The election had been hailed as a potential turning point in the nation’s troubled history as Mugabe’s long-time nemesis Morgan Tsvangirai again vowed to dethrone the 89-year-old tyrant after 33 years in power.

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian health ministry official says two protesters were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's ousted president in the coastal city of Alexandria.

Germany’s main opposition leader Peer Steinbrueck accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of covering up the likelihood that German taxpayers will have to fund further euro zone bailouts due to a looming election. …

The Intellectual Property Office ruled against the Swiss firm on the grounds that consumers identified KitKats primarily by their bright red packaging.

Social networking sites and mosques are being used to rally support for the democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi who has been put under house arrest.

LoveFilm has agreed a deal with Disney that will see users of its online movie streaming service able to watch some of the studio’s best-loved classics, including Dumbo, pictured.

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was identified in police surveillance video footage from 1980 shown during the second day of his racketeering trial on Thursday.

A long list of rival hedge funds is eager to tap the billions in outside money that Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors is expected to return to investors by year-end. Large hedge-fund firms structured …

A China-based consortium says it will finance the project and turn over control of the infrastructure to Nicaragua in exchange for a majority of the earnings, which it would share with the Nicaraguan government.

Dish Network Corp raised its buyout offer for Clearwire Corp to $4.40 per share, valuing the wireless service provider at $6.5 billion and topping a rival bid by Sprint Nextel Corp by nearly 30 percent. …