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Regulator okays RBS, Lloyds funding plans
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds won't need to tap investors or taxpayers for new funds to bolster their financial strength as they prepare to be returned to the private sector.
Gandhi blood sample up for auction
A glass microscope slide with a trace of the late Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi's blood is among an array of memorabilia due to be sold at auction Tuesday in England.
Categories: International News
Ahmadinejad aide banned from presidential race
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will challenge the disqualification of his top aide from next month's presidential election, Iran's state-run Press TV reported Wednesday.
Categories: International News
Suspect arrested in '82 London attack
A man has been charged with the murders of four members of the Royal Household Cavalry in a 1982 IRA attack in London, the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement Wednesday.
Categories: International News
Nobody puts baby food in a corner
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Women are breaking through the 'concrete ceiling'
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Even small business is bigger in Texas
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Man kills himself in front of tourists
A right-wing historian and author killed himself inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Tuesday in front of horrified tourists, police said.
Categories: International News
Gaza boy's death: Who to believe?
The image of a young Palestinian boy cowering behind his father as Israeli bullets rained down on them became a powerful symbol of the second Intifada. Now Israel insists its military is not to blame for the attack.
Categories: International News
Can 'womenomics' save Japan?
Why making better use of its highly skilled women could solve Japan's growth problems. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.
Categories: International News
The real "Great Gatsby" women
Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Debicki tell CNN who gave them inspiration for their characters.
Categories: International News
Syrian rebels fire into Lebanon
The fighting in Syria has taken another dangerous turn, with rebel rockets targeting Hezbollah locations in Lebanon.
Categories: International News
Hot air balloons collide in Turkey
At least one person was killed when two hot air balloons collided mid-air in central Turkey early Monday, a town official said.
Categories: International News
U.K. can do more to boost economy: IMF
The U.K. should spend more on infrastructure projects this year and cut corporate taxes to shore up its fragile economic recovery, said the International Monetary Fund.
Andy Warhol pops up in China
When American pop artist Andy Warhol visited Beijing in 1982 and was told there wasn't a McDonald's, he replied: "Oh, but they will."
Categories: International News
Fears of sectarian war in Iraq
A recent uptick of Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq has killed at least 266 people in the past three weeks, according to a CNN tally. The violence has conjured fears that all-out sectarian conflict is starting again.
Categories: International News
Insanely durable smartphone ... from Caterpillar?
Watch out Apple and Samsung? Caterpillar launched a drop-proof, water-proof, dust-proof smartphone Monday that you actually wouldn't be embarrassed to carry around with you.
Stocks: Looking to Bernanke
All eyes are on Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve Wednesday as investors await clues about whether the central bank will continue to pump money into the financial system.
Cavs open to dealing top draft pick
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28 bodies recovered after Indonesia tunnel collapse
Emergency workers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed tunnel at an underground mine training facility in Indonesia, the mining company said Wednesday.
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