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Only two of the 35 wealthiest countries have rates of relative childhood poverty above 20 percent. The United States shares the dubious honor with a former Communist dictatorship

Scientists reported Wednesday that they'd found a new sensory organ in the jaw of a fin whale, which they think may help the animals coordinate jaw movements as they lunge toward a meal.

As soon as Facebook went public Friday, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg became an instant multi-billionaire.

A federal judge has ruled that provisions of a new law authorizing the U.S. government to indefinitely detain citizens violate the First and Fifth amendments, undercutting the Obama administration's claim that the measures are constitutional.

If rumors are to be believed, English Premier League heavyweights Manchester United have prepared a hefty summer shopping list that will see the club spending big for bringing in desired players when the transfer window opens at the end of the current season.

Mars is full of glass dunes that bode well for the existence of water and even microbial life on the red plant, according to a recent study.

A court in Iceland has found former Prime Minister Geir Haarde guilty of one of four charges related to the 2008 financial crisis.

The FBI updated their Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Lists to include Eric Justin Toth, a former private school teacher wanted for allegedly possessing child pornography and producing child porn.

Housing busts and recessions are more severe and last for at least five years when they follow a big run-up in household debt, according to a study released on Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund.

Japan plans to build the nation's largest geothermal power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, the location of the massive earthquake and tsunami which led to last year's nuclear disaster.

World of Darkness is mostly based on the White Wolf tabletop RPG and focuses primarily on one major element of the supernatural world – vampires.

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc is reported to be closing on the acquisition of Actavis for about $7 billion.

In three short days, Apple has sold off more three million copies of its third-generation iPad, simply called the new iPad, the company said in a statement released Monday. The new iPad features a stunning new Retina Display, which is the best screen to ever grace a tablet, the speeds of 4G LTE connectivity, an improved 5-megapixel iSight rear camera, and a bigger battery to power 10 hours of life.

The Icelandic government said on Thursday it would repay early a fifth of the billions of dollars of loans it received from the International Monetary fund and its Nordic neighbors in the wake of the collapse of its banking sector in 2008.

Apple has confirmed that the new iPad, the third generation of its category, will launch in the U.S. and nine other countries on Friday, March 16, at 8 a.m. local time. Here are all the information on the device's pricing, availability, trade-in offers and roundup of reviews from mainstream publications.

The man famous for drinking his own urine has been axed from his own show.

Tucked away in the south of Iceland is a village called Kirkjubæjarklaustur with approximately 120 people. Often called Klaustur for short, Kirkjubæjarklaustur is located between Vík and Höfn and it offers services such in banking, post office, supermarket and a fuel station.

In the pristine frozen continent of Antarctica scientists fear an alien invasion -- not from outer space, but carried in people's pockets and bags.

Geir Haarde presided over the Iceland's economic meltdown which saw the collapse its three main banks, its currency nosedive and soaring inflation, costing the country billions of dollars.

How much drinking kids and teens had seen in recent movies was linked to the chances they overdid it on alcohol themselves in a new study from six European countries.

Following the controversial release of over five million private emails by online anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, global intelligence company Stratfor undoubtedly has some explaining to do. The emails reveal all sorts of information including details regarding sources, operations and miscellaneous gossip. But, perhaps most peculiar is one specific document circulated among employees in 2007. The document, titled The Stratfor Glossary of Useful, Baffling and Strange Intelligence Terms.