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Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn.

England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation.

An explosion has torn through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the oil rig blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.

The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace talks on Thursday after gathering at the White House for a moment of diplomatic theater on Wednesday night.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived on an unannounced visit for meetings with American military commanders and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.

A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

Did the attack hit a team of election campaign workers, including a parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist network?

Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery.

Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down.

The Israeli prime minister believes that only someone like himself, with his hawkish credentials, has the will and support to produce lasting peace with the Palestinians.

Four of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says.

Retail sales rose 3.3 percent in August, more than forecast. But the results are measured against a weak month a year ago.

An easy-to-produce paste may help cure malnourishment around the world. But who owns the recipe?

Areas along the US East Coast declare states of emergency as Hurricane Earl churns towards the region, forecast to brush land on Thursday night.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived on an unannounced visit for meetings with American military commanders and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.

The US Secretary of State tells the Israeli and Palestinian leaders they have the "opportunity to end this conflict" as direct peace talks begin.

The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month.

Did the attack hit a team of election campaign workers, including a parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist network?

The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace talks on Thursday after gathering at the White House for a moment of diplomatic theater on Wednesday night.

Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer take centre stage as Vera Zvonareva starts day four at the US Open with Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic in action later.