different neighborhoods in New York City, all of them very different and interesting in their own way. The one that surprised me the most was the last place I lived - Battery Park City.

Scroll through for photos of fires, lasers, smoke, a camel under a pyramid, marimba/conga hybrid bands, dueling tap dancers, the canal at the bottom, found street eats, and shots of Little War Twins, Thelophilus London, Le Fleur, Danny Brown, Two Chainz, Mr. Dream, The Men, Oberhofer, Finn Riggins, Brett Netson and every street performer who caught the eye.

The suspect maintained a Facebook account which included instructions and manuals for explosive devices.

See the Duchess of Cambridge in action!

The retirement letter from Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith, which was published as an op-ed in the New York Times on Tuesday, has been the talk of the town and likely reason the company lost market value on Wednesday.

Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence may be starring in one of the year's hottest movies, but the 21-year-old actress is sparking buzz somewhere else as well - the red carpet!

Paris-based credit rating agency Fitch warned the government of the United Kingdom Thursday that the country still stood to lose its sterling AAA rating were the economic situation in Europe to deteriorate further. The action came at a politically sensitive time for Britain.

Jennifer Lawrence is quickly heading towards super-stardom as the lead in the hot new film The Hunger Games. At both the film's U.S and UK premieres, the actress proved to be a fashionista as well.

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has lately been in spotlight for her fashion stance thanks to the recent visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a big state dinner for the British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha, Wednesday night at the White House. Here are some pictures of the Belles in Blue, Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron, in color-coordinated gowns, at their elegant best at the White House State Dinner, honoring the British Prime Minister David Cameron.