Prime Minister David Cameron is launching a new Islamic Market Index on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, part of a wider British effort to tap into the burgeoning market in Islamic finance.
According to prepared remarks released to journalists ahead of time, Cameron is expected to say that the British capital is "the biggest center for Islamic finance outside the Islamic world. And today our ambition is to go further still."
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Two men filed a complaint with the state of Illinois against a Chicago taxicab company Monday, alleging one of the company's drivers ejected them from a cab after they kissed.
Steven White of West Hollywood, California, and Matthew McCrea of Chicago say they kissed during a ride in May from O'Hare International Airport to McCrea's home. They claim the driver for Sun Taxi turned the interior lights on and off, telling his passengers, "This is public transportation." The driver initially pulled over on an expressway but then drove to a grocery store parking lot and ordered them out, they said.
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The senior administration official closest to the implementation of the health care law's malfunctioning enrollment website will answer questions from Congress at the start of a pivotal week.
Medicare Chief Marilyn Tavenner will be questioned Tuesday by the House Ways and Means Committee not only on what went wrong with HealthCare.gov, but also whether lawmakers can trust Obama administration promises to have things running efficiently by the end of November.
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The Australian War Memorial has reversed a contentious decision to remove "known unto God" from the Tomb of the Australian Unknown Soldier after a public outcry.
Memorial director Brendan Nelson refused to confirm The Australian newspaper's report Tuesday that Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a former Roman Catholic seminarian, had personally intervened to prevent the change.
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A gunbattle broke out on Monday near the U.S. embassy in Yemen's capital, but the situation was rapidly brought under control, security sources and witnesses said.
The clash took place around a kilometer (0.6 miles) west of the U.S. mission in Sanaa, a security official said, in an area with a strong presence of security forces.
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A United States military strike hit a vehicle carrying senior members of an al-Qaida-linked militant group in Somalia on Monday, killing at least two people including the group's top explosives expert, a militant and a government intelligence official said.
A senior U.S. military official told The Associated Press that there was a counterterrorism strike against a target in Somalia Monday but would give no further details. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no authorization to discuss the strike publicly.
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Hoffenheim lost its bid for a replay of a Bundesliga match won by Bayer Leverkusen with a goal that shouldn't have been allowed.
Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling was awarded the goal by referee Felix Brych in the October 18 game when his header hit the side-netting and rolled into the goal through a hole.
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Three soldiers were injured on Monday during a clash with gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli as they deployed in their neighborhood, part of a security plan in the capital of the North.
One of the soldiers was badly wounded after gunmen from the district of Bab al-Tabbaneh opened fire on them. The army responded to the sources of fire as the soldiers deployed heavily in the area.
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Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are expecting their first child.
Wilde's publicist, Joy Fehily, confirmed the news Sunday. This will be the first child for both actors.
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Nine games into the Premier League season, Chelsea has finally beaten a leading team — thanks to Manchester City's defensive blunder in the 90th minute.
Matija Nastasic headed the ball back over Joe Hart, who was committed on the edge of the penalty area, leaving the goalkeeper stranded as Fernando Torres pounced to clinch a 2-1 victory for Chelsea on Sunday.
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