German police said they had recovered dozens of stolen artworks by European masters valued at around 1.6 million euros with the help of the married couple behind the scam.
The 'Black Death' of debt crisis across the Euro zone will hurt China by sapping demand for exports, the nation's top official newspaper said on Monday.
Skype, the Internet communications group set to be acquired by Microsoft, announced plans to buy the mobile messaging startup firm GroupMe for undisclosed terms.
Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance that met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble.
Pixar Animation Studios announced it was planning two new features for 2013 and 2014 -- one on dinosaurs and the other on the mysteries of the human brain.
US sprinter Mike Rodgers was handed a provisional suspension after a positive drug test and won't race at the athletics World Championships, according to the US Anti-Doping Agency.