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The U.S. dollar was riding high in Asia on Friday as incessant speculation about the outlook for U.S. interest rates undermined commodity prices and unwound leveraged trades in higher-yielding currencies.

After President Obama vowed to destroy ISIS in Syria, speculation mounts over how the U.S. and it allies will accomplish that goal.

While the iPhone 6 launches in nine countries next week, the home to Samsung will have to wait to get their hands on the new smartphone.

Before they can go wait in line for the new iPhone 6, mainland Chinese Apple fans have to wait for government approval of the device.

A recent poll found that 46 percent of Scots who support independence also want to dump the royal family.

Early El Niño indicators and "suppressive" climate conditions have subdued hurricane activity in the Atlantic.

Apple's iPhone 6 is set to launch around the world next week, but missing from the list is the largest smartphone market in the world.

Since independence from Britain in 1970, Fiji has sent more soldiers on U.N. peacekeeping missions than any other nation, on a per capita basis.

Renowned 'Biomorphism' style designer Marc Newson, who is friends with Apple's Jonathan Ive, has moved to Apple amid rumors of an iWatch.

The report from the Dutch Safety Board also ruled out technical faults and crew involvement in the plane's downing.

Beaches in the area have reportedly been closed for 24 hours and people have been warned to stay away from the water.

Miley Cyrus said she still loves LIam Hemsworth.

'Arkham Knight' will launch next June for the XBox One, PS4 and PC.

President Obama is set to lay out his strategy for fighting ISIS in a speech Wednesday. Here's a list of what he might announce.

MH370 vanished with 239 aboard. Nobody knows anything about their fate, loved ones are moving on, and the search is stalled.

Australian and Malaysian vessels will begin trawling the Indian Ocean in two weeks for signs of the missing jetliner.

ISIS is currently holding about 46 Turkish citizens hostage.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday that a memorial for the missing MH370 victims is being planned on Australia's west coast.

To fight the group, the U.S. is looking to work closely with Gulf nations, and the goal is to do away with ISIS, not contain it.

In light of the recent killing of two American journalists by ISIS, an upcoming episode of 'Doctor Who' featuring a beheading since has been edited out.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a new Iraqi government will also help stop ISIS.