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U.N. Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters he expects 100,000 more Syrians to die if the conflict is not resolved quickly

Jessica Simpson took to Twitter to post revealing bikini pregnancy pictures after Kim Kardashian announced she is expecting a child.

In the wake of the recent school shooting, the real issue we should be talking about is not gun control.

Following the holiday season, Samsung has offered free Flip Covers for its Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 handsets as part of a promotion.

If you want to celebrate New Year’s Eve twice, go to the Samoan Islands, where you can ring in 2013 at two separate celebrations 25 hours apart.

In 2012, battles were fought on retail shelves, on TV ads, and in social media and courtrooms -- and living rooms -- around the world.

A reportedly leaked image of Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 in black has appeared online, sparking speculation that new colors will be introduced in 2013.

Under the Indian Penal Code it is against the law to identify a rape victim.

Kanye West spilled the beans about Kim Kardashian's pregnancy at an Atlantic City concert on Sunday.

Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" may be an Oscar frontrunner but the film has seen its fair share of bad reviews for what some feel is gratuitous violence.

Al-Qaeda has apparently announced a bounty of $160,000 for the head of the U.S. ambassador to Yemen.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Monday, but trading volume is expected to be low.

Asian stock markets mostly declined Monday as concerns over the U.S. fiscal cliff continued to weigh on the sentiment.

South Korea's consumer price inflation rose at a slower rate than expected in December.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized in New York on Sunday after doctors discovered that a blood clot had formed, the State Department said.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 65, is expected to remain at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for the next 48 hours.

U.S. Senate leaders were hammering out a last-minute deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" on Monday, but it's unclear if lawmakers will back it.

U.S. President Barack Obama says a tax-cut bill will be waiting in the wings should Washington fail to reach a fiscal-cliff agreement.

U.S. President Barack Obama appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday morning to discuss a wide range of issues facing the nation as the year draws to a close. His remarks touched on topics ranging from gun control and the fiscal cliff to the Benghazi consulate attack and congressional gridlock.

The U.S. Senate continued to work on a bipartisan budget bill Sunday, while Obama administration officials prepared a back-up bill.

Violent crackdowns on the Occupy movement last year were a product of not only the FBI and local police but also private security firms hired by the very banks the demonstrators were protesting.