Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose Wednesday amid positive US economic data and the G7 meeting's promise of a closer collaboration to tackle economic problems.
The performance of the non-manufacturing sector against the backdrop of the release of the non-manufacturing (NMI) index.
The controversial Republican governor will remain in office, television networks projected shortly after poll's closed.
All major U.S carriers will be stocking the Samsung Galaxy S3 in coming weeks, but AT&T will stand out as the company plans to release an exclusive red version of the phone this summer, Tech Crunch reported.
The transit of Venus, which occurs when the planet's orbit brings it between Earth and the sun, takes place roughly twice a century.
Up until now, India?s military role in Afghanistan has been minimal.
Bath Salts, the street drug thought to be behind the harrowing cannibal attack in Miami last week, could be made illegal in Canada, CBC reported.
Russia said on Tuesday that it is open to seeing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down from power if the terms of Kofi Annan's U.N.-backed ceasefire plan are not quickly met
The U.S. has cancelled millions of dollars in funding for a project to develop a Pakistani version of the popular American children's educational television program, following allegations of corruption against the local puppet theater partnering on project.
One more U.S. state is joining the ranks of those considering opening their doors to fracking, the controversial drilling technique that has brought jobs and revenue across the U.S. while being accused of being environmentally damaging. Kansas is, like North Carolina and New York, debating whether to say yes to oil and gas companies that want to drill in the state.
Citing lax laws and concerns about their water supply, farmers in Australia are pressuring lawmakers to impose a moratorium on the controversial drilling technique known as fracking.
Libi, an Islamic scholar from Libya, was believed to be Al-Qaida's second-in-command
Obama didn't stump for Barrett in the Badger State, but sent out words of support in a nationally watched election
With Europe in turmoil, the affluent French, British and their continental neighbors are flying to buy one of the world's most stable investments: Manhattan real estate.
Following Samsung's announcement that the Galaxy S3 is on its way to the U.S., T-Mobile and Sprint have revealed that the phone will be released on June 21.
The Mitt Romney campaign targeted the Hispanic vote in dual English and Spanish Web ads Tuesday morning in an attempt to woo a voting bloc that heavily supported President Obama Barack in 2008 and could prove to be critical in the 2012 election.
Technically, Armenia and Azerbaijan remain at war since there was a never a comprehensive final peace agreement between the two parties.
Al-Qaida's second-in-command was reportedly at the site of a drone strike in northwestern Pakistan, but his death has not yet been confirmed, a U.S. official announced Tuesday.
Mads Mikkelsen has been given the honor of taking on the role as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the new NBC television series, Hannibal. As Anthony Hopkins won his first Oscar playing the mastermind cannibalistic serial killer in the 1991 feature film, Silence of the Lambs, NBC has decided to recreate the experience with a television series.
Seventeen diplomats were labeled persona non grata in Syria on Tuesday and asked to leave the embattled country immediately.
India is expected play an active role in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of international forces in the region, said U.S. officials on arrival of the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in New Delhi on Tuesday.
German industrial orders fell at their fastest rate since November 2011 in April as orders from abroad dried up, adding to signs that Europe's largest economy is heading for a slowdown.
