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AFP - Favourites Liverpool began their Europa League campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni in the home leg of their round-of-32 tie on Thursday.

Description: US Navy F/A-18F Superhornet Fighter. Air show flight demonstration, Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2009.

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead after apparently committing suicide at his home.

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday urged the role of non-communist parties and personages in helping achieve the national goal for social and economic development in the new year. &$ &$Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd R), who is also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), speaks during a meeting with representatives of non-com ...

Electricité de France, the top electricity generator in Europe, said 2009 profit 12 percent as results from acquisitions overseas offset a decline in its French business.

A British mother spent three months in agony after doctors left a 7-inch set of forceps inside her during a routine operation, The Sun reported.

The world-famous Potala Palace in Tibet's capital of Lhasa received 782,500 tourists and Buddhist believers last year, 62 percent more than in 2008, according to the Regional Cultural Relics Bureau. The palace was designated by the UNESCO as a member of the world cultural heritage in 1994. Yudawa, director of the bureau, said that Norbu Lingka, another best-known scenic spot in Lhasa, was visited by 470,800 people in 2009, a 72.4 percent increase year on year. Meanwhile, the ...

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be receiving the video game treatment from EA Sports as we found out when we went hands-on with an early build.

Some heroes are made and some are born. Enter a world where you are in command of Percy Jackson and his allies as you battle for survival in a world ruled by vengeful Greek gods. Explore the world to reveal the hidden secrets of Camp Half-Blood, the Underworld, and even Olympus itself! Assemble your perfect team, then match wits and strength against fantastical opponents from the pantheon of greek mythology, including Medusa, the Hydra, and the Minotaur! Mythological battles: Pit your team against the outlandish foes and bestiary of the Percy Jackson universe. Upgrades and customization: An addictive leveling system lets you unlock new abilities and upgrades for all characters under your command. Teamwork: One team member's abilities sets up another's to do extra damage, with buffing and healing leading to powerful group attacks; cooperation can be as important as strength. Exploration: From Camp Half-Blood to Olympus and beyond, search your environment to unlock new areas and rewards. Winning battles and completing quests earn you experience, which increases the level of the characters under your command and adds new items to carry. Release Date:Tue, 09 Feb 2010

US online payments company PayPal has temporarily suspended personal payments to and from India and transfers to local Indian banks.

The premier of British Columbia, reiterated Tuesday the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games were good for the local economy and were literally generating thousands of jobs. Speaking in Vancouver where Game's organizers unveiled the sculptured podiums and costumes the medal presenters and athlete escorts will wear, Premier Gordon Campbell said the 6 billion-plus Canadian dollars being spent to stage the Olympiad starting on February 12, would benefit the western province enormously. "Everyo ...

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended above 1,100 U.S. dollars and rallied to an 8-session high on Monday, as dollar's rally stalled and crude oil went up. Silver and platinum both closed much higher. The most active gold contract for April delivery climbed 21.20 dollars, or 2 percent, to finish at 1,105 dollars an ounce, hitting the strongest level of 1,107.90 earlier in the session since Jan. 21. Gold prices found support on Monday after Obama unvei ...

Shiite rebels in northern Yemen said on Monday that Saudi air fighters continued to strike their posts along the borders although they have declared a complete withdrawal from Saudi territories. "We confirm that there was no exchange of fire with the Saudi army, and there are no snipers from any side, as (Saudi) claims in this regard are just but an attempt to justify the Saudi aggression on Yemeni lands, which did not stop," the rebels, known as the Houthis, said in a statement posted on th ...

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday the better-then-expected 5.7 percent economic growth in the fourth quarter showed a "stark improvement" compared to economic decline a year ago. "This morning we received a report that affirms our progress and the swift and aggressive actions that made it possible," said the president in a speech delivered in Baltimore, Maryland. Obama said his administration has "stopped the flood of job losses," and vowed to take more actions help the millions o ...

China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Free Trade Area (FTA) is beneficial to all from a theoretical point of view as it enlarges market for both, said a Thai diplomat in an interview with Xinhuanet Thursday. Kanyarat Bhanthumnavin, First Secretary of the Thai Embassy in China, said after the operation of the FTA, the ASEAN countries can easily reach the "vast Chinese market" while "China also has access to a vast market of 550 million people." The FTA can "improve the quali ...

Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko was dismissed by the parliament on Thursday, local media reported. However, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said that Lutsenko would continue to lead the ministry as its first deputy, the report added. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...

AP - Federal regulators are asking the nation's largest wireless companies whether they give customers adequate notice about early termination fees for breaking a service contract before it expires.

AP - Even if its stand against censorship leads it to close its search engine in China, Google Inc. still hopes to maintain other key operations in the world's most populous Internet market.

ESPN America has few paid ads but is growing as the U.S. network's vehicle for exporting American sports to Europe a year after a major rebranding.

As of the end of November 2009, China holds a total of 789.6 billion U.S. dollars of U.S. Treasury bonds, paring by 9.3 billion U.S. dollars compared with October and remains the biggest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury bonds, according to the Treasury International Capital (TIC) released by the U.S. Treasury Department January 19. The report also showed that both Japan and the UK, the second and the third holders of U.S. Treasury bonds have increased the holdings by 11.4 billion and 47.4 bil ...