ABC Online An Indian television news anchor has been sacked after referring to Chinese president Xi Jinping as Eleven Jinping, apparently confusing his name for Roman nu...
New York Times New York City's unemployment rate fell faster in August than in any month on record, to 7.3 percent from 7.8 percent in July, the State Labor Department reported on Thursday. The decline took the city's unemployment rate to its lowest level since January ... and more »
gulfnews.com MANILA, Philippines: Heavy rains from a storm and the seasonal monsoon caused widespread flooding on Friday in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, shutting down schools and government offices. Local authorities reported thousands were ... and more »
BBC News China has fined UK pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline $490m (£297m) after a court found it guilty of bribery. The record penalty follows allegations the drug ...
Washington Post Anthropologists from another planet, looking down on these crowds, may wonder what primitive rite got underway this morning. As the Earth turned — starti...
Businessweek Larry Ellison loves a good game. Even in stepping down as chief executive officer on Thursday, Oracle's (ORCL) co-founder has created another opportunity to...
Wall Street Journal Alibaba's pricing at $68 a share is seen as conservative by some analysts. Shaun Rein of China Market Research speaks about what the pricing means fo...
Jerusalem Post France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military action against Islamic Stat...
Washington Post A Florida man shot and killed his grown daughter and six grandchildren Thursday. He called 911 and when police arrived, he shot himself, police said. Don...
New York Times LONDON — As Scotland rejected independence, the pound initially gained strength and stocks rose in Britain and in Europe, reflecting relief that the Unite...
