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The Damascus strongman still has at least two powerful allies apparently on his side – Russia and China

Poland's economy is on a roll, averaging a 4.4 percent economic growth over the last 20 years, and investors are taking note: The nation's bonds have been easily outperforming those of Europe's traditional economic powerhouse, Germany.

Rick Santorum has secured a substantial victory in Missouri, his first win since he beat out Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucus. But after weeks of being touted as the beauty pageant primary, Santorum's delegate-less win won't do much for the future of his presidential campaign.

Many conseravtive Indians associate Valentine's Day with rampant globalization and exploitation by western nations.

Symantec, the owner of Norton Anti-Virus and other security software brands, said someone claiming to be part of Anonymous attempted to extort $50,000 in return for not posting code.

Gold prices have been too volatile to play a reliable role as a hedge against inflation, a study of financial assets over the past 112 years showed on Tuesday.

In an era of increased pressure on even consumer levels to abide by strict environmental standards, what is the impact of New York City's third large-scale sports parade in four years?

Texas Congressman Ron Paul is the only 2012 GOP presidential candidate who has not won a primary or caucus while he continues to win each and every online poll by huge margins.

Chinese energy firms are deeply involved in Syria – China National Petroleum Corp. and Sinochem have heavy investments in the country.

The Super Bowl halftime commercial, produced by Chrysler, is a rally cry for the Motor City that dispenses with the political divide surrounding the government bailouts of insolvent American automakers.

M.I.A. is the daughter of Sri Lankan Tamils whose lives were permanently disrupted by the civil war that raged in that country for a quarter-century.

The rhetoric against illegal Bangladeshi immigration in India is strikingly similar to what right-wing American politicians say about illegal Mexican immigrants

Mitt Romney has won the Nevada caucuses in his second consecutive victory of the 2012 Republican presidential-nomination season. What does that mean for him, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum?

When Harper first took office in 2006, relations between Canada and China were cold,.

The libertarian Congressman from Texas hasn't had a real-world victory in any of the four Republican presidential primaries held so far. His best performance was in Iowa caucuses where he was placed closely behind the GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney, drawing 21.5 percent of the total votes cast. However, Paul, unmistakeably, happens to win - with an overwhelmingly high margin - almost every online election poll, regardless of whether it is hosted by mainstream media or by a niche politica...

Rick Santorum has picked up a last-minute endorsement in Nevada from Sharron Angle, a popular Tea Party figure who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2010. How much will Angle's backing help Santorum's struggling campaign?

Assuming the $100 billion initial public offering by Facebook proceeds as planned, investors will likely clamor for shares and snap them up, just as in earlier Web frenzies for Netscape Communications, Yahoo and Google. But there are dangers.

Before the Justice Department went after Megaupload, a corporation called Viacom decided to sue YouTube and its parent, Google. Here's why the two cases aren't as different as you think... and why the prosecutors who wrote the indictment against Kim Dotcom are hoping you won't find out.

Two of Facebook’s three biggest existing markets (by number of users) are India and Indonesia.

Facebook filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, for the first time doing a public financial strip tease.

There are now more than 26,000 prisoners above age 65. There are more than 124,000 prisoners age 55 or older.

Learn about Glencore and Xstrata Plc, which are expected to announce a plan to combine as early as this week.

Now that the Facebook filing is available, it's pretty clear that before he turns 28, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be a billionaire. Maybe, if the IPO is as successful as hoped, he'll be worth about $28 billion.

Gold prices rose for a second straight day on Wednesday in correlation with the euro. It came on the same day that the Global Investor Confidence index measured by State Street Global Markets fell just more than two points, suggesting that the continuing economic turbulence is fueling investors to seek out more stable assets like gold.

Picture President Barack Obama's reelection campaign as a showroom. Over there, at one stand, is an overall improving economy -- he hopes. And somewhere in the showroom, either as a part of the economy stand or standing on its own, will be the health and restoration of the United States automotive industry. If the past week and a half is any indication, Obama plans to use it as a critical point in his reelection campaign as the industry continues a dramatic recovery from dire straits just mor...

Tyler, a senior strategist for super PAC Winning Our Future and a former Gingrich aide, accused MSNBC of race baiting on Tuesday, and the Democratic Party of failing the black community on economic and social issues. But when Rachel Maddow and Rev. Al Sharpton challenged his argument, Tyler ended up playing into one of the most racially charged conspiracy theories out there: the Black Genocide theory.

Such an event would clearly pose a dire threat to Israel and its mandated Jewish identity.

Facebook Inc. will list a preliminary fund-raising goal of $5 billion on Wednesday, which is smaller than some earlier estimates of the offering. The public stock offering will probably value the company at $80 billion to $100 billion. But how did simple status updates and random photos of users help create what will likely be the biggest tech IPO in till date? Let's try to find out here...

Mitt Romney has been declared the winner of the Florida primary, restoring much of the momentum he lost to Newt Gingrich in South Carolina.