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International partners would prefer not to channel their money through the SADC.

Amid signs of a strengthening U.S. economy, investors have one eye on the Fed, and the other on Syria.

North Korea laid out a predictably bombastic plan this week to lure tourists as a source of much-needed foreign revenue.

Bharti Airtel and SoftBank have tested new technology to make satellite 3G cost-effective.

With a slew of plug-in vehicles entering the market, the infrastructure to support them is growing even faster.

American cities are nowhere to be found at the top of the 2013 list of the most livable cities in the world.

Investors will evaluate U.S. Q2 GDP and jobless claims data, as the threat of an immediate military strike on Syria recedes.

About 8.1 percent of Japan’s students are addicted to the internet.

At least four foreign automakers have been hit with recalls in China this month. The government says safety is the goal.

Asian markets were jolted, after new evidence emerged of a chemical attack by the Syrian government against civilians.

In fine form, Federer won in straights sets in the first round.

The countdown went down to zero, but Japan's Epsilon rocket remained firmly on Earth.

Concern about Fed stimulus reduction, U.S. involvement in Syria and the mid-October debt-ceiling limit are on investors' minds.

The year is off to a terrific start for the global travel and tourism industry with higher-than-predicted growth of 5 percent.

Japan’s ultra-easy monetary policy successfully drove down the yen. But a weaker yen is a double-edged sword.

Reports now indicate that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will no longer feature a 16-megapixel camera with Optical image stabilization as was previously rumored.

Things are getting better -- significantly better -- says UBS economist Larry Hatheway.

A YouTube video shows a 350-pound blue marlin jumping into a fishing boat off the coast of the Dominican Republic, nearly impaling a fisherman.

The Japanese government took over from TEPCO and is considering using emergency reserves for the clean-up.

This deal follows ONGC's last acquisition in the Rovuma Area 1 gas field, in June, for $2.47 billion.

Long periods of low interest rates and loose monetary policy were a necessary risk, but they must eventually end, the IMF chief said.