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UNITED States officials will mine the secrets of Osama bin Laden by poring over a huge haul of material seized at the time of his death that a top White House aide describes as a wealth

THE 1,000 richest people in Britain increased their collective wealth by 18 percent in the past year and are now worth 395.8 billion pounds (US$647.8 billion), according to a list published by the Sunday Times.The newspaper’s

NEW YORK- Microsoft Corp is close to buying web video conferencing service Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion including debt, a source familiar with the situation said, in a deal which would rank as the biggest for

BAGHDAD – Al-Qaida in Iraq on Monday pledged support for al-Qaida’s No Two leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and vowed to revenge for the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US forces in Pakistan.Abu Baker al-Baghdadi, head

BERLIN -?President Lee Myung-bak said on Monday that Kim Jong-il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), would be invited to a nuclear security summit in Seoul next year if?Pyongyang gave up its

MEXICO CITY – Six severed heads were left outside a junior high school in the northern state of Durango Monday in the latest shocking example of Mexico’s drug trade-related violence.That violence has seen authorities recover more

DES MOINES, Iowa- Researchers have developed ways to substitute chicken feathers for petroleum in some plastic products, and at least two US companies are working to bring items ranging from biodegradable flower pots to office furniture

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Almost half a century ago, Nelson Mandela walked 20 paces from the farmhouse kitchen of his hideout north of Johannesburg and dug a pit where he buried a pistol.The gun is now