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U.S. Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down and promise that neither he nor his son will run in the presidential election scheduled for later this year. Kerry is the highest-level US politician to call for Mubarak’s removal.

Authored by award-winning journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding, the book titled WIKILEAKS: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy was published on Monday by Guardian Books.

Twenty-five people have been arrested for trespassing during a protest demonstration outside of a retreat where the secretive billionaire Koch brothers held an assembly for conservative elected officials, political donors and strategists.

The new A.P. curriculum in history will be reviewed further by the College Board and would be introduced only in 2013.

U.S. diplomats were gravely concerned about Egypt’s poor human rights record (including the use of torture by police and the jailing of dissidents) and expressed misgivings about President Hosni Mubarak’s plans to allow his son to succeed him, according to cables released by WikiLeaks.

Taco Bell is introducing an advertising campaign to defend itself against accusations of a lawsuit which alleges that the fast-food chain doesn’t fill its tacos with real beef.

News Corp's much-awaited tablet-only paper, specifically crafted for Apple's iPad is due to be launched on Feb. 2 at a price of 99 cents per week.

Two former Galleon Group portfolio managers admitted to charges of insider trading on confidential company information, strengthening the government's case against Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam a month before his trial

American Bar Association (ABA) president Stephen N. Zack has strongly condemned the unfair trial and sentencing of an Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.

The United States warned China it would redeploy forces in Asia if Beijing failed to rein in North Korea, an Obama administration official said on Friday, as Pyongyang bowed to Seoul's demands for crisis talks.

Last year, Rafael Nadal had two biggest records - he finally secured the number 1 ranking and set the record for the longest match seen in the Australian Open at 5 hours and 14 minutes, playing against Fernando Verdasco. This year, he hopes to break more records by winning his 10th single Grand Slam. More importantly, if he does succeed, he will be the only player in three decades to hold all four major Grand Slams - Wimbeldon Championship, Roland Garros, the United States Open and the Austral...

Executives at MTV say they will tweak the controversial show Skins

The Parents Television Council (PTC) has called on the chairmen of the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees and the Department of Justice to open an investigation regarding child pornography and exploitation on MTV's Skins.

Washington policymakers are seeking to make it easier for states to declare bankruptcy and escape the burdensome debt that they labor under, often exacerbated by generous pensions paid out to retired public employees.

Citing previous commitments to HBO he exited the movie

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim are investing $8 mln in Series A funding into Qwiki, a startup pioneering the information experience via on-the-fly transformation of data into rich media narratives

Students in 54 Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida are studying in virtual classrooms where core subjects are taught entirely on computers.

Chinese President Hu Jintao got an earful of U.S. lawmakers criticism on North Korea and human rights on Thursday, but tried to assure the United States that China's military and trade policies were not a threat.

The United States warned China that if it didn't rein in its ally North Korea it would redeploy forces in Asia, the New York Times reported on Friday, as Pyongyang bowed to pressure and agreed to crisis talks.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo may consider eliminating up to 15,000 state workers in a bid to reduce the state's $9 billion budget gap.

The text of the 14-page complaint against the iPad hackers.

Internal U.S. government reviews have determined that a mass leak of diplomatic cables caused only limited damage to U.S. interests abroad, despite the Obama administration's public statements to the contrary.

A debate rages on over the role that educational institutions could play in preventing individuals like Loughner from causing a threat to public safety.

Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Inc. (AAPL), has taken medical leave to focus on his health. In his absence, Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook will be responsible for day to day operations.

On Friday, Pima County Sheriff's Department released a complete chronology of the series of events that took place before the Tucson massacre that left 6 dead and 13 injured including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Israel has tested a computer worm believed to have sabotaged Iran's nuclear centrifuges and slowed its ability to develop an atomic weapon, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

Israel has tested a computer worm believed to have sabotaged Iran's nuclear centrifuges and slowed its ability to develop an atomic weapon, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

Bookseller Borders Group Inc told publishers in a meeting it was close to securing refinancing from GE Capital and other lenders, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

China has carried out a test flight of its advanced laser-evading stealth fighter J-20, media reports have said, perfectly timing the event to coincide with the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the country.