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Winter Wonderland, London’s spectacular winter attraction, returns to the capital this weekend! It’s back for a second year after a phenomenal success with over half a million visitors last year……Read more

The Security Council authorizes about 3,000 more personnel. A total of 17,000 soldiers are already in the region. ……Read more

Two independent stations declare price war against chains Oil’s half-off sale got better Thursday as crude tumbled……Read more

The blue-chip index closes the day at 7,552 — its lowest since March 2003 — as investors endure another spate of depressing economic news and anxiety over the fate of troubled U.S. automakers. ……Read more

Officials said the procedure was ‘routine’ as search warrants for two robbery suspects were served nearby. Four……Read more

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Tokyo stocks staged a dramatic rebound Friday, closing more than 2 percent higher after falling sharply earlier in the day, as bargain hunters stepped in……Read more

(Kyodo) _ Police arrested a man Friday for allegedly detonating explosives last month at a cultural hall of Japan’s largest lay Buddhist organization, Soka Gakkai, and at a separate……Read more

Australian stocks rebounded from a 3.3 percent slide early Friday to finish the session in positive territory after four consecutive days of losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up…Read more

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George W. Bush makes his last scheduled trip abroad as U.S. president on Friday, heading to an Asia-Pacific summit where he will seek support for global financial……Read more

Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday……Read more

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that……Read more

(Kyodo) _ Many countries support the idea of requiring developed countries to achieve deep cuts in a new climate change treaty, with some referring to a 25-40 percent reduction range for……Read more

Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $49 a barrel Friday in Asia as plunging stock markets, driven down by more bad U.S. economic news, battered investor confidence. Light, sweet……Read more

Most Asian markets rebounded Friday after days of sharp declines in global markets as investors scooped up battered financial and technology shares. Major regional benchmarks opened……Read more

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 21 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: NOTING SOLE MADE IN CHINA, ADDING OTHER DETAILS) Police have determined that the person who killed former vice health minister Takehiko……Read more

Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday……Read more

(Kyodo) _ A Cabinet minister indicated Friday the government could delay the planned final sales of shares in Japan Post Bank Co. and Japan Post Life Insurance Co. by 2017, which is to……Read more

(Kyodo) _ Makuuchi division bouts for Saturday, the 14th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center (+ prefix denotes juryo division wrestler): Kimurayama…Read more

Upon hearing about the suicide of a 13-year-old neighbor, a Missouri woman ordered her business assistant and daughter to delete the Internet account they are accused of using to harass……Read more

The Justice Department says Attorney General Michael Mukasey is “conscious, conversant and alert” after collapsing during a speech in Washington. Spokesman Peter Carr said in a……Read more