The consensus among investment bankers and many traders is that gold prices will continue to climb in 2012.
A list of the ten most important people in world politics from the past year.
Zimbabwe is considering a ban on raw platinum exports in a bid to force miners to set up refineries in the country, but this move will not take place overnight, a government official said on Wednesday.
Here's a surprising 'free gift' from the sky above, ahead of Christmas - Comet Lovejoy was unexpectedly spotted falling into the horizon vertically. NASA Commander Dan Burbank, who was photographing lightning storm over the Pacific Ocean had captured this surprising and fantastic scene at the International Space Station on Wednesday.
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will look into a mysterious space ball, which dropped onto an African village in Namibia in mid-November. The hollow ball is reportedly made of a metal alloy known to man.
India, even if you won't hear them say it, have never had a better chance of clinching their first test series triumph in Australia than over the next month against a host nation in the turmoil of transition.
Man-made assets in space have oft proven their worth, over a number of situations and through difficult times. Now, however, it seems there could be yet another use for them. The European Space Agency (ESA) and its satellites can apparently help decide how much irrigation vineyards require and at what times.
Think of wine critic Robert Parker as the E.F. Hutton of fermented grapes. When he talks, oenophiles listen.
No bid has been mentioned for the player thus far.
European aircraft-maker, Airbus has refunded €321 million to Armscor, a state arms procurement agency following years of negotiations over a contractual dispute. This was due to the cancellation of an order for eight A400M military transporters in 2009 by South Africa.
Julius Malema elected to high-ranking ANC position despite his troubled political status.
Germany attacking midfielder Thomas Mueller is geared up for his second visit to India with Bayern Munich.
Nigeria's bourse is to list its first exchange traded fund (ETF) on Monday, a South African gold-backed fund that will broaden the exchange's range of products beyond equities and bonds, the stock exchange said on Friday.
The unique cockroaches have legs built to jump and antennae that stablize the insects after their giant leaps.
South African media reported that the cameras have been watching Mandela for as long as six years.
The occasional sheep seeks respite from a sun that has scorched rocks black in this semi-desert region that South Africa hopes will host the world's most powerful radio telescope.
Linden, who hailed from KwaZulu-Natal, reportedly asserted her innocence and claimed the drugs were planted in her suitcase.
Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the plan was too timid to slow global warming.
CAlmost 80,000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were using mattresses made from bug-repelling plants to ensure a good night's sleep.
Ministers fought to save U.N. climate talks from collapse on Saturday, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over how quickly to fight global warming.
As people continue to migrate away from rural areas and into cities, cities that are growing to devour the land around it, the numbers of people living in slums, shanty towns and informal settlements are skyrocketing.
Governments worldwide must boost internet accessibility in order to nurture democracy and economic development, entrepreneur Loic Le Meur said at the prestigious LeWeb technology conference in Paris which he founded.
