British band Coldplay were crowned the world's top-selling act of 2008 at
the World Music Awards (WMAs) in Monaco.

PRINCIPAUTE DE MONACO ( NOVEMBER 9, 2008) WMA VNR -
Coldplay's latest album "Viva La Vida ...   more »

Peer-to-peer lending gets new interest as banks keep a tight rein on
credit.

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Thanks to the internet, peer to peer lending is gaining new traction. But
risks remain and both borrowers and investors must ...   more »

Svetlana Pankratova walks away with a Guinness World Record for longest
legs. Pankratova shows off her nearly 52 inch limbs in New York's Times
Square.

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The woman with the world's longest legs helps ...   more »

Obama is not expected to join Bush later in the week when the US hosts
global talks on the economic crisis.

The President greets the President-elect at the White House. This first
meeting between President ...   more »

Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergy clash in Jerusalem's Church of Holy
Sepulchre.

JERUSALEM (NOVEMBER 9, 2008) REUTERS -

Greek Orthodox and Armenian worshippers traded blows on Sunday
(November 9) in the Church of the Holy ...   more »

Automobile manufacturer Honda unveils robot legs it says will help workers
in factories.


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These bionic legs are made for walking.
And Honda, Japan's second largest automobile manufacturer, said ...   more »

Michelle Obama becomes America's first black first lady after Democrat
Barack Obama's victory over Republican John McCain in November 4th's election.


CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 4, 2008) POOL -

Michelle Obama brings the skills ...   more »

Africans mourn death of South African singer and anti-apartheid icon Miriam
Makeba, who died of a heart attack after a performance in Italy.   more »

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A Ryanair flight made an emergency landing at Rome's Ciampino
airport after hitting a flock of birds, some of which entered the engines.

All 166 passengers and 6 crew on the flight to ...   more »

India sealed their first test series victory over Australia in seven years
after Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh spun the hosts to a resounding 172-run
win in the fourth and final test.

NAGPUR (NOVEMBER 10, ...   more »

SOUTHARD, Okla., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The shaky economy has stirred more than 401(k)s; it's forced many people to start looking for additional sources of income. Steve Weber can sympathize; just four years ago he ...   more »

Survey shows high American Muslim voter turnout

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) today released the results of a poll indicating that almost 90 percent of ...   more »