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Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. gained permission to build a key $21 million roadway in northern Canada that is part of its plan to develop its Meliadine gold project, the Toronto-based company said Tuesday.

For most, Mardi Gras means eating a ton on Fat Tuesday, beads and drinks but everyone forgets the best part -- and this one takes the cake -- King Cake. Here's a recipe to make your own King Cake this year to celebrate Mardi Gras and photos of the best King Cakes in New Orleans.

Two expert committees appointed by the Indian Supreme Court began documenting the wealth of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple complex in Thiruvananthapuram.

Gold rose for a second day on Tuesday, taking its cue from a brief rally in the euro after euro zone finance ministers struck a deal with Greece on its emergency funding, while silver shrugged off data that showed a steep drop in Chinese imports.

Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a Bhopal gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million advertising deal.

Spot gold rose to its highest in a week and half on Tuesday as the dollar weakened after eurozone policymakers sealed a deal for a second bailout for Greece.

The euro jumped and U.S. Treasuries dipped on Tuesday after eurozone policymakers agreed to a second bailout package for Greece in talks that went deep into the night in Brussels, but concerns that the deal is only a short-term fix kept stocks subdued and Asian stocks unaffected.

With news that Rihanna's song 'Birthday Cake' will feature her controversial ex-boyfriend and domestic abuser Chris Brown, many are left wondering: Are they getting back together?

For many, Mardi Gras 2012 in New Orleans means one thing: the throwing of the beads. But what about the other items tossed out of floats and thrown from balconies during Mardi Gras celebrations? From moon pies to painted coconuts, here are five crazy things revelers can get during Mardi Gras 2012.

Mardi Gras, the holiday of music, parades, floats and beads is just hours away from kicking off in New Orleans. Here are some tips and tricks to help you through the bare breasts, flashing beads and drunken party goers.

Khloe Kardashian made a big impression in the second season premiere of Khloe and Lamar, but not the one she'd hoped for. While constructing a sexual chamber of love for her husband, Khloe ends up installing a sex swing in their room... and sending it crashing down on the couple's first try. Watch the clip from the E! TV show here.

Pakistan's Reko Diq, an untapped copper and gold mine of fabulous potential, was meant to be the biggest foreign investment in the country's mining sector, but it's beginning to look more like fool's gold to the companies involved.

At least four U.S.-based law firms said they are investigating Kinross Gold Corp , after the company failed to disclose that low-grade ore had been found at its Tasiast property in West Africa.

Sudan has secured a five-year delay on its debts to China, the finance minister said on Saturday, part of efforts to make up for the loss of revenues from the oil-producing south.

Gold prices rose more than half a percent on Monday as growing optimism that European leaders will sign off on a rescue deal for Greece lifted the euro, and after China's central bank further loosened monetary policy.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it has affirmed Japan's sovereign debt rating at AA- along with maintaining its negative outlook as the country faces dismal fiscal position.

In Myanmar's new war on drugs, meet the weapon of mass destruction: the weed-whacker. It has dramatically accelerated a campaign to eradicate opium poppies.

Asian markets rose across the board Monday as policy easing by China and expectations that Greece will secure a second bailout buoyed investor appetite for riskier assets, sending U.S. crude up nearly 2 percent and copper nearly 3 percent higher.

Struggling to retain his status as the Republican favorite for the White House, Mitt Romney attempted on Saturday to return to his glory days as CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic organizing committee -- and the crowds at two tribute ceremonies in Salt Lake showed their appreciation.

Born in Newark, N.J., on Aug. 9, 1963, Whitney Houston grew up to become one of the most successful and admired singers of the 20th century. Houston spent her life surrounded by music. She died on Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The Help, the wildly successful film about African-American house maids during the civil rights movement, took home three major awards at the NAACP Image Awards Feb. 17.