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FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart on Monday said "sustained monetary accommodation" is appropriate in order to keep the U.S. economic recovery on track but that he doesn't see a need at present for...

'Ring of Fire' eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia

U.S. Army Col. Greg Gadson, a double amputee, takes on aliens and his emotions in 'Battleship.'While promoting the movie"Battleship"in Tokyo last month,U.S. ArmyCol. Greg Gadson found himself face-to-face with a stunned reporter.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have come up with a novel way of preparing themselves for this year's London Olympic men's soccer tournament - training with odd-bouncing triangular 'rice balls.'

Takeshi Uchiyamada, the enormously influential Toyota Motor Corp. executive who next month takes on the largely advisory role of vice chairman, drew inspiration from Japan's doomed push to build a jet fighter in the last days of World War II.

The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across Asia early Monday. It then moved across the Pacific and was also seen in parts of the western United...

Millions of people in Asia watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed the skies early on Monday.

Millions of people in Asia watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed the skies early on Monday.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks rose in a choppy Monday open, as select shares rebounded off of heavy losses in the previous week, and defensive retail-stock plays outperformed. Despite negative leads from the U.S. and Europe Friday,...

In Brief: January 19 Jan 19, 2012 Abdul-Jabbar Named Cultural Ambassador On Wednesday, former NBA star turned author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named a cultural ambassador by the U.S. State Department, responsible for promoting tolerance and...