Voters across the United States went to the polls on Tuesday in elections that could gauge the depth of President George W. Bush's political woes and affect next year's critical congressional elections. The governor's races

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A Chinese court sentenced a Protestant minister, his wife and her brother to prison terms of up to three years on Tuesday for illegally printing Bibles and other Christian publications, one of their lawyers said.

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News that Irish phone group Eircom would open its books to cash-rich Swisscom boosted its debt on Tuesday, but dented confidence in Danish peer TDC, as investors bet it left TDC more vulnerable to private

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News that Irish phone group Eircom would open its books to cash-rich Swisscom boosted its debt on Tuesday, but dented confidence in Danish peer TDC, as investors bet it left TDC more vulnerable to private

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US stocks dropped on Tuesday as a disappointing outlook from leading home builder Toll Brothers Inc raised concerns that the housing sector, an important source of the economy's growth, may be slowing. Shares of Toll

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South Korean shares rose to their highest close in four weeks on Tuesday, as upbeat consumer sentiment data bolstered lenders such as Kookmin Bank as well as other stocks focused on domestic demand. Shares in

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Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday. EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European share indexes ended little changed as insurer Axa fell after a mixed sales report and a retreat in

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Britain's blue chip shares gave up solid early gains to close flat on Tuesday although the telecoms and mining sectors held out, with Cable & Wireless up 1.9 percent after news it was to resume

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Sterling dropped to its lowest in more than three months against the dollar on Tuesday as broad-based dollar strength dominated sentiment, leaving the pound vulnerable in the near term. Overnight, British Retail Consortium data showed

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The dollar hit a two-year high against the euro on Tuesday and held near a 26-month peak versus the yen as investors bet higher US interest rates meant yield differentials would widen in favour of

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