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European stocks hit their highest close since early August on Monday, with euro zone banks gaining sharply following a report that France and Germany were calling for a relaxation of global bank capital rules to prevent a credit crunch.

The Dutch government has appointed Credit Suisse to advise on a potential sale of its 33 percent stake in UK-based uranium enrichment company Urenco, people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.

European stocks ended higher in their first trading session of the year on Monday, led by defensive utilities such as E.ON and GDF Suez , while volumes were anaemic as UK and U.S. markets remained closed for the New Year holiday.

European shares edged higher on Monday after making their biggest annual fall since 2008, with trading light due to British markets being shut for a bank holiday and defensive safe haven stocks the main performers on the index.

American pop star, Lady Gaga, has released her latest music video, Marry the Night. This is also her directorial debut.

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick seemed to be treading dangerous relationship waters in the Season 2 premiere of Kourtney & Kim Take New York. The pair made a point of checking out two separate bedrooms in their new home in New York. Despite rumors of trouble, the Kardashian and Disick announced Wednesday that they are expecting a second baby.

Kardashian will reportedly use Kourtney and Kim Take New York to rehab her image

A strange bug on iOS 5 has apparently been found by Michael Capozzi (via Chronic) that allows the carrier unlock of the AT&T version of the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS without any software or hardware tweaking.

German auto manufacturer Audi has currently over 20 units of the Audi A1 e-tron on the roads of Munich for a pilot run.

Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries on Monday Oct. 31, citing irreconcilable differences. Humphries was blindsided by the divorce filing, reports TMZ, and learned of the news from the gossip website, just like the rest of the world while Kardashian was back to business as usual.

Tsunami debris from the earthquake that struck Japan in March is heading straight for the West Coast, though the 20 million pounds of debris will not likely hit the U.S. for two to three years, scientists say.

In an ongoing debate about battery life in Apple devices, new research shows the iPhone 4 reigns supreme compared to the newly released iPhone 4S in terms of a longer lasting battery life. Here are 7 simple tricks to make the battery life last longer on the iPhone 4S.

The Kardashians have done it again. Within the next two years, reports a representative to Women's Wear Daily, the family may very well have a billion dollar empire at their feet.

Kris Humphries almost lost his wedding ring while going through a routine security check in airport, just weeks after tying the knot with Kim Kardashian.

The reality TV star beat Charlie Sheen and Snooki.

RWE's future leadership was up in the air on Monday as supervisory board members clashed over who should succeed Chief Executive Juergen Grossmann, two people familiar with the matter said.

Google Inc. on Wednesday kicked off the fourth annual Doodle 4 Google contest, a competition that calls on K-12 students in the U.S. to think big and redesign Google's homepage logo, inspired by the theme 'What I'd like to do someday...'

HP has bagged a five-year $1.4 billion technology infrastructure outsourcing deal with German utility giant E.ON.

Germany's E.ON , the world's largest utility by sales, has shortlisted three bidders for the multi-billion euro sale of its U.S. business, three people with knowledge of the matter said.