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Irish Prime Minister Eamon de Valera was widely criticized for visitng the German embassy in Dublin to sign a book of condolences for Hitler.

The Koch empire seeks to expand its business beyond energy, chemicals and paper, surprising analysts with the deal.

More than 400,000 newborns in India die within the first 24 hours of their birth each year.

Nowhere on planet earth are people happier, a new U.N. report claims, than in one of its coldest corners: Scandinavia.

Stocks may open higher as efforts for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis intensified while China released more positive economic data.

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group will be acquired by by Ares Management LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

The allegation, which follows a Brazilian media report that NSA snooped on state-run oil giant Petrobras, could hurt U.S.-Brazil ties.

John Kerry's "unbelievably small" consequences for Syria, if they did not give up chemical weapons, inspired Twitter memes on Monday.

A growing number of Americans are strongly opposed to the possibility of a military strike against Syria, a new poll finds.

A tech informant suggests that a new HTC Sense 5.5 UI is on the way, but won't be featured on the Android 4.3 update for the U.S. HTC One.

BlackBerry said it submitted an iPhone version of BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, to Apple for review in late August, previously stating that a BBM client would be released sometime this summer for iPhone and Android devices.

Obama says putting chemical weapons under international control could be a "breakthrough," and Reid calls off a vote.

Dennis Rodman is more concerned about his friendship with North Korean dictator Kim Jung-un than imprisoned American Kenneth Bae.

A new study shows black workers, especially in higher positions, are more likely to not get enough sleep.

Intra-party struggles between the interventionists and isolationists in the GOP make the Syria question particularly tough for Republicans.

Blessed Marvelous Herve allegedly also lied about being in federal prison. Soon that won't be a lie; he's scheduled to be sentenced in November.

Alan Valdes, vice president of trading at DME Securities, discusses the Fed chairman's legacy and when the FOMC will taper QE.

Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto presented on Monday the fiscal reform for 2013 -- in an attempt to heal the deeply hurt Mexican economy.

The stakes are high for the latest meeting between rivals the United States and Mexico in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier.

On Tuesday, the world's biggest arms fair opens in London, with Russian firms displaying weaponry they sold to Syria.

Apple has a special media event planned for later today, but what should consumers expect?