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The iPad Air is hot right now -- so hot, in fact, one demo model almost burned down a Vodafone store in Australia.

At least 12 traders from six major banks have been placed on leave after inquiries by various regulators.

A woman tries to keep Bo Xilai's legacy going by establishing her own party.

Pirates hijacked an oil tanker last week for the second time in a month in the Malacca Strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping channels.

Jimmy Kimmel’s “kill everyone in china” controversy is still making waves in communities across the U.S. Protests took place in 27 cities on Saturday, some calling for Kimmel’s show to be terminated from ABC.

Super Typhoon Haiyan's death toll is expected to reach 10,000 in the city of Tacloban in central Philippines alone.

After years of sanctions Iran is getting closer to having them lifted, all while trying to trade oil for produce with China.

GMO Inside launches a new consumer self-labeling campaign using downloadable labels.

Latin America rates second in the regional ranking of tax evaders.

Third plenum meeting of the Chinese Communist Party could determine the nation's course over the next decade.

Methamphetamine is now the first or second most common illicit drug in a majority of Pacific countries.

Is this family portrait the picture of the man who sued his wife for having an ‘ugly’ child?

Supposedly universal theories of human psychology and behavior often stem from examinations of a very odd tribe: college students.

The facility will use technology to address some of Africa's most-pressing problems.

Republicans in Congress may slam Obama for opening to Iran, but there are Republicans in the foreign policy community saying just the opposite.

Starbucks has successfully exported its coffee-culture concept worldwide. But will Colombians embrace the American chain?

The Thai government is buying electricity from solar power at a premium, making the industry highly lucrative.

Unable to access the site themselves, many Chinese joked about the success of the Twitter IPO.

Two Jurassic-era bugs were caught in flagrante, 165 million years after the fact.

Since 1993 Kazakhstan has received nearly $7 billion in development funds from the EBRD despite not being part of the continent.

At September's end, the number of bitcoins traded daily in the Chinese market was 17,500, up 24% in 3 months.