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Mergers and acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa rose slightly in 2011, but the combined value of deals fell by more than one-quarter as slower economic growth weighed on prices, Ernst & Young said on Sunday. Deal values fell to $31.7 billion last year compared with $44.1 billion a year earlier.

The Nevada Republicans will head to their caucus stations on Saturday to choose the state's Republican nominee to fight Barack Obama in the Nov. general elections. According to the Nevada State Caucuses Web site, the state has 400,310 registered Republicans voting for 28 delegates.

Precious metals enjoyed a steady climb on Thursday despite a slow day for the broader market, as gold futures reached an eight-week high while the dollar fell briefly and concerns about the Greek debt crisis subsided slightly.

The deadly crashes on the Florida’s Interstate 75 left several people dead and many more injured on Sunday as investigators continue to assess the situation of the crash. What the deadliest accidents of the past decade and how can you prevent accidents from occurring?

The Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting on Tuesday that is expected to end with a signal that interest rates will be held near zero into 2014.

This year could be an interesting one for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) related activities, with the likelihood for improvement in overall deal volumes; although, given the cautious optimism in the global economy, any exponential growth in deals seems far from the reality, according to an expert in the field.

Four men have reportedly died in New York due to unrelated subway mishaps less than 24 hours apart.

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected on Saturday as official tallies showed he held a near-unassailable lead in the vote count and the opposition conceded defeat.

Taiwan's incumbent Nationalist president had a tiny edge on Saturday in early vote counts from an election that is being closely monitored by China and the United States as they look for stability in the region at a time of political transition.

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Lohan, 25, is in talks to play the iconic actress in Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, which will center on the stormy relationship between Taylor and actor Richard Burton. Fans of the screen legend are already up in arms about Lohan's casting, but others note striking similarities between the two, and feel the Playboy centerfold might not be a bad casting call after all.

The Arab League urged the Syrian government Sunday to stop its violence against protesters and allow Arab monitors in the country to work more independently, but stopped short of asking for United Nations experts to bolster its peace mission.

The Republican debate on Saturday was not intended to give the impression that Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Perry were reluctant to challenge Mitt Romney -- the presumptive nominee to oppose Democratic President Barack Obama next fall -- but the event certainly had that feel.

David Beckham stripped down to just his boxer-briefs for the new ad campaign for his underwear collection with H&M.

Utah Frito-Lay truck driver David Dopp, who won a lime-green 631-hp Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640 in a contest on Saturday, crashed his prize six hours later, according to reports.

Japan has signaled plans to strengthen disclosure rules on mergers and acquisitions after a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Olympus Corp, one of the nation's worst corporate scandals, which involved a series of shady deals.

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West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard blasted 10 sixes but his power-packed maiden century was not enough to avert a 34-run defeat against India in the fifth and final one-dayer on Sunday.

Iraqi president Nouri al-Maliki has said he is open to negotiating a role for American troops that would likely include helping to train Iraqi security forces. Whether or not that happens, there will still be a massive diplomatic presence and a small army of contractors to defend them.

M*A*S*H star Harry Morgan died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning. The character actor was 96.