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Ofsted to conduct surprise inspections of schools to nip Islamist agenda in Birmingham schools.

Fifty-nine percent of those polled by Gallup said the standard of living is improving.

From sanitation to human rights, the challenges for the new president are daunting. How much time will the people give him?

Florida inmate facing new charges after someone tossed him a package of marijuana while he was working on a road crew.

Next generation smartphones and smartwatches could come complete with hologram projectors.

Egypt’s economy is predicted to grow at the rate of 3.2 percent for the next fiscal year, while unemployment rates soar.

Political, logistical and contractual problems threaten to turn a potential PR bonanza into a nightmare.

The retailer's stock spiked 9 percent after Icahn made his investment public.

Asthma, heat stroke, allergies and infectious diseases are all likely to increase.

Student Leah Francis organized a rally to demand the university toughen its response to sexual assault.

The concern focuses on certain bottles of Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Black Pepper.

Dads may be used to being disappointed on June 15 when they don't receive a gift for Father's Day.

From the extremely cold winter to rising food costs, several factors continue to affect the economy's recovery.

Uber, the online ridesharing service, said on Friday that it raised another $1.2 billion from investors.

“Brazil has been hit by severe drought and has been scrambling to find additional supplies of gas to compensate for the lack of hydropower."

“Are we completely free from blackouts? No, not completely."

Another solid jobs report can't disguise weak wage growth and persistent long-term unemployment.

The proposed rules would require states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 2030.

"Countrywide and Bank of America made disastrously bad loans and stuck taxpayers with the bill."

Just weeks after signing a historic $400 billion natural gas deal with China, Russian officials are talking up the possibility of a second major agreement.

Half a dozen pipeline projects are in planning stages to transport oil to Canadian coasts.

President Obama briefed the other heads of the G-7 countries this week on his administration's latest climate action plan.

U.S. employers maintained a solid pace of hiring in May, returning employment to its pre-recession level and offering confirmation the economy has snapped back from a winter slump.

Some relatives of the missing passengers believe that officials responsible for the search have concealed the truth about the missing jet.

The U.S. magazine company Time Inc. goes public this morning, but only time will tell what a print empire is worth in a digital world.

At the depth of the recession, the economy had lost 8.7 million jobs. If forecasts are on track, it finally recouped those jobs last month.

In 2013, the AIF registered more than 200 transactions of a dubious nature, and called for an investigation.

SEBI is also considering investigating the Indian arm of Credit Suisse, which brokered the transaction.

A source in Taiwan’s airport police reportedly said that the intelligence suspects a woman as being part of the potential bomb threat.