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Texas Governor Rick Perry, a staunch conservative with a Washington outsider's resume, will seek the 2012 Republican nomination for US president.
Rupert Murdoch acknowledged for the first time publicly that his son James is not the preferred choice to succeed him as News Corp CEO, at least in the near-term.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan signalled on Wednesday he is ready to resign in the coming weeks after parliament made headway on key legislation.
David Beckham has finally unveiled a new tattoo of his newborn daughter's name "Harper" on his left neck while Victoria Beckham tweets a picture of David holding their daughter Harper Seven.
A hotel maid who accuses ex-International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault sued him on Monday over their encounter.
Australian federal Finance Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday announced she is expecting a child with her partner, sparking fresh debate about federal government's stance on gay marriage.
Nancy Wake, a much-decorated World War Two spy and Resistance heroine known as "The White Mouse" for her ability to remain undetected, and who at one point was the Gestapo's most wanted person, has died in London at the age of 98.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez voiced his confidence about the second phase of chemotherapy here on Sunday.
"Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson left a hospital Friday after being treated for minor injuries following a sports car crash in southern England.
Timothy Geithner has told President Barack Obama that he will remain on the job as Treasury secretary, ending speculation he would leave the administration.
Sanford Wallace, known as the "Spam King," has turned himself in to US authorities after he was indicted for masterminding a scheme that sent more than 27 million unsolicited junk messages through Facebook's servers.
Former Ukrainian prime minister and now opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested Friday for violations of court processes during her abuse-of-power trial, the local Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
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