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Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize-winning archbishop who was renowned for his opposition to the Apartheid regime, refused to attend a summit with the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, because of Blair's decision to support the Iraq War.

China estimates a total national investment of 372 billion USD to be spent in the next three and a half years on improving energy efficiency, strengthening pollution control and expanding recycling economy.

Walt Disney's ESPN unit and Major League Baseball announce an eight-year, $5.6 billion deal.

IDC revised its forecast for this year’s PC sales gains to only 0.9 percent, after the top U.S. giants, Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), reported lower PC sales for their latest financial quarters. By contrast, tablet sales, headed by the iPad from Apple (Nasdaq:M AAPL) should surge 54 percent.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has plans to launch a new MEGA site despite the legal issues he has faced in the past six months.

The Obama Administration issued new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards Tuesday, which raise the average mileage of the U.S. fleet to 54.5 mpg by 2025.

Louisiana and Spain are worlds apart, but political cartoons about the Obamas from people in both places have struck a nerve.

A court decision on Tuesday has exonerated the Israeli military in the case of Rachel Corrie, an American activist who died in Gaza nine years ago.

Liverpool look set to be one of the more active clubs in the final days of the transfer window.

Tropical storm Isaac has officially turned into category one Hurricane Isaac. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph and could get even stronger.

Oil is at the heart of Indian-Iranian relations today.

Hurricane Isaac, the ninth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, has wreaked havoc both in the sky and out at sea, cancelling over 1,300 flights and stranding thousands of cruise ship passengers. For those traveling during the hurricane season, here's a bit of advice.

Novak Djokovic is the man to beat at the 2012 U.S. Open, said Roger Federer.

The Ryder Cup takes place in Illinois in late September.

Raila Odinga, the nation’s prime minister has called for calm.

Ford's Lincoln brand hasn't done well in the U.S. but the nation's No. 2 automaker aims for better luck in China where archrival GM gets a big share of the luxury car market with its Cadillac line.

The Egyptian president courts investment and talks to China's leaders about the biggest issue troubling the Arab world today -- and about what China can do to solve it

Where to watch live coverage of Tuesday's play at the US Open, plus a full preview.

The findings don't prove that exercising more cuts the risk of chronic disease, because it could be that people with a lot of physical activity also eat healthier foods - something the researchers didn't take into account.

Shares of Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) rose 15,000 Korean won (US $13.21) in Seoul trading on Tuesday, despite requests by Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, to ban sales of as eight products in the U.S.

There's no good evidence that aspirin protects women against breast cancer, according to a new study.