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It is more than 900 years since the Crusaders captured Krak des Chevaliers overlooking the valleys of central Syria – lugging blocks of limestone up the steep hillside to build a fortress that still looks pretty impregnable – so lunch…

ky Satellite TV is set to launch its new 3D channels with the showing of the crunch match between Manchester United vs Chelsea in high definition 3D in pubs across the country on the 3rd April.   Theclash will be the first big Premier…

Notre Dame and Michigan have staged a wonderful rivalry, rich in storylines and filled with passion. What began as a tale of hate and prejudice evolved into a partnership of two schools that have lived out the fairy tale that American…

Admitted HGH user Eric Gagne says he was far from alone when it came to Los Angeles Dodgers who were juicing during his time with the team. The former record-setting closer, a Dodger from 1999 to 2006, estimates in his new memoir that…

DENVER (MarketWatch) — Let’s get this straight: Economists think our government should raise taxes and cut spending. They think the Federal Reserve should crank back its free-money policies. They think all of this should happen, oh, um, ah,…

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were flat on Wednesday as investors took a break from the previous day's sharp decline, which was the S&P's worst day since June.   * Market participants have been seeking new catalysts to keep…

  Global business leaders are voicing increasing concern over heightened political tensions between China and Japan, sparked by a maritime dispute in the East China Sea. They fear an escalation may have a spill-over effect on their regional…

Sir Isaac Newton, the great English physicist and mathematician, once famously said that what he accomplished was thanks to standing on the “shoulders of giants.”   Newton had in mind the scholars and writers who had gone before him, who…

After both returned from exile when Tunisia's dictatorship fell, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and Rached Ghannouchi, head of the dominant Islamists, are locked in battle over the fate of the Arab Spring There are few better ways…

Iranian military leaders gave details of a new long-range drone and test fired four anti-ship missiles Tuesday in a prelude to upcoming naval war games planned in an apparent response to U.S.-led warship drills in the Persian Gulf.  …