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Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande, Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Melenchon: What they stand for.

With about 78 million Chinese expected to travel abroad in 2012, China will outdo U.S. and Germany in outbound travel by end of the year.

Though considerable progress has been made to tackle eurozone crisis, it remains single largest threat to world economy.

A compilation of some of the most dramatic and costly supercar write-offs.

Global lender says spillover risks in eurozone sovereign debt crisis remain high.

Anti-poverty expert Jim Yong Kim focuses on job creation in developing countries.

Sharp has confirmed it has begun mass production of its IGZO displays, which could be seen in the much-rumoured Apple television set.

North Korea's leader endorses doctrine of father and grandfather in first public speech

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg grabbed the first pole position of his Formula One career, ahead of Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, beating McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and team mate Michael Schumacher in the process.

With 10,000 jobs cut and facing a £4bn loss for the year, Sony is spending almost £600bn on restructuring. We investigate the problems it will face.

"X-Japan" was voted Best International Band while Amy Lee secured Best Vocalist. The Album of the Year award went to the 'Path of Totality" by Korn and "Avenged Sevenfold" got the award for the maximum number of dedicated fans while the very prestigious Golden God title went to Gene Simmons.

German prohibition of incest consistent with European human rights laws, court rules in case of Patrick Stuebing convicted of committing incest with sister, Susan Karolewski.

Top Five Deadliest Earthquakes in History of the World

Democracy and Islam can co-exist and Indonesia is a model for Muslim nations, Cameron tells students in Jakarta.

Two powerful quakes of magnitude more than 8 each struck Aceh province in the Southeast Asian nation Indonesia, one of the places sitting on the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' region. But what is Pacific Ring of Fire?

Male giraffe's age can be predictable by just looking at their coat, according to a study.

As the Indonesian authorities certainly believe this earthquake has the potential to cause a devastating tsunami, here is a good reason why.

Pricing for the Nintendo Wii U will be around $300 according to sources, while the release date is set for 18 November according to a leaked internal email.

Check out the 360 going head-to-head against the rumoured 720

US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said test would be blatant violation of international obligations under Security Council resolutions.

Cosplay enthusiasts dressed in varied attire attracted thousands of visitors at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne.

A new study has shown that eruptions of magnetic field and charged particles also cause sunquakes

India-based Sahara Group is reported to be in advanced talks to acquire the New York property.

The long voyage of the fuel-laden Japanese ghost ship is over as it sank 6,000 feet deep in the Gulf of Alaska.

Thanks to some creative accounting and the insertion of a single word in 2006 allows the company to avoid paying corporation tax in the UK.

Shinji Kagawa is hoping to make the move to England next season, according to Borussia Dortmund general manager Michael Zorc, with the star a reported target for Manchester United.

The storm also triggered power outages affecting more than 200,000 homes in northern Japan which were still without electricity.

Rihanna Announces World Tour in 2013!

Japan is going through a period of very hard choices which the current Prime Minister of its coalition government Yoshihiko Noda, is pressing the Diet, Japan's Parliament, to address. On 30 March 2012, Prime Minister Noda submitted laws to double the present sales tax of five per cent, proposing a rise to eight per cent in April 2014 and then to 10 per cent in April 2015. His determination, if necessary, to stake his Government's survival on these laws being passed by the Diet was made pl...

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