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With French President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party appearing likely to cement its hold on the country's government in elections on Sunday, the Journal du Dimanche has reported that France wants the European Union to agree on growth-boosting measures worth ?120 billion ($151 billion) this year.

University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan was ousted from her position by the school's Board of Visitors last weekend. In a campus-wide email, it was announced that she would step down on August 15.

Once reserved for boutique funds catering to religious investors opposed to profiting from weapons, gambling, tobacco or alcoholic beverages, socially responsible investing today has a larger presence, with more assets under management than ever before.

As Greek voters prepare to the go to the polls on Sunday and central banks around the world prepare to enter crisis mode if far left-wing candidate Alexis Tsipras wins and reneges on the country's bailout package, thus threatening euro zone solidarity, the Greek economy may slip into something resembling medieval Europe's Dark Ages.

Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro interrupted President Obama during his speech on the country?s immigration policy on June 15. Now the journalist has clarified what was important enough to interrupt the Commander in Chief?s address.

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef (Naif) bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, heir-apparent to King Abdullah and a staunch enemy of al-Qaeda as head of Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry, died today at 78, according to the International Islamic News Agency. Nayef's death reopens the question of who will succeed King Abdullah.

Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday expressed confidence that the Reserve Bank of India would adjust the monetary policy on its mid-quarter monetary policy review June 18.

Lack of infrastructural facilities in Indian ports is negatively affecting exports as the ports are struggling to cope with commodity traffic. Ports are unable to handle the container and vessel traffic despite a decline in economy and exports.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Friday were Obagi Medical Products Inc, SLM Corporation, Microvision Inc, Canadian Solar Inc and Exide Technologies. The top after-market NASDAQ losers were: Santarus Inc, United Therapeutics Corporation, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, 21Vianet Group, Inc and American Superconductor Corporation.

A euro-area breakup might appear to be inevitable at this point. But, instead of Greece being pushed out the door, analysts say an outside-the-box solution to the euro zone's sovereign-debt problem would be for Germany to voluntarily withdraw from the euro and reinstall the Deutsche mark.

Paraguayan government officials said that seven police officers and at least nine protesting farmers have been killed in a bloody clash Friday.

On Saturday, China will send a female astronaut into space for the first time.

?This is not a threat, but whoever is planning an attack should think about this.?

As the U.S. Senate grapples with how to allocate about $100 billion a year for the next decade on food policy, one subsection of the farm bill is under attack, namely, the $200 million U.S. taxpayers spend every year to subsidize the marketing of well-established brands found in virtually every American pantry.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has made growth and cutting the size and weight of the state his top priority.

Was Neil Munro heckling President Barack Obama during a major speech on the country's immigration policy Friday, or was the reporter for the Daily Caller website just doing his job?

A tight squeeze on salaries of full-time employees, along with spending cuts and burgeoning levels of part-time employment and long-term unemployment, offsets the decline in overall unemployment, leading to a rise in the number of poor Britons.

The Yemeni army on Friday recaptured Shaqra, al-Qaida's last stronghold in the southern province of Abyan. This marks a major advance in the country's fight against violent extremism on its soil.

The development comes as Western and some Arab nations have apparently lost hope that Russia, Syria?s strongest ally, will pressure Assad to give up power or end his crackdown on opponents.

Ali Wentworth is setting the Internet ablaze after locking lips with Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: SVU on the red carpet of the Joyful Revolution Gala in New York City. Who is Ali Wentworth?

Saudi activist Manal al-Sharif wrote an open letter to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz imploring him to soften the nationwide ban on women drivers.

About 1,500 Rohingya, including women, children and the wounded, who sought a safe haven in Bangladesh by sea, have already been turned back by Bangladeshi naval authorities.

President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new policy intended to protect thousands of young immigrants from deportation could reshape the dynamics of the 20012 presidential race.

Fatou Bensouda was sworn in as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday, making her not only the first African, but also the first woman, to lead the United Nations-backed tribunal.

Even following this week's violence over blasphemous art, Tunisians remain fairly optimistic about their country's progress.

Markets are fretting over the outcome of Sunday's Greek vote -- with the anti-bailout Syriza party polling neck and neck with rival New Democracy -- and policymakers seem spellbound by the prospect of a breakup of the euro zone.

Some Greeks are likely to vent their anger by supporting the anti-austerity radical leftist Syriza party in this weekend?s poll.

Tokyo police arrested the the last fugitive from the Aum Shinrikyo cult on Friday.

Continuing its push to realign immigration enforcement, the Obama administration announced on Friday a sweeping initiative that would shield many young immigrants from deportation.