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The Doomsday Clock, a clock face used as a symbol of imminent apocalypse, has been moved one minute closer to midnight because of inadequate progress on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and continuing inaction on climate change.

Last week U.S. lawmakers had asked the State Department to investigate whether Huawei Technologies Co. has violated U.S. sanctions on Iran. In an exclusive interview with IB Times, Behnam Dayanim, partner and co-chair of the Litigation and Regulatory Group at Axinn Veltrop and Harkrider LLP, has talked about the broader implications of this probe.

Thousands gathered outside the Dolce & Gabbana flagship store in Hong Kong after the company's security guards reportedly banned a photographer from taking pictures of the store from the sidewalk earlier this week.

Mitt Romney takes New Hampshire Republican U.S. presidential primary by comfortable margin to lead the pack against Barack Obama on Nov. 6.

United States offshore petroleum regulators ruled this week that a Spanish rig headed to Cuban waters meets international safety standards.

The hands of a symbolic doomsday clock fell back one minute Tuesday to five minutes to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a group that monitors global threats such as climate change, nuclear proliferation and human-caused disasters.

Canadian stocks touched their highest level in two months on Tuesday as mining and energy issues rose on healthy import data out of China, which boosted investor optimism for the global economy.

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said the company’s Snapdragon wireless chip is already powering tablets and smart TVs, opening the way for the company to expand its reach beyond its dominance in mobile phones.

Bank of America Merril Lynch's (NYSE:BAC) move to fire one-fifth of the managing directors in its Asia operations, while significant, is only the latest sign foreign banks are jumping ship on investment banking opportunities within that market.

European shares hit a one-week closing high on Tuesday after encouraging comments from some leading U.S. companies and hopes for more policy easing in China gave cyclical stocks a boost, with autos and miners among the top sectoral gainers.

Proceeds from the offering will apparently be used to upgrade technology and improve online services.

Over 300 Xbox 360 manufacturers at a Foxconn Technology Group plant in Wuhan, China threatened mass suicide after being denied higher wages on Jan. 2, according to reports.

Australian aircraft engineers want all Airbus A380s out of the skies after cracks were discovered in both Qantas' and Singapore Airlines' fleet.

Chinese machinery maker Shandong Heavy Industry Group on Tuesday sealed a deal to take a 75 percent stake in debt-laden Italian yachtmaker Ferretti Group, the latest in a series of Chinese acquisitions of European brands.

The Chinese will take to the sea in style following an announcement Tuesday that Shandong Heavy Industry Group-Weichai Group will be buying a majority share of Italian yacht maker, Ferretti Group.

Chinese imports posted an unexpectedly sharp drop in December, flashing a warning sign that the world's second-largest economy is expanding at a slower rate. Meanwhile, full-year figures pointed to a narrowing trend in the Chinese trade gap, which suggest that the country is relying more on its domestic demand.

Silvercorp Metals Inc., whose shares plummeted after reports of accounting and resource statement fraud, has amended its lawsuit against those it sees as responsible for the allegedly defamatory reports.

European shares rose on Tuesday, with miners gaining after aluminum producer Alcoa got the U.S. reporting season off to a positive start, with its top line indicating strong demand for commodities.

Along with some hype about their upcoming U.S. tour and the dates announcement, Van Halen released a track, Tattoo, from their new album on Tuesday.

U.S. authorities are investigating allegations that an Indian government spy unit hacked into emails of an official U.S. commission that monitors economic and security relations between the United States and China, including cyber-security issues.

Stock index futures pointed to a stronger open for equities on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.9-1.0 percent.