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The Nigerian man accused of trying to use a bomb in his underwear to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day 2009 pleaded guilty on Wednesday to all charges against him and warned the United States could face a great calamity.

The recent weakness of the rand will benefit South African exporters and is positive for the economy, the treasurer general of the ruling African National Congress said on Wednesday.

Mitt Romney was backed by several prominent Republicans following Tuesday's GOP debate.

At Tuesday's GOP presidential debate, I was torn about whom to give the win: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney or former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain. Do I give the win to Romney (which I ultimately did), who didn't do anything to lose his frontrunner position, remaining solid and sticking to his campaign script? Or Cain, for leaving Texas Gov. Rick Perry eating his dust as he took off past him, managing to keep the attention mostly on himself?

The satellite cost five billion rupees ($100 million) to manufacture.

Tuberculosis cases are decreasing for the first time in more than 20 years, the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday. But that progress may be threatened if Congress cuts foreign aid for prevention and treatment programs.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is finally seeing sustained improvement at its U.S. discount chain, with sales at Walmart stores open at least a year rising for three months straight, Walmart U.S. Chief Executive Bill Simon said on Wednesday.

The highly anticipated Asus Zenbook has arrived in the US, boasting all powerful features packed into a smooth sleek exterior that weighs almost nothing. Sound familiar? Well, the Zenbook encapsulates many specs similar to its prime competitor-the almighty MacBook Air-but priced $200 dollars cheaper how does it really measure up?

President Obama's chief of staff will leave in 2013, while vice president will stay if the president is reelected.

American might get a little of Chris Christie after all: leading GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said New Jersey Gov. Christie would be on his short list for a vice presidential running mate if he won the Republican Party's 2012 presidential nomination.

The new Marvel film arrives in theaters on May 4, 2012.

The Americans continue to struggle to score.

Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its sixth winning day in the past seven on optimism that Slovakia would reach a deal to expand the euro zone rescue fund.

Rick Perry came in like a lion. But he's close to going out of the Republican presidential nominee race as a lamb.

Apple's iOS 5 will be released on Wednesday, and the new iPhone operating system, with its 200 new features, is already being hailed as one of the biggest and best innovations in mobile technology to date. But, Apple is actually hurting Internet innovation and frustrating Web developers.

U.S. motorists, you haven't been imagining it: despite a large decline in oil prices since May, gas prices have taken a longer time to fall than to rise.

The U.S. State Department issued a Worldwide Travel Alert on Tuesday due to the Iran terror plot.

Shares of Alcoa Inc dropped 3 percent on Wednesday after the biggest U.S. aluminum producer posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and warned of weak economic conditions, particularly in Europe.

Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its sixth winning day in the past seven on optimism that Slovakia would reach a deal to expand the euro zone rescue fund.

Stocks were set for a higher open on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its sixth day of gains in the past seven on optimism Slovakia would reach a deal to expand the euro zone rescue fund.

Brazil remains a hotbed of opportunity for those interesting in doing business internationally -- finding growth beyond the slow-growth U.S. borders.