China has no intention of altering its "correct" policies in the restive region of Tibet as they have brought unprecedented achievements, a government white paper said on Tuesday, slamming the romanticized notion Tibet was once an idyllic fairyland.
China has...
An Egyptian prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the arrest of four police officers accused of killing 38 members of the Muslim Brotherhood during their detention last August, security sources and state media said.
The Islamists suffocated after teargas was fired into...
Oil-rich Brunei will enforce sharia criminal law next year, the Islamic kingdom's sultan announced on Tuesday, with possible punishments including stoning to death for adultery and flogging for drinking alcohol.
The law would be enforced from April, said the 67-year-old...
The dollar pulled back from an eight-month low and shares began cautiously on Tuesday as investors awaited delayed U.S. jobs data, half suspecting that this month's acrimonious budget tussle in Washington will have diluted their value.
Many in the markets...
China's central bank may tighten policy moderately as inflation creeps up, relying on money-market liquidity adjustments rather than blunt tools such as interest rate rises, a policy adviser to the central bank said on Tuesday.
Market expectations are growing that...
Whirlpool Corp (WHR.N) said its quarterly profit more than doubled as the company's cost cutting efforts paid off.
Net income available to the world's largest appliance maker rose to $196 million, or $2.42 per share, in the third quarter from...
U.S. chemical maker DuPont's (DD.N) third-quarter revenue rose 5 percent in part due to higher sales of solar panel parts and performance materials.
Revenue rose to $7.74 billion from $7.39 billion a year earlier.
Net income rose to $285 million from...
U.S. job growth likely picked up a bit in September, suggesting the economy enjoyed rising momentum before an acrimonious budget fight in Washington took some of the wind out of its sails.
Nonfarm payrolls are expected to have increased by...
U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into an estimated 40,000 Hyundai Genesis cars from model year 2009 in the United States for potential brake problems.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary evaluation after receiving 23...
Former world champions France have been drawn against Ukraine in the European play-offs for the 2014 World Cup.
Portugal face Sweden, which means either Cristiano Ronaldo or Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not take part in next summer's tournament in Brazil.
Iceland, the...
