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Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services, a newspaper and an official said Monday.

Microsoft Corp. is planning a Windows Live update in the coming weeks that adds social networking features to the software maker's instant messaging program, free Hotmail e-mail service and other sites.

A questionnaire being sent to those seeking high-ranking posts in the Obama administration may be the most extensive — some say invasive — application ever.<

Man's arm badly maimed after picking up metal can on his car in Sochi

With the economy in a downward spiral, U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the nation under threat from terrorists, President Bush pledged Saturday to make a smooth transition to an Obama administration a top priority for the rest of his days in office.

MySpace, the popular online social network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, could develop a digital music player in the future, pitting it against Apple Inc's hot-selling iPod.

Toyota slashed its annual earnings forecast Thursday to less than a third of what it was the previous fiscal year.

Residents of America’s first black cultural capital discuss what this historic election means to them, how it’s caused the community to be more politically engaged ... and why being black doesn’t necessarily mean being a Barack Obama supporter.

There are three things every voter should do before they head to the polls, election experts agree: Check to make sure you’re registered to vote at your current address, find out where your polling place is and find out what ID you’ll need when you go to cast your ballot.

Rome destroyed the Phoenicians' greatest city — Carthage — centuries ago, but new genetic studies indicate that as many as one in 17 men living in communities around the Mediterranean may be descended from these ancient mariners.