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A dozen Nigerian banks face forced liquidation after failing to prove they have adequate capital to operate under new government regulations.

Logan International Airport officials’ ongoing quest to ban airline lounges from offering passengers free WiFi Internet services is angering a growing array of powerful Capitol Hill lobbying groups, who say Logan could set a dangerous nationwide precedent for squelching wireless services.

An Italian judge has ordered a priest to appear in court this month to prove that Jesus Christ existed.

An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the region of Fiji Tuesday morning, but there have been no reports of casualties or damage.

Egypt plans to repatriate 645 Sudanese refugees, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Iran will shortly resume nuclear fuel research, part of its controversial nuclear programme which had been suspended during talks with the EU.

The global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered sturgeon fish has been banned.

Hurricane Katrina evacuees around the nation who faced a January 7th deadline for checking out of their government-funded hotel rooms have received a reprieve.

Federal officials will keep paying for the rooms beyond that date. Officials are ironing out …

Rescuers are preparing to use a mine safety robot to assist in their search for 13 trapped coal miners.

A rare two-headed albino rat snake is being auctioned on eBay for $150,000 (£87,000) by an American aquarium. The World Aquarium in St Louis has been home to the unique reptile, named “We”, for the past six years.