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"We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society," Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland told reporters. "The credit goes to the Liberian people," she

Protesters claimed there was no connection between the shooting and the camp. But police identified the slain man as Kayode Ola Foster, 25, of Oakland, saying his family confirmed he had been staying at the plaza. Monday's raid came as no surprise to protesters after the city issued its fourth orde

(Reuters) – The European debt crisis interrupted the plans of Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit to rebuild the bank, which reported an 11 percent drop in quarterly profit and disappointed Wall Street amid lackluster investment banking and trading business. Citigroup shares fell more

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish director Agnieszka Holland will take her third shot at an Academy Award with a dark film that dwells on the ambiguous attitudes of her countrymen towards the Nazi Holocaust. Holland's "In Darkness" recounts the World War Two exploits of Leopold Socha, w

NEW YORK – YouTube is launching a film festival that will play out online and ultimately send 10 finalists to the Venice Film Festival. The Google Inc.-owned video site announced Thursday that Your Film Festival will take submissions of short films up to 15 minutes in length between Feb. 2 an

Los Angeles – She's the People's Choice Award winner for Best Pop Artist, a fact that got Demi Lovato all choked up during the live awards show at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 11. "The nominees are all people I look up to, and have aspired to be,&q

NEW YORK – Apple is scheduling a media event in New York next week, but the company isn't saying much about the topic it plans to discuss. An email invitation to news organizations on Wednesday says the announcement is related to education. The invite's graphic is black and shaped like an iPa

Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week: Monday Alcoa Inc. reports quarterly financial results. Tuesday No major announcements expected. Wednesday Lennar Corp. reports quarterly financial results. SuperValu Inc. reports quarterly financial results. Thursday No m

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer won acting honors and Martin Scorsese earned the directing prize Sunday at a Golden Globes show that was spreading Hollywood's love around among a broad range of films and TV shows. Williams won for actress in

(Reuters) – The drag of the European debt crisis on investment banking weighed on JPMorgan Chase & Co's fourth-quarter profit, sending financial stocks tumbling even as the bank provided evidence that the domestic economy is strengthening. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said the New York-bas