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As President Obama moves closer to Congressional approval for a military strike, Ban Ki-moon calls for Security Council-sanctioned action.

The HSBC services PMI in August was helped by rising demand and optimism, even as shrinking profit margins hurt employment slightly.

The plight of desperate people seeking work in foreign countries has added two more grim chapters.

China's military performers are national celebrities, but that's not shielding them from scandal -- and retaliation.

India, Malaysia and Indonesia resort to cuts in government subsidies and launch campaigns to reduce domestic demand for oil.

Smartphones with big screen, or phablets, are gaining in popularity in mature as well as emerging markets.

The global LTE variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is likely on its way as the handset gets GCF certification, report says.

This is the first time it has been alleged that the NSA spied on world leaders in their home countries.

The holiday-shortened week will be capped by the all-important U.S. employment report on Friday.

The HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 50.1 in August from 47.7 in July.

The concept of the plastic iPhone 6 is to offer a cheaper phone for people and countries that can't readily afford the latest Apple smartphone.

Activity in Chinese manufacturing sped up recently, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China.

Some analysts expect growth while others predict continued contraction in China’s factory activity in the HSBC-Markit PMI for August.

Global PC shipments to fall by 9.7 percent in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, IDC said.

Despite China’s new trademark law, companies still need to plan well ahead before entering the mainland market.

Norway’s oil-based sovereign wealth fund is worth nearly $750 billion, so how does it compare with similar funds in other countries?

The Serbian star continues to roll in the 2013 U.S. Open.

Manny Pacquiao could fight Juan Manuel Marquez in 2014 if both boxers with their next bouts.

One luxury pedestrian street in China takes fakes to a new level.

There's a grim outlook for China's banking industry on slower profit growth, narrower interest-rate margins and rising bad loans.

Rumors suggest the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will come in a variant featuring an LCD display and an 8-megapixel camera.