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The resignation came as Barclays was preparing to demand American-born Diamond, 60, hand back almost £20 million ($31 million) in bonuses

Many residents will likely spend the Fourth of July barbequing without electricity and biting their tongues over how long it is taking to restore power.

The refineries are aimed at replacing Nigeria's decaying refining infrastructure, which has turned the country into a net importer.

Despite efforts to hide his daughters from the media in the past, President Barack Obama has had a change of heart when it comes to using 11-year-old Sasha and 13-year-old Malia in campaign ads. The Obama girls have been making more public appearances while trailing their father in his bid for re-election, first in a Father's Day video and now an ad campaign in seven battleground states. But is the president looking to be liked?

The guards hung me by my wrists from the ceiling for eight days, said one of the interviewees.

The U.N. drugs watchdog chief voiced dismay and serious concern in talks with an Iranian envoy Tuesday over claims by the Islamic Republic's vice president that Jews were behind global narcotics trafficking.

In Nepal, justice for the victims of war crimes is a long time coming.

Initial public and governmental response garnered unified relief that someone has taken responsibility for the spate of banking scandals and damaged relations between its customers.

Pro-regime forces Monday continued attack on Douma, a city in the Damascus province, using helicopters which left dead bodies scattered on the streets.

Border tensions are running high between Pakistan and Afghanistan as both nations accuse each other of cross-border missile attacks and territory breaches.

The rocky relationship between the Chinese government and the Western media is changing, as Chinese-language editions multiply. Meanwhile, Chinese media are eyeing the West too.

The recent revelation that a leading far-right, anti-Semitic Hungarian politician is actually of Jewish origin again brings to light the fact that many neo-Nazis and other fascists are deeply ensnared in a crippling, lifelong struggle with dealing who and what they are.

Air India pilots Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that they would call off their strike with immediate effect after the court asked them to end the 58-day-old stir within 48 hours.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were: Asset Acceptance Capital Corp, Rosetta Resources Inc, Nanosphere Inc, Diodes Incorporated and Cree Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were: Hot Topic Inc, Crosstex Energy LP, Sabra Healthcare REIT Inc, Sourcefire Inc and E TRADE Financial Corporation.

Eighty-five Syrian soldiers, including one general and at least 14 other officers, fled into southern Turkey?s Hatay Province Monday, Turkish news agencies reported. It was one of the largest mass military defections since the Syrian conflict began 16 months ago.

Add another incident to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's record of public confrontations. In a press conference Sunday night, the governor lashed out at a reporter who asked an off-topic question. Christie asked the reporter, Did I say on topic? Are you stupid? On topic, on topic. Next question.

Response to the discovery, as well as to Szegedi's statement, have run the gamut from outrage to ridicule.

The UK has sent a special team of forensic detectives from the Metropolitan Police to Bahrain to help local authorities investigate a recently discovered cache of bomb-making material.

Power outages lasting 18 to 20 hours a day are not unusual across Pakistan.

Apple will pay a $60 million settlement to secure the iPad trademark in China, opening up sales to the Chinese market, Apple's most profitable after the United States.

As Libya prepares for a June 7 national vote, violence shows that the sectarian divisions in the country are a serious problem.

Cameron has said he might be willing to consider a referendum on Britain?s EU membership but advised ?patience? on the subject.

So just who is Mr Agius, and how did he get to the very top of Britain's banking tree?

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's expansive health care overhaul has increased public support for the law, which nonetheless remained largely unpopular.

Europe's fourth-largest economy is putting millions of people out of work. This time, it won't be back in 10 minutes like the post-it notes of Spanish employees when they leave their desks for a half-hour coffee break every so often.

The Institutional Revolutionary Party is back in power, with a fresh face. Now it must convince observers that it has abandoned its old, corrupt ways.

Violent crime rates in the Bronx have been dropping for the past two decades -- as they have in New York City as a whole and many other U.S. big cities.

Florida has become the third state to reject the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, taking advantage of a Supreme Court ruling dictating that states cannot be forced to expand the health insurance program's reach.

''Britain's destiny is not a debating issue for leaders on the continent,? Fox said