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NEW YORK ~ Wall Street roared higher on Wednesday as strong earnings from IBM and others helped investors shake off – Read More...

JOHANNESBURG ~ Southern African leaders are planning their seventh summit on Zimbabwe since elections last March, and analysts said the – Read More...

LONDON ~ British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Thursday the notion of a “war on terror” was “misleading and – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ The United States spent at least US$52 billion on nuclear-related programs last year, most of it to maintain – Read More...

KUALA LUMPUR ~ The global economic crisis has handed the Islamic finance sector a “golden opportunity” to show it is – Read More...

SINGAPORE ~ Human rights watchdog Amnesty International asked Singapore this week to make public “comprehensive information” about its use of – Read More...

GAZA CITY ~ Israel approved an even tougher war on Hamas on Wednesday, warning residents to flee southern Gaza ahead – Read More...

LOS ANGELES ~ Two porn moguls, including Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt, are seeking a US$5-billion bailout from Washington, arguing – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ The US budget deficit will top a startling US$1 trillion this year, according to new projections this week, – Read More...

SYDNEY ~ Militant environmentalists harassing Japan’s whaling fleet in the Antarctic will be allowed to refuel their ship in Australia – Read More...