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Tony Bennett enjoyed quite a gig this summer South of Market. After the Giants win home games, they serenade the exiting crowd with 'I Left My Heart in san francisco.' In a season of renewal at Third and King streets, Bennett crooned 52 times in 81 games. The...

WALL Street shares have tumbled as an unexpected jump in weekly initial jobless claims and a survey on manufacturing stokes concerns over economic recovery.

Sony's new handheld hits the high Street with attractive incentives for early adopters plus Super Street Fighter IV screens

Crab joints and sports bars now share the cobblestone streets with fancy cafes and tapas restaurants.

Here's a telling statistic about the toll the recession is taking on Main Street: This year, the government's top small business lending program got loans to 25,000 fewer entrepreneurs than it did last year.

. Increase will come if Nato allies also boost forces. US commander pushes hearts and minds strategyBritain is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan in the short term, Downing Street said today , but the commitment will be made only if Nato allies also pledge more forces.The indication came as General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of US and Nato troops in Afghanistan, used a speech in London to urge a fundamental shift in the way the insurgency is tackled, warning the security situation was deteriorating and success could not be taken for granted. McChrystal, who has asked the White House for a further 40,000 troops in addition to the 100,000 in Afghanistan, made it clear he believed more were needed for an effective 'hearts and minds' operation.'The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully. Neither success nor failure in our endeavour in support of the Afghan people and government can be taken for granted,' he told the international Institute for

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 suffered their worst one-day fall in three months on Thursday after economic reports fueled fears about the recovery's strength.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An eccentric Street vendor known for his Rambo-style headband took charge of Mexico City's most populous borough Thursday - at least for a few hours....

As darkness fell on the devastated Indonesian city of Padang, thousands faced a night sleeping rough in rubble-strewn streets with many waiting for news of lost loved ones. [VIDEOS]