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Facing the prospect of a deeper crisis in Europe, the International Monetary Fund is weighing whether it could expand its rescue lending capacity through debt issuance or bilateral borrowing.

Stocks declined on Friday after downgrades of Spain's and Italy's credit ratings underscored worries about the European debt crisis, overshadowing better-than-expected U.S. jobs data.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Friday as traders pocketed gains after encouraging U.S. economic data and on bets Europe will shore up its banking system.

Medvedev seems to be suggesting that Moscow would oppose any attempts by foreign forces to oust the Syrian leader.

A new play about Steve Jobs, the public's love affair with the devices he created, and the human cost of creating them, will go ahead next week despite his death, theater representatives said on Thursday.

Gold prices edged higher Thursday after the government reported surprisingly strong September hiring, but not strong enough to lower the nation's nominal unemployment rate.

Gold headed up Friday for its biggest weekly gain in a month as equities regained strength after fresh European efforts to resolve the debt crisis eased worries about a global recession, while purchases from jewelers offered additional support.

The United States claimed Steve Jobs as one its national heroes, but the rest of the world loved him too much to let him go down in history as just an American genius. The outpouring of heart-felt grief across the world over his death was encapsulated by global media that tried to put Jobs' place in history in perspective. Here is a glimpse into how global media looked at Steve Jobs and his legacy:

Gold headed for its biggest weekly gain in a month Friday as equities regained strength after fresh European efforts to resolve the debt crisis eased worries about a global recession, while purchases from jewelers offered additional support.

The Obama administration said on Thursday its top energy loans official was stepping down, following a widening probe into the embarrassing collapse of a solar panel company that got $535 million in federal support.

Mike Daisey's new play examines our relationship with technology, the man who helped craft it, and the human cost of creating it.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, preparing for a return to the Kremlin, urged Europe on Thursday to deal resolutely with its sovereign debt crisis and said Moscow was better prepared to cope than it was before the global crash of 2008.

Zambia has lifted a ban on metal exports, just two days after imposing it to sort out irregularities and increase transparency in Africa's top cooper producer, a minerals ministry official said on Thursday.

Gold fell in choppy trade on Thursday after the European Central Bank held off flagging an imminent cut in interest rates, deflating an earlier rally in assets seen as higher risk, such as equities and the euro.

Now the Palestinian spring has arrived, asking for freedom and an end to the [Israeli] occupation. We deserve your support.

As of today, for as little as $35 you can own a tablet computer—thanks to India. This is huge in the economy of development technologies, but is it enough to close the digital divide?

High in the hills of Congo's troubled northeast, a modern mine is ready to pour gold for the first time in five decades.

Gold firmed in Europe on Thursday as a strong recovery in equity markets cut selling of the precious metal to cover losses elsewhere, and as physical buyers took advantage of lower prices to stock up.

European stock index futures rose on Thursday, after short-covering and value-hunting lifted Asian shares on optimism that euro zone leaders are acting to aid the bloc's financial sector and U.S. data suggesting the economy could avoid recession.

It may look like a glorified salon chair, but a new Japanese hair-washing robot replicates the dexterous touch of a human hand to care for the locks of the elderly and the infirm.

Paris Fashion Week ended like it started with a positive and relaxed spirit and a skillful bow by Lebanese designer Elie Saab with a glamorous 1970s collection for next summer inspired by the American TV series Charlie's Angels.