Strauss-Kahn 'cannot run' IMF - Treasury chief Geithner

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is "not in a position to run" the International Monetary Fund after his arrest over an alleged sexual assault, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said.

Mr Geithner said the IMF's executive board should designate an interim head.

The alleged assault on a maid happened at New York's luxury Sofitel hotel on 14 May.

The family that eats together, stays healthy together

A study in the journal Pediatrics finds that children and adolescents who share meals with their families at least three times per week are less likely to be overweight, eat unhealthy foods or be at risk for eating disorders.

"It tells parents what they can do to help in those nutritional issues with their children," said lead study author Amber Hammons, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

7 questions after the death of bin Laden

Americans are cheering the surprising news that U.S. Special Forces have killed Osama bin Laden. The successful military operation is a tribute to the skill of U.S. Special Forces, the perseverance of intelligence professionals who have hunted bin Laden for more than a decade and the nerve of a president to order a military strike that could have failed spectacularly.

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Ex-Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia ends playing career

Former Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen defender Sami Hyypia has retired from playing football at the age of 37.

The Finnish centre-back played for the Reds for a decade after signing from Dutch club Willem II in 1999. 

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How U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden

How U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden

In the dark of night, U.S. helicopters approached a high-walled compound in Pakistan on a mission to capture or kill one of the world's most notorious terrorist leaders.

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U.S. forces kill elusive terror figure Osama bin Laden in Pakistan

The mastermind of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil is dead, U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night, almost 10 years after the attacks that killed about 3,000 people.Osama bin Laden -- the founder and leader of al Qaeda -- was killed by U.S. forces Sunday in a mansion in Abbottabad, north of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, along with other family members, a senior U.S.

official told CNN.

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YouTube founders buy Delicious from Yahoo

The founders of video-sharing site YouTube have bought bookmarking service Delicious from Yahoo.

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Tsunami in Japan: What Are the 5 Worst Tsunamis of All Time?

While the total devastation remains untold, the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeast coast of Japan today will surely be recorded among the world's most destructive natural disasters ever.

Images and video of the wreckage across the region are already circulating through the Web as the unknown death toll continues to climb.          see video

Million dollar cars of the future - from the 70s

Bertone, the famous Italian car design firm, is selling off some of its most famous concept cars from the disco era.

Sex: Why slower (and older) may be better

Does sex get better with age? According to a study in the November 2008 issue ofPsychological Science, marital satisfaction may improve once the kids have left the nest. In fact, many of my colleagues in the world of sex therapy attest that empty nesters tend to have more disposable income and more opportunity to enjoy quality time with their partner, including sex.

New men, new missions at Pentagon and CIA

It's Washington's version of the reality television show "Wife Swap."

President Barack Obama has tapped one of the country's top military men to head the Central Intelligence Agency, while the current CIA chief is being nominated to take charge of the military.

Couples wed in NY's Times Square in honour of Royals

NEW YORK: Royal wedding fans braved an early morning in New York on Friday to celebrate the marriage of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton with street celebrations and to watch three couples tie the knot in Times Square.

Kadhafi's son killed in airstrike: spokesman

TRIPOLI: Sayf al-Arab Kadhafi, embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's youngest son, and three of his grandchildren were killed in an airstrike on Saturday, a government spokesman said.