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The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel said in a legal memo that the Senate was unable to perform its constitutional duties on presidential nominees, despite holding "pro forma" sessions aimed at blocking recess appointments.

The world of New York education made news lately--good, bad, cultural and ugly. It does seem sometimes that the latest energy adrift in the zeitgeist gets played out in school yards across the town, and today is no exception.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari left the country Thursday for a one-day private affair to Dubai, amid an escalating crisis between his civilian government and the Army, officials said.

Dr Pepper is parting ways with its oldest Dublin based bottler, who became renowned for enhancing the drink with real cane sugar.

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources has rejected an appeal by platinum miner Lonmin over a prospecting right on part of its mining area granted to a third party, Keysha Investments.

Authorities in India on Thursday, ordered the arrest a tour operator for running what is described as a human safari after a video surfaced showing Jarawa tribal women on the Andaman island dancing in exchange for food.

The union said it will next target Adidas and Puma.

A federal appeals court's ruling against a proposed constitutional amendment to ban Oklahoma courts from using Islamic Sharia law represents more than a setback to the measure's proponents. Experts say that the decision also reveals how such laws fall somewhere between impractical and unconstitutional.

Several big airlines are taking advantage of European carbon law by snapping up emission allowances at bargain prices, tuning out an outcry against the scheme by many non-EU airlines and shoring up demand in a market that saw prices cut in half last year.

Asif Ali Zardari, under threat from a memo seeking U.S. help in preventing a coup by Pakistan's powerful generals, has never managed to dispel the notion he is an accidental president.

News of the scandalous exploitation of the Jarawa tribe on India's Andaman Island, following the release of undated footage showing members of the ancient tribe coerced into entertaining tourists in exchange for food, has sparked worldwide outrage.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's dismissal of defence secretary increases tension between civilian government and military.

Video footage of the Jarawa tribal women dancing for tourists, reportedly in exchange for food, on India's Andaman Islands, has created uproar among human rights campaigners.

Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans, 20, has been arrested ... again. This time the arrest, which took place on Tuesday in Brunswick County, N.C., was on suspicion of communicating threats and making harassing phone calls to her ex-roommate Hannah Inman.

SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, is an important piece of legislation, but it's been virtually absent from prime-time news broadcasts, a new report from media watchdog Media Matters said. The group found the major news telecasts have not been talking about SOPA except in brief.

A suspect accused of raping a 26-year-old from Williamsburg and 31-year-old from Harlem was nabbed Monday, but denied any wrong doing. DNA evidence helped to clinch the arrest.

Deputy Governor Safarali Baratloo said the killing was similar to previous attacks targeting Iranian nuclear scientists.

Outrage over the a video that shows Jarawa tribe members being forced to dance for tourists in the Andaman Islands has brought attention to an indigenous people close to extinction.

The former BYU star has been somewhat inconsistent in his rookie season.

Legendary rock band The Velvet Underground sued Andy Warhol's foundation for trademark infringement over a banana logo the late artist created for the band's debut album.

The Rochester-based company's complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission argues that some of Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods, along with some of HTC's smartphones and tablets infringe on Kodak patents involving technology for transmitting images.