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Henry will look to add to his massive tally of 226 goals for Arsenal.

Robin van Persie’s contract at the Emirates end in June, 2013

Diane Abbott, the first black woman to serve as a member of British parliament, tweeted on Jan. 3 that London cabbies sometimes don't pick up black people, a statement that has enraged the city's taxi drivers.

Bob Weston, former Fleetwood Mac guitarist on the albums Penguin and Mystery to Me, died Tuesday from a gastric intestinal hemorrhage, cirrhosis and throat problems at the age of 64, according to reports.

The Swiss ski resort of Zermatt has seen so much snow in the last few days that it caused an avalanche, trapping vacationers.

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said during the swearing in ceremony that the country should become a republic. To do so, Jamaica would have to drop Queen Elizabeth II of England as its head of state.

Apple shares neared their all-time high of $426.70 Friday after reports the computer giant might bid for TV rights for the English Premier League. The league includes the U.K.’s biggest football, or soccer clubs.

European shares ended little changed on Friday, with many investors happy to cash in on three weeks of gains ahead of the start of the U.S. fourth-quarter earnings season on Monday.

Mass transit users worldwide are getting ready to be a little cheeky on Sunday Jan. 8, when the 11th Annual No Pants Subway Ride will take over subway systems globally. Over 57 cities have promised to join the trouser-free commute, including Mexico City, London and Tel Aviv.

At the end of 2011, Robert Pattinson and girlfriend Kristen Stewart were rumored to be heading towards a split. However, all the hearsay has been crushed after the couple reunited in LA looking happier than ever.

On signs that the U.S. economy is back on track and tensions with Iran may lead to further disturbance in exports in the Middle East countries, crude oil futures headed for a weekly gain in New York. Futures of West Texas Intermediate have surged 3.4 percent this week.

Volunteers working at the London Olympics have been warned not to give away breaking news about athletes or disclose the location of politicians and celebrities through online comments or pictures posted on social media sites.

The new head of Europe's drugs watchdog said on Friday there was an acute need to tighten regulations on medical devices, adding to pressure for radical change in the wake of a global scandal over French-made breast implants.

Check out the spectacular video of what Lam calls his incredible journey.

A brewing crisis in the Middle East is causing an almost daily uptick in oil prices but early signs of a rebound in the U.S. economy is indeed offering substantial tailwind to crude too.

A rare first edition of French-American ornithologist and painter, John James Audubon's colour-plate book The Birds of America is estimated to fetch around $10 million at an upcoming auction on Jan.20, 2012.

Loss of memory and other cognitive functions in humans may start as young as 45, according to new research.

Kanye West had the Twitterverse buzzing on Thursday after posting a series of more than 80 tweets in a train of thoughts that left many fans and critics scratching their heads.

French teen Kristy Bamu was tortured and murdered in East London by his own family for being a witch. The Old Bailey court heard the case against Eric Bikubi and Magalie Bamu on Wednesday.

A U.S. based research facility is the new home of three monkeys named Chimero, Roku and Hex, and they bear the distinction of being the first ever genetically modified monkeys. They were created in the lab using embryos of several individuals at the National Primate Research Center in Oregon.

Europe's market slid on Thursday, with banks the biggest fallers on worries that some of them will have to follow UniCredit and offer deep share price discounts when they recapitalize to shore up ravaged balance sheets.