World number one Novak Djokovic will miss the Shanghai Masters this week, following his withdrawal from the China Open last week, after aggravating his back injury in the recently concluded Davis Cup.
BHP Billiton moved closer to an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine after winning environmental approvals on Monday for the project in the deserts of southern Australia.
A new skyscraper has been unveiled in Huaxi village in China’s Jiangsu province, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the forming of the country’s richest village.
China has marked the 100th anniversary of the revolution that ended two millennia of nearly unbroken imperial rule.
India's software services companies are set to report strong revenue growth when they kick off their quarterly earnings next week. However, a slowing U.S. economy and the debt crisis in Europe may crimp orders.
Global miner BHP Billiton moved a step closer on Monday toward an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine, securing environmental approvals for the project in the deserts of southern Australia.
The euro rose on Monday after German and French leaders promised to announce fresh steps to tackle the euro zone debt crisis by the end of the month, but the lack of details kept government bonds supported and world stocks gave up brief early gains.
Incredibly, U.S. home mortgage rates continue to trend lower -- the average 30-year, fixed rate is now 4.07 percent, and they could drop even lower. Still, given soft home prices, jumping into the housing market is hardly a slam-dunk no-brainer, and here are five factors to consider before buying a home.
Researchers have stumbled upon fossil remains of the 120-million-year-old ancient silky lacewings insect from Mesozoic origins of China.
Follow Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America and discover not only what he found in the 15th century, but also what you can find today.
Sex and the City 2 star Kristin Davis adopted a baby girl a few months ago and named her Gemma Rose.
In a move many might say is life imitating art, Sex and the City star Kristin Davis adopted a baby girl, much like what her famous character Charlette York did on the hit TV series.
Indictments of 111 people were handed up Friday in one of the largest identity-theft busts of its kind in the U.S., with thousands of victims in Europe, the Middle East, and China. Thus far, 86 people are in custody and the rest are being sought.
Writer insists Jobs was not a big believer in nostalgia
A New York-based crime ring that used forged credit cards to mainly buy and resell Apple products overseas has been busted, police said on Friday in what was described as the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history.
South African peace icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his 80th birthday on Friday in the church where he preached against apartheid, just a few days after saying the former liberation movement now in government was in some ways even worse.
Declaring women's rights vital for world peace, the Nobel Committee awarded its annual Peace Prize on Friday to three indomitable female campaigners against war and oppression -- a Yemeni and two Liberians, including that country's president.
After nearly falling into bear-market territory, U.S. stocks on Friday finished the week higher, building gains on encouraging jobs data and hopes that Europe is dealing with its debt crisis.
Stocks declined on Friday after downgrades of Spain's and Italy's credit ratings underscored worries about the European debt crisis, overshadowing better-than-expected U.S. jobs data.
Facing the prospect of a deeper crisis in Europe, the International Monetary Fund is weighing whether it could expand its rescue lending capacity through debt issuance or bilateral borrowing.
Stocks declined on Friday after downgrades of Spain's and Italy's credit ratings underscored worries about the European debt crisis, overshadowing better-than-expected U.S. jobs data.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Friday as traders pocketed gains after encouraging U.S. economic data and on bets Europe will shore up its banking system.
