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Britney gets steamy with real-life boyfriend Jason Trawick in the hotly anticipated video

The Occupy Wall Street movement marked its one-month anniversary Oct. 17 after four weeks of demonstrations that have since spread worldwide.

A total of nine Tibetan clergy have now set themselves alight this year – seven in just the last month.

In a boost for the London club, Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has extended his contract at the Emirates with a new long-term deal.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is considering shutting down its strike-hit Grasberg mine as one of several contingency plans if security does not improve, as it struggles with one of the worst labor disruptions in Indonesia's mining industry.

Moody's decision to review France's triple-A credit rating cast new doubt on Tuesday on Europe's hopes of drawing a line under its sovereign debt crisis, five days before a crucial EU summit.

Hairdressers from all over the world showcased their artistry and their interpretation of the evening’s theme “Illusion”, at The Alternative Hair Show, held at The Royal Albert Hall in London, on Oct.17.

A 100-year-old runner became the first centenarian and, therefore, oldest person to complete a marathon when he finished the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday. And, ironically, Fauja Singh was the last person to finish the race.

Climate Change is causing plants and animals to grow smaller, researchers have found.

Lawrence Szabo, an 18-year veteran of MGM's Worldwide Television Group, was named Lionsgate's new executive vice president of North America television sales, the studio announced on Monday.

English author and four-time nominee Julian Barnes, who once dismissed the Man Booker Prize for fiction as posh bingo, is favored to win it on Tuesday with his novel The Sense of an Ending.

China is steeling itself for another presidential election in rambunctiously democratic Taiwan, hoping a victory for the ruling Nationalists enables even better ties but also girding for an opposition win that may inflame tensions.

The Met said it rejects the policemen’s claims and will fight them in court.

Michael Sitrick is the biggest name in crisis management, but the public relations guru is grappling with plunging earnings and a stream of executive defections that have set tongues wagging.

The song is the first collaboration between the UK band and the pop princess.

The South African operations of global miner Xstrata were disrupted on Monday after hundreds of workers joined a walk-out in protest over an employee share ownership programme, the company said.

Protesters at Occupy Wall Street inspired demonstrations across the world rallied under banners bearing the phrase We are the 99 percent, a mantra reflecting the perception that wealth and political influence are disproportionately concentrated in the hands of the most affluent.

Prices of hotel rooms across Europe's major tourist destinations have fallen earlier then expected, allowing travelers to enjoy a final few sunny days before the winter arrives.

BP Plc has accepted a $4 billion payment from Anadarko Petroleum toward the Gulf of Mexico oil spill clean-up, far less than it might have won in court, but a deal that locks its main partner into its share of the blame and any future fines.

President Barack Obama invoked Dr. Martin Luther King in voicing support for the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, who are organizing protests throughout the U.S., adding that protesters do not need to demonize financial industry employees.

The grandfathers of all carnivorous dinosaurs, according to popular myth, the Tyrannaosaurus rex (better known, perhaps, as the T-rex), probably grew up quicker than previously thought.