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Banco Santander's announcement that it would be spinning off nearly one quarter of its Mexican unit in an initial public offering later this month was greeted by the markets as a seemingly win-win-win proposition. But the move by the large Spanish bank only highlights the increased dependence Iberian banks have had on their overseas branches over the past few years and how, in an effort to now package off those units and sell them, they could be killing the hen that's been laying the golde...

Mitt Romney accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night with a speech proclaiming XXX

The prominent tennis stars breezed through the first round.

David Lynch will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Plus Camerimage Festival in Poland.

Chelsea are poised to complete another big summer signing, with more still likely before the close of the transfer window.

He and Ina have a story that's both charming and important. It speaks to the power of love, to the human instinct to survive in the midst of horror, to the role of fate in determining who lives and who dies.

Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill arrived in Poland on Wednesday. His visit is the first visit of a Russian religious leader to Poland, and is intended to bring reconciliation between the two countries.

Manchester United have announced a deal with Arsenal for Robin van Persie, while more signings could still be on the way.

Ikea, the Swedish store known for its affordable DIY home furnishing, is branching into a new arena: the hotel business.

Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past after an encouraging discovery may give way to a universal flu vaccine.

Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney engaged in arguably the most blatant "I'm a regular guy, just like you" campaign stunt. The "Best Pandering To Date" award of the 2012 season was won by the GOP's standard-bearer by using a rare day off from the trail to go shopping at his local hardware and grocery store in Wolfeboro, N.H.

One man’s “idealism” is often another’s “extremism,” and these traits seem to be more prevalent in those out of power.

A Brooklyn couple, already reeling from the loss of their stillborn baby, had their grief compounded after the New York City Medical Examiner's office gave them the wrong infant.

Barhoum also alleged that the journey to Auschwitz overshadowed the ?true Palestinian tragedy".

Shaking hands with Poland's free market champion is an important image for Romney. And despite being shunned by Solidarity, Romney still praised the movement for freeing Poland from the yoke of Communism.

Tony Martin, known for his romantic songs, his charm and good looks and his six-decade marriage to Cyd Charisse, died Friday at the age of 98 in his West Hollywood, Calif., home.

France produces more than 16 million tons of foie gras every year, principally by force-feeding corn to ducks and geese in order to enlarge their livers.

The 2012 London Olympics are underway, with Brazil and China leading all countries in the early medal count. Find out here where to get an up-to-the-minute, accurate tally of the medal count.

The 2012 London Games are here and billions around the world are anticipating three weeks of exciting action from their country's finest. Over 10,000 athletes will participate and represent 204 nations in 302 events. Before the medals are handed out however, the world will be focused on a spectacle that will unite a concert, theater production, film, art, politics, and sports: the opening ceremony.

Mitt Romney caused a scandal before his first diplomatic trip to London when he referred to the preparation for the Olympic Games as “disconcerting.”

Based on a median estimate among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, ExxonMobil will report earnings of $1.96 a share on revenues of about $115.08 billion -- a decline of 8.3 percent from the year before. The company will post its second-quarter earnings on Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.