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WASHINGTON - Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $2 billion for the July-September period, down from $3.9 billion a year earlier.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $2 billion for the July-September period, down from $3.9 billion a year earlier.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $2 billion for the July-September period, down from $3.9 billion a year earlier.

The government rescued Fannie and smaller sibling Freddie Mac after they suffered huge losses from risky mortgages in the housing market bust. The company said the loss — compared with net income of $2.1 billion a year earlier — mainly reflected accounting measures for the losses, while its business was strong and continue to improve. Volatile interest rates and reduced capital cushions for the two companies, under their agreements with the government, "will likely make both enterprises increasingly... Читать дальше...

LONDON - The latest on the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people onboard last Saturday. (All times local.)

Smartphone apps that track exercise, calories and weight loss goals may not be enough for young adults to lose weight.

Sergei Polunin and Natalia Osipova are to perform together at Sadler's Wells, swapping classical for contemporary after confirming they are an item

The An-12 cargo plane crashed near South Sudan’s capital of Juba on Wednesday, killing dozens of people on board and on the ground. Thirty-six people were found dead at the crash site. Three passengers survived the crash, including a child.

Fashion fans flocked to H&M stores Thursday in hopes of getting their hands on a French clothing line famed for dressing stars like Kim Kardashian.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy and two dozen Bollywood award winners added their voices to the artists, scientists and historians who say they are alarmed by a cl…

NEW DELHI - Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy and two dozen Bollywood award winners added their voices to the artists, scientists and historians who say they are alarmed by a climate of religious intolerance and violence in India.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy and two dozen Bollywood award winners added their voices to the artists, scientists and historians who say they are alarmed by a cl…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy and two dozen Bollywood award winners added their voices to the artists, scientists and historians who say they are alarmed by a cl…

The controversy over the batting track prepared for the fifth ODI between India and South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium, where the visitors hammered the hosts by 214 runs to win the series last month, is yet to die down.

The controversy over the batting track prepared for the fifth ODI between India and South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium, where the visitors hammered the hosts by 214 runs to win the series last month, is yet to die down.

Mensen die op een elektrische fiets zitten, zouden moeten worden verplicht een valhelm te dragen. 'E-bikers', vaak ouderen, lopen steeds vaker ernstig letsel op als ze een ongeluk krijgen, zegt de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Traumachirurgie (NVT).

RAMALLAH, West Bank - The president of the Palestinian soccer federation says the national team's two upcoming World Cup qualifying matches will be played in Jordan.

Today: A low flying jet, autumnal colours and a tiny turtle

Today: A low flying jet, autumnal colours and a tiny turtle

ENSCHEDE . Entac heeft het getroffen bij de loting voor de tweede ronde van de Intercup, de Europa League in het tafeltennis. De Enschedese club is gekoppeld aan het Duitse TV 1862 Geseke. De definitieve datum is nog niet bekend.

ST. LOUIS - A television station reports that taxpayers have spent more than $1 million simply storing bleachers used when St. Louis hosted the NCAA's Final Four a decade ago, and they finally may be bound for the scrapyard.

The White House Thursday released the full text of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, a 12-country deal seven years in the making that would slash tariffs, with the goal of promoting economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement includes 30 chapters with about 2,000 pages total, according to the Hill.

Solar energy is expected to account for 18 per cent of total power generation capacity in India by 2030 from one per cent at present, playing a key role in the country's efforts to achieving 40 per cent installed power capacity from renewable energy.

After delivering lectures at MIT, Harvard and Stanford in USA to deliver lectures, Super 30 founder and mathematician Anand Kumar will now address the students and alumni of ESSEC School, which is the best business schools in France.

University of Johannesburg students clashed with private security guards while protesting over outsourcing of workers.