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The center-right Abbot administration is cutting a program that has boosted ethical sourcing in the country’s garment industry.

New findings dispel long-held beliefs about Australia's largest land predator.

Malaysian police have recorded statements from 170 people regarding the disappearance of the Boeing 777.

Futures suggest yet another upbeat session while investors keep an eye on economic data and comments from policymakers.

As the search for Flight 370 enters its fourth week, investigators have become increasingly frustrated as time and time again their leads turn out to be dead ends.

Google, Twitter, Netflix and others unleashed their usual gag products on Tuesday, but there is a tedious familiarity to the whole affair.

A fresh quarter begins with an eye on factory, real estate and auto sales data.

Some search and rescue experts have grown doubtful that any debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be found.

The International Court of Justice, the judicial arm of the U.N., ruled Monday that Japan’s whaling efforts in the Antarctic were unjustified. The court ordered Japan to cease whaling in that region.

Opening Day for most of the MLB is scheduled for Monday, March 31.

Lewis Hamilton will start the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix from pole position after a rain-soaked qualifying session in Sepang.

As the search resumed Sunday, objects retrieved Saturday seem not to be from the lost flight.

A new study suggests that at least one species of crow has the problem-solving abilities of a child.

New global initiative takes place tonight at 8:30 p.m. local time and all you need to do is to turn off the lights to participate.

Worth a trip to Switzerland?

Mercedes’ rivals look to have closed the gap on the pace-setters ahead of qualifying for the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix.

Facebook's Connectivity Lab is developing technology to connect the two-thirds of the world without Internet access.

Search and rescue teams shifted their hunt after several floating objects were spotted in a previously ignored section of the southern Indian Ocean.

The comet's nucleus is surrounded by a glowing dust cloud, or coma, which measures about 12,000 miles across.

Yet another suggestion of a positive start but can the gains be sustained?

Users will have to pay $99.99 a year for an Office 365 subscription if they want to use the apps to edit documents.