LONDON

It may be a little longer until a global BBC iPlayer launches in the U.S, but the app is already extending its reach in Europe and Canada as it now streams on the iPad, iPhone and iTouch.

Wealthy jewelry collectors, movie fans and the just plain curious are training their eyes on this week's auctions of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor's collection of jewelry, haute couture and memorabilia.

Barclays Plc. (BCS) chief executive Bob Diamond has fired as many as 30 bankers for violating his newly imposed "no-jerk" rule and acting in a way that embarrasses the company.

A single treatment with gene therapy, an experimental technique for fixing faulty genes, has been shown to boost output of a vital blood clotting factor, possibly offering a long-term solution for people with hemophilia B.

Sarkozy maintained that Britain will remain an integral part of the EU

European shares retreated on Monday as enthusiasm faded over a European Union deal on greater fiscal integration, with the market unconvinced that the EU has done enough to provide immediate relief to the Eurozone's indebted countries.

Mwana Africa reported a narrower first-half loss, driven mainly by a jump in production at its Freda Rebecca gold mine in Zimbabwe, and said it continued to be in talks with the government there about the issue of turning over a 51 percent stake to locals.

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But skepticism crept in as investors are unconvinced apparently that the Eurozone has solved its problems and finally has it right in the attempt to solve Europe's sovereign debt crisis. Credit rating agency Moody's summed it up best in a weekly credit report, perhaps, saying last week's summit and plan offers few new measures.

A European summit deal to strengthen budget discipline in the Eurozone failed to restore financial market confidence on Monday, forcing the European Central Bank to step in again gingerly.

Van Persie's contract comes to an end in 2013.

A 1964 Aston Martin belonging to English musician and actor George Harrison was sold for $547400 after intense bidding at an auction.

Contents of the mansion where Michael Jackson's lifeless body was found by convicted killer Dr. Conrad Murray go under the auction hammer next week, closing one chapter on a tragic saga that started in 2009 and ended last month with his former physician behind bars.

SantaCon 2011 attracted thousands of revelers dressed as Santa and other holiday-themed characters to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

The player has also attracted attention from Italian Serie A club Napoli

Despite the cold and many other potential hazards, naked from the ankle down is the way Anna Toombs likes it, and she gets plenty of catcalls in the street as a result.

A newly discovered portrait of Spanish painter Diego Velazquez was sold to a U.S. gallery - Alfred Bader Fine Arts of Milwaukee - at a price of $4.6 million by auction house Bonhams.

Norwegian fashion model and Vogue contributor, Hanneli Mustaparta, has joined the parade of top supermodels, like Miranda Kerr, Sasha Pivovarova and Karolina Kurkova for Rag and Bone's DIY campaign.

The last rites of legendary Bollywood actor Dev Anand will be held in London's Putney Vale Crematorium, on Saturday around noon.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry fought back the tears at the unveiling of a statue of him outside the Emirates stadium, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the famous London football club.

Arsene Wenger probably needs to upgrade Robin van Persie's back up.