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The Arab League chief said on Monday that Russia and China had lost diplomatic credit in the Arab world by vetoing a U.N. resolution on Syria and may have sent a message to Damascus that it had a free hand to crack down on protests.

The IMF's chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, said on Monday it looks like the 'haircut' on Greek private debt will be "very large" as negotiations between bondholders and the government drag on to cut Greece's debt burden.

A Gingrich communications director has been criticized by some Wikipedia editors who claim he made edits to Gingrich's biographical page that violate the Web site's conflict of interest guidelines.

MSNBC hosted a one-on-one debate on Monday between former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, a Mitt Romney supporter, and former U.S. Rep. Bob Walker of Pennsylvania, a Newt Gingrich supporter -- and boy, did it get heated.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.

Syrian regime forces continued bombarding the rebellious city of Homs Monday, killing 50 more people in a sustained assault on several districts, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.

House Republicans Monday said a positive January jobs reporting showing 243,000 new jobs and a dip in the unemployment rate belied the number of discouraged job seekers who leave the workforce and underemployed Americans with college degrees.

Amazon.com will begin collecting sales taxes on orders from Pennsylvania in September, on the heels of a California settlement where it agreed to begin collecting sales in the Golden State also beginning September.

When Ron Paul was asked by CNN host Piers Morgan on Friday whether he would allow one of his daughters or granddaughters to have an abortion if she were raped, he said yes -- if it's an honest rape. What does that mean?

After baby Lisa Irwin's parents opened up about their daughter's disappearance on The Dr. Phil Show Friday, the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline has reported 140 new calls. While baby Lisa has been missing for over four months, her parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, told Dr. Phil McGraw in a segment Friday that they are confident their daughter is alive and will return home.

Dozens of people are missing and at least 43 dead after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines on Monday.

Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White claims Gov. Mitch Daniels should also be charged with voter fraud, based on the standards used by the prosecution in his conviction.

Comedian Roseanne Barr wasn't joking when she announced her presidential bid on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last August, and recently filed paperwork to run in the Green Party primary in July.

Josefina Vázquez Mota has been selected to represent the ruling National Action Party (PAN) in Mexico's 2012 presidential elections.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday will release its long-awaited decision on Prop 8, California's ballot measure ending same-sex marriage in the state.

Chinese energy firms are deeply involved in Syria – China National Petroleum Corp. and Sinochem have heavy investments in the country.

President Barack Obama's Kenyan step-grandmother is recovering from shock and bruises after she was involved in a car accident on her way to her village, a relative and hospital official told reporters Monday.

The federal appeals court will announce on Tuesday it's ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Monday morning that it plans to reveal the long-anticipated verdict by 1 p.m. ET.

After Russia used its veto power to block a United Nations resolution that would officially urge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down from power, the United States and Western Euriopean nations have blasted Moscow.

Bill Maher has slammed Occupy Wall Street, calling its supporters douchebags who need to get a job and stop with all the protesting.

Netflix released a new original series, Lilyhammer, Monday, starring former The Sopranos star and E Street Band-member Steven Van Zandt. Although the Norwegian-American series was produced by Rubicon TV AS, a Norwegian production company, Netflix co-produced and financed much of the show, signaling a remarkable new business direction for the company.

The Super Bowl halftime commercial, produced by Chrysler, is a rally cry for the Motor City that dispenses with the political divide surrounding the government bailouts of insolvent American automakers.

The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

The U.S. Senate candidate's campaign spot aired in Michigan during the Super Bowl is under attack, due to its racially-charged and offensive content.

Speculation has intensified that Israel may be planning to strike Iran as soon as the spring.

The United States has begun exploring alternate options to stem the bloodshed in Syria, after China and Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad to cede power.

Almost half of likely voters said the United States should be willing to use military force to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a new poll from The Hill.

In a bid to revive the struggling agency, Vladimir Popovkin, head of Roscosmos, has announced a contest to recruit cosmonauts for manned moon missions beginning in 2020.

Egypt, seemingly determined to expel all foreign agencies from the country, is going to prosecute 43 international NGO employees on criminal charges.