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Google said Monday the Chinese government is interfering with its email services in China, making it difficult for users to gain access to its Gmail program, amid an intensified Internet crackdown following widespread unrest in the Middle…

Campaigners from Wales have travelled to London to protest over the alleged treatment of a US army private accused of leaking confidential papers. Bradley Manning, who attended secondary school in Pembrokeshire, faces scores of charges…

Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report on Monday. It was too early to make accurate estimates, the…

AT&T Inc. said Sunday it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion that would make it the largest cellphone company in the U.S. The deal would reduce the number of wireless carriers…

Emirati telecommunications company Etisalat has dropped its $12 billion bid for a large chunk of Kuwaiti rival Zain, ending an effort to significantly expand its reach across the Middle East. Zain shares tumbled nearly 3 percent Sunday as…

A French judge has filed preliminary manslaughter charges against Air France over a crash in 2009. All the 228 people on board were killed when the airline's Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris came down in the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June…

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico resigned Saturday amid furor over a leaked diplomatic cable in which he complained about inefficiency and infighting among Mexican security forces in the campaign against drug cartels. U.S. Secretary of…

Moammar Gadhafi vowed a "long war" against the international military force that struck at his forces with airstrikes and dozens of cruise missiles that shook the Libyan capital early Sunday with the sound of explosions and anti-aircraft…

Charlie Sheen is set to earn over £4 million for his live show. Skip related content Charlie Sheen LIVE: My Violent Torpedo of Truth may end up as one of the most profitable tours of all time. As the show simply consists of Sheen sat in…

Sandra Bullock and Charlie Sheen are among the celebrities who have announced donations in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Actress Sandra Bullock and Disney star Demi Lovato have both pledged $1million of their…