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The Americans said the insurgent they were pursuing in the raid detonated his vest and his companions opened fire. Eleven people were killed in the incident.

Stock markets plummet around the world as investors worry about the growing level of financial turmoil.

ECB chairman Giles Clarke says the $20m (£11.5m) match between England a Stanford Superstars XI will go ahead.

The fire was reported around 1:15 p.m., and its causes were not immediately clear.

In a complaint filed in New York Supreme Court, Citigroup seeks a total of $60 billion in damages from Wachovia and Wells Fargo and their directors.

Stocks tumbled on Wall Street and around the world and oil fell below $90 on Monday as the banking crisis expanded its grip on the world economy.

At the heart of the dispute between the 2008 candidates is Barack Obama’s timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops.

As European stocks fell sharply, leaders scrambled to prevent the growing credit crisis from bringing down major banks and alarming savers.

As European stocks fell sharply, leaders scrambled to prevent the growing credit crisis from bringing down major banks and alarming savers.

The scientists, who discovered the viruses that cause cervical cancer and AIDS, will share the award.

The scientists, who discovered the viruses that cause cervical cancer and AIDS, will share the award.

The bid by Lilly for the biotechnology company beat out an offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb, which markets ImClone’s cancer drug Erbitux in the United States along with ImClone.

The title of Neal Stephenson's latest work of speculative fiction, "Anathem," struck me as an unfortunate one, at least on first (and second) glance, for three reasons: it looks like a typo for "Anthem"; we can't be entirely sure how to pronounce it; and most of us have no idea what it means. Still, it's [...].

As Lehman pleaded for a bailout, it approved millions for its executives, a Congressional committee was told.

The UK's top share index chalks up its biggest one-day points fall ever as Chancellor Alistair Darling tries to reassure financial markets.

A conversation with economics professor John Komlos of the University of Munich, who has studied the link between height and health.

One in four mammals is in danger of disappearing because of habitat loss, hunting and climate change, a global conservation body warned on Monday.

From 2010 to 2015, the U.S. will have to rely upon Russia to carry its astronauts in to space.

From 2010 to 2015, the U.S. will have to rely upon Russia to carry its astronauts in to space.

The head of failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m (£172.6m) in compensation in the past eight years.