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Amazon might be preparing to test its 'octocopter' Prime Air delivery drones in India in late October, The Economic Times reports.

Fighting between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian military has kept investigators away from the MH17 crash site.

Parents of first-time drivers: These new and used cars offer the best balance among price, safety and cost to insure.

Apple's rumored iPhone 6 is expected to be the largest smartphone launch for the company, dwarfing sales of a number of different products.

SeaWorld said it would drop its appeal of a workplace safety violation after the fatal killer whale attack on Dawn Brancheau.

A volcano in Iceland that may be about to erupt has the airline industry remembering the 2010 ash cloud that grounded flights for a week.

U.S. car owners can now look up recall information by unique Vehicle Identification Number.

Apartment construction fuels less economic growth than single-family housing construction.

A "transparent solar concentrator" from Michigan State University joins a handful of fledgling "solar glass" technologies.

Reports indicate that Apple plans to open the world's largest Apple Store in Dubai.

Infineon, the German semiconductor company, is in talks to acquire an unnamed U.S. company.

Macy’s had reportedly detained nearly 2,000 people at its flagship Herald Square store in Manhattan on suspicion of shoplifting.

China’s railway officials have come under increasing scrutiny from both anti-corruption officials as well as the public.

The business software giant, in a bit to tap into Africa's demographic dividend, will train 10,000 IT consultants.

Global solar demand is catching up with supply, which could squeeze some developers and boost manufacturing.

Recent research concludes that large, privately held companies are faring better than public companies.

As used car prices fall, so to do new-car sales. Could this impact the growth in new-auto sales? Some think so.

It’s not quite an alien fighter, but Lockheed Martin says its industrial exoskeletons can give workers greater endurance and strength.

The Coast Guard said the river was closed from mile markers 453 to 468, from Cincinnati to Dayton, Kentucky, while it responded to the spill.

After the long, brutal winter, consumers headed for home-improvement stores to handle repairs and prep for summer.

The new modem is also a significant improvement over the Qualcomm MDM9615 chip featured in the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5.

Nickel prices are up more than 50% this year and the world's biggest miner wants to cash in.

According to experts, exposure to lead can slow down a child’s intellectual and physical development.

The Boeing aircraft, travelling from Sanya to Wuhan, could not contact the control tower for several minutes despite multiple attempts.

BlackBerry has appointed a leader for its new technology unit while Q2 shipments rose under CEO Chen's turnaround strategy.

Monday’s announcement is seen as an effort to show that the $215 million partnership between the companies has paid off.

Prospects for labor strife aren't the only thing cutting down on the volume of cargo going through U.S. West Coast ports.

Bourbon's popularity abroad has skyrocketed in recent years.

Global rubber surpluses will drop by nearly 50 percent next year as producers temper their taps and China makes more tires.