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Martin Luther King III has announced his resignation from his post as president of The King Centre with immediate effect, in a statement published on Atlanta Business Chronicle website on Tuesday. The King center, founded in 1968 is a hub, that is devoted to the legacy of his father Dr. Martin Luther King, and is the largest repository of primary source material on him and American Civil Rights Movement in the world.

Research In Motion is not on Samsung Electronics Co's immediate shopping list, but the ailing Blackberry maker may still be attractive to Asian smartphone makers.

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system, refuting a tech blog report that RIM was seeking to sell itself to the South Korean technology giant.

The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.

Micky Arison, owner of the Miami Heat and the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which made international headlines by sinking on Friday, saw 30% of his stake in his ship's company, Carnival Cruise Lines, dissipate.

DETROIT -- Three years ago at the North American International Auto Show, Nissan North America vice president Al Castignetti watched as most companies dismissed perhaps Nissan's biggest risk -- its electric concept vehicle, the Nissan Leaf.

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion surged as much as 11 percent Tuesday after speculation Samsung Electronics might mount a takeover bid.

If their prospects continue to meet the projections its executives have set so far, 2012 will be a sterling year for Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM), a Canada-based silver mining venture that currently operates two mines in Latin America.

The Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has aggressively been tracking down and deporting thousands of illegal immigrants.

When it comes to hydraulic fracturing New York stands at a crossroads, by the end of this year the state's Department of Environmental Conservation could start granting drilling permits for horizontal natural gas drilling.

The Dodgers agreed to a one-year deal with Andre Ethier, but the outfielder is looking for a long-term deal.

Toronto's main stock index was slightly lower on Tuesday as losses from gold miners offset the impact of an early surge in commodity prices that were boosted by solid economic data from China and Germany.

Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, challenging Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency, sees no risk to his vast business interests from his foray into politics and expects to list his gold business in London soon.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley plans to tell employees this week that bonuses will drop, with cash payouts capped for now at $125,000, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The American Museum of Natural History will introduce a Master of Arts in teaching program, where roughly 50 former science majors will spend 15 months learning to become science teachers. Applicants must have a background or career in science and be looking to transition into the educational field.

The sudden departures of two energy industry chief executives this week should serve notice to their counterparts that corporate boards and the shareholders they represent are no longer willing to tolerate weak management.

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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp said it bought private movie studio Summit Entertainment, producer of the blockbuster Twilight vampire series, for $412.5 million in cash and stock.

The all-Indian crew of a chemical oil tanker that was hijacked by Somali pirates in August last year has been released, alongwith the ship, Indian authorities said.

Friday, the 13th, is surrounded by many superstitions and unexplainable fears. One such phobia is the fear of the day itself, which is called paraskevidekatriaphobia. Here are 10 other phobias you probably cannot pronounce.

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