• Sri Lanka devalues currency, ups defence budget
  Sri Lanka announced Monday a surprise three percent depreciation of the rupee against a basket of currencies in a move to boost exports, as it released a 2012 budget that boosts defence spending.
• 800 Pakistanis protest against US in capital
  Around 800 people poured onto the streets in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday to condemn NATO and the United States over the recent killing of 24 soldiers along the Afghan border.
• Tracey Gold Puts Anorexia in Reality TV Spotlight
  Actress Tracey Gold’s battle with anorexia began when she was under the national TV spotlight as a star of the 1980s hit sitcom “Growing Pains.” Taking on the role of the nerdy Carol Seaver at t
• NY ID-theft ring recruited waiters to steal info
  An ambitious and organized identity-theft ring recruited waiters at steakhouses and other high-end restaurants to steal diners' credit-card information, then used it for luxury shopping sprees, author
• Canada, Israel to bolster military cooperation
  Canada and Israel's defense ministers said Wednesday they hammered out details of "deepening" military cooperation amid growing volatility in the Middle East and North Africa.