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In what is fast being called the world's most expensive car crash, no less than eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and three Mercedes ended up in a massive 14-car pileup in Japan yesterday. Watch video of the pileup here, which began when one of the Ferarri drivers, almost all of whom were traveling above the speed limit, swerved into the right lane on the crowded freeway.

For instance, many among Facebook's 800 million users were interested in a dog mourning the death of a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan than they were in stories about troops being pulled out of Afghanistan. Anyway, here is the list from Facebook of its 40 most shared articles of 2011.

The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., bin Laden managed to hide out for almost a decade despite the world's most aggressive global manhunt and a $25 million reward for information leading to his capture or killing. On May 1, U.S. President Barack Obama decided to send a small U.S. force into a compound where Obama was believed to be hiding in Pakistan. Osama bin Laden was killed in the raid, and after DNA confirmation was buried at sea. Obama announced bin Laden's killing i...

You can't blame investors for feeling a bit hesitant regarding deploying new money in the U.S. stock market these days. Lingering concern about Italy's finances, along with below-trend U.S. GDP growth has created an uncertain U.S./Europe economic outlook. Where's the Dow likely to head in the next six months?

Most Asian stock markets ended steady to slightly firmer on Monday, though gains were capped by profit-taking in banking and commodities-related shares as investors waited to see if European leaders can deliver a solution to the region's debt crisis at a summit later in the week.

Unfortunately, we humans have neither the extraterrestrial parentage of Superman nor are we entitled to such powers by any other means. However, 35-year-old Herbert Chavez of the Philippines didn't lose hope and made sure he was as the last son of Krypton, if not by birth then at least by appearance.

Asian stocks mostly ended on a positive note Monday ahead of Franco-German summit in Paris aimed at halting contagion from Europe's growing debt crisis.

Asian shares and the euro steadied on Monday on hopes European leaders would agree on a definitive plan to solve the euro zone's debt crisis at a crucial summit this week, with sentiment also getting a lift from Italy unveiling austerity steps.

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., the luxury fashion and accessories brand, has announced its decision to prepare an Initial Public Offering (IPO), in New York, hoping to raise about $900 million.

An expert panel appointed by Japan's Olympus Corp. to look into an accounting scandal at the disgraced firm will release its findings on Tuesday, the Kyodo news agency said in a weekend report. The findings could pave the way for possible criminal complaints.

Australia's ruling Labor Party Sunday endorsed plans to open up uranium sales to India, clearing the way for talks on a bilateral nuclear agreement and resolving an issue that has caused diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

The U.N.'s climate chief said that she believes countries can snap the deadlock that has lasted for years and sign up to fresh and binding commitments to cut greenhouse gases.

Harry Potter fans could be getting a second theme park in the United States, and possibly further attractions in Japan and Singapore, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

David Lubin was only trying to shoot a segment for a television show. But police were concerned that another type of shooting altogether might occur when they took Lubin down at a San Francisco filming location Wednesday.

The U.S. Congress has lifted a five-year-old ban on horse slaughter in America, and many believe it's likely that horse meat for human consumption may be available within the month.

Three percent of epileptics also have photosensitive epilepsy

Stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best week in almost three years, after the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to a 2-1/2 year low, but resistance close to a key technical level limited gains as traders booked profits before the weekend.

It appears the Verizon Galaxy Nexus phone might be worth the wait after all. A new video of the phone bearing Verizon's logo demonstrates amazing speed with 4G LTE connectivity.

Gordhan said that the debt crisis in Europe is harming economies thousands of miles way.

Apple's iPhone 5 and iPad 3 could be embedded with 4G LTE , a Japanese publication is reporting.

Apple's iPhone edged past major news events, celebrities and pop stars as the top searched term on the Web in 2011, according to Yahoo.