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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would like to be first Iranian in space. What if two major Middle Eastern players thought it's a great idea?

Canada is dropping the use of its penny today. And some economists believe the United States should be following its neighbor's example.

Three million less people watched the game from 2012.

“You just won the Super Bowl. What are you going to do next?” the announcer asked Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco Sunday night. His answer, of course: “I’m going to Disney World!”

The Japanese auto giant sees little mainstream demand for electric vehicles right now, or possibly ever.

The NRA keeps an extraordinary list of anti-gun opponents on its website.

The South Korean ambassador to the U.N. told reporters he hopes for "swift action" on the problem of North Korea's nuclear weapons.

Beyoncé announced Sunday night the dates of her upcoming "Mrs. Carter Show" world tour.

China is undergoing a demographic shift that will have profound economic and social consequences.

Work on the project may take up to eight years to finish.

BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), the developer of the new Z10 and Q10, saw its shares rocket 12 percent by changing its name.

The media is shining a spotlight on sex trafficking at the Super Bowl, a longtime but little-talked-about issue.

Fox's Chris Wallace challenged the NRA's claim that Obama is a hypocrite for allowing his daughters to have Secret Service protection.

Israel confirmed the arrests of 25 Palestinians in the West Bank early Monday morning, 23 of whom are Hamas affiliates.

Court filings suggest America’s second-largest bank gave lending relief to homeowners at the expense of investors.

Harmony Gold Mining Co, Randgold Resources Ltd, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Trina Solar Ltd, Deckers Outdoor Corp, Herbalife Ltd, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, Banco Santander and Nokia Corporation are among the companies whose shares are moving in premarket trading Monday.

Trilateral talks hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron between leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to discuss peace-building in the region began Monday in Cameron’s north London residence.

A French-owned oil tanker that was reported missing Sunday in the pirate infested waters of the West African Gulf of Guinea.

The U.S. housing market remains a challenging one, but there are several tactics sellers can deploy that should help sell their home quicker.

U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Monday ahead of the Commerce Department's factory orders report.

U.S. ships equipped with long-range cruise missiles have been mobilized as speculation abounds regarding N. Korean nuke test.