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U.S. President Barack Obama has defied and angered by meeting privately with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.

A surprisingly healthy population of snow leopards has been photographed at 16 different locations using camera traps in the mountainous region of Wakhan Corrider, Afghanistan, reported the Wildlife Conservation Society.

The latest campaign finance data provides a window into the hierarchy within the still-crowded Republican presidential field.

If the Fed wades further into muddy stimulus waters, that will set the stage for a certain gold boom in the short to medium term. Historically, a dollar sell-off has been the biggest force behind a gold boom. If the Fed takes recourse to another round of easing in pursuit of its goal of propping up job creation and real growth, it will inadvertently cause a dollar sell-off and trigger, in turn, a gold super rally.

Technology giant Apple unveiled Mac OS X Lion, which the company claims is the world's most advanced desktop operating system, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last month.

The setting is perfect for another gold boom cycle to kick in, perhaps pushing the yellow metal into a super cycle. There are several factors aiding gold's further push into higher price records, greater investment worth and long-term reign as a de facto currency. There are all sorts of classic factors supporting gold all the way, like the demand from China and India bursting at seams, continued worries for the US dollar and the worrisome prospect of sovereign default in some European countri...

The third pre-season for Arsenal Player Andrey Arshavin seems to be his most enjoyable yet.

The rumors about the release of Mac OS X Lion never stop - according to MIC Gadget, a Chinese Mac blog, the world's most advanced OS might be released as early as Friday, July 15.

Elin Nordegren's new boyfriend in 2011 is Jamie Dingman, a financier in the empire of his billionaire father Michael Dingman.

The US Women face the Japanese in the FIFA World Cup finals soccer game on Sunday in an epic battle between the upstart teams in Frankfurt, Germany.

Bad driving is a disease and it can be cured, according to one doctor in the People's Republic of China.

The ongoing NBA lockout has gone on for more than two weeks now, and players around the league are considering playing overseas while the labor dispute continues. Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry could be one of those players, playing basketball in China.

Bad driving is a disease and it can be cured, according to one doctor in the People's Republic of China.

Snow leopards are listed as globally threatened

Elin Nordegren's new boyfriend is the son of a billionaire who's richer than Tiger Woods. He's name is Jamie Dingman, son of billionaire Michael Dingman, reported the New York Post.

A Wildlife Conservation Society study used camera traps to gather photos of a group of rare snow leopards in the remote mountains of Afghanistan.

Making money from social networks is the holy grail for tech startups, and a Moscow firm reckons it has found a way to do so by creating a front-to-back restaurant management system that includes a loyalty scheme.

Elin Nordegren is dating someone new.

Elin Nordegren is reportedly dating Jamie Dingman, a marketing executive in New York and the son a wealthy investor Michael Dingman.

Italy has pledged support -- and Euros -- to the rebels fighting in Libya.

The United States and the European Union slammed China's partial easing of export control of the rare earth minerals on Thursday.