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US stops short of issuing apology over diplomat's arrest but vows to review circumstances.

A 20-year-old women called off the ambulances after regaining consciousness.

Preview of Will Ferrell, Steve Carell starrer Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

Experts develop theory of global spread of disease.

Unesco says war-torn country's millennia-old cultural heritage in peril.

MPs flay broadcaster for handing out payments exceeding contractual obligation to outgoing senior executives.

Computer program ranks religious figures, political leaders and celebrities 'in the same way as Google'.

Santacon organisers warn thousands of people dressed as Father Christmas to behave themselves.

On the eve of Nelson Mandela's funeral, we remember 10 other people whose deaths triggered international outpourings of grief.

Pop heart-throb Justin Bieber issued with an international arrest warrant for a number of offences that could see him in court.

Court hears that Nigella Lawson let her ­children smoke cannabis and allowed her aide to buy cigarettes for her children.

Expected supply from Libya, Iraq and Iran will also put pressure on prices.

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New York judge approves $5.7bn settlement over credit card fees.

Thief 'dropped it like it was hot' for an hour before breaking into Brooklyn apartment building.

Pretty Woman star stuns on red carpet of premiere of film.

Bank of England policymaker says would be foolish to curb housing market so early in UK recovery.

Bloomberg reports that half of Ivy League institutions recorded budget deficits in fiscal 2013.

Email message read: "To see naked pictures of Carla Bruni click here."

Financial world mourns McCarthy who was 49 and died on 12 December at Roosevelt Hospital, New York

Tom Clancy's Divison from Ubisoft will impress players with revolutionary graphics and solid gameplay.

Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have four-year-old son Walker.

Everything must go but prices aren't cheap as works range from £30,000 to £200,000

Hilton was taken private in 2007 by Blackstone in leveraged deal worth about $26.7bn.

US lawyer, specialising in art recovery, discusses the plight for Jewish families being reunited with heirlooms

Federal authorities nearing settlements over JPMorgan's involvement in Madoff case.

Bob and Harvey Weinstein are suing Time Warner for refusing to pay for the second and third films

Embattled lender admits to 'deeply regretting these failings'

Spotify tracks can now be streamed to iOS and Android smartphones and tablets for free.

One Direction singer reportedly took Kendall Jenner on a date at the Gays Gone Wild.