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Wikileaks on Friday has confirmed that it has released an entire archive of 251,287 unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables, endangering the lives of individuals whose names were exposed.

The recent brigade of 10.1-inch tablets had rendered the 7-inch form factor redundant until Samsung released a new 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab at the ongoing trade show IFA in Germany.

In the opening minutes of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq are all down about 1.80 percent.

Demand in Germany and the United States, among the world's biggest solar markets, has failed to improve strongly so far this quarter, SolarWorld's chief executive said.

College graduates in debt-stricken Portugal have been migrating in large numbers to its former colonies such as Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique to find work

Europe's most indebted nations are under heavy pressure from their richer neighbors to sort out their finances, but they are unlikely to mimic the impoverished gentlefolk of old by selling off the family silver -- or in their case, gold -- to do so.

Elvis Presley's estate is turning to a litigation-finance firm to sue Arista Music in Germany for unpaid royalties from ringtones, downloads and apps that feature the icon's hit songs.

Euro zone governments are moving toward a compromise in a row over a bilateral deal between Finland and Greece that gives the Nordic country collateral in return for loans to Athens that other members of the currency bloc do not get.

For nearly two decades, global corporations have increasingly shifted trillions of dollars in worldwide profits to low-tax countries across the Caribbean, Europe and Asia to reduce their tax bills and maximize the bottom line.

Now that the U.S. Justice Department is trying to sink the $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA by AT&T, what could happen to major suppliers like Alcatel-Lucent and Ciena?

Gold fell Thursday on indications from both sides of the Atlantic that economic activity was picking up, a development that encouraged investors to leave various so-called safe-having investments like gold and Treasuries for the promise of equities.

Sex workers in the German city of Bonn are free to walk the streets, as long as they've purchased a ticket.

Two-time U.S. Open champion Venus Williams withdrew from her second-round match of this year's tournament on Wednesday because of a chronic autoimmune disease which affects joints and energy level.

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Venus Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open tournament on Wednesday due to Sjögren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease she had recently been diagnosed with.

Former U.S. Open champion Venus Williams withdrew from the last grand slam of the year on Wednesday, revealing she is suffering from an autoimmune disease.

Rebels have overrun the capital of Tripoli, as well as the many mansions and estates owned by the Gadhafi family. The Gadhafis have been driven away, some into hiding and some out of Libya, perhaps for good. But where exactly are Gadhafi's children now?

Gold and silver prices closed modestly higher on the futures markets Wednesday as strong demand from foreign buyers offset expectations that the Federal Reserve will signal fresh, potentially inflationary, intervention in the market next month.

The U.S. government sued to block AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA because of anti-competition concerns, launching the biggest challenge to a takeover by the Obama administration.

Global demand for gold lifted the price of the yellow metal Wednesday, countering a growing appetite for risk among U.S. investors, many of whom expect the Federal Reserve to come to the aid of the U.S. economy, perhaps as early as September.

And while customers prepare for the release of Galaxy S2 in the U.S., reports coming from IFA Germany revealed that Samsung is planning to unveil the Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE version this week.