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After years of sanctions Iran is getting closer to having them lifted, all while trying to trade oil for produce with China.

GMO Inside launches a new consumer self-labeling campaign using downloadable labels.

Latin America rates second in the regional ranking of tax evaders.

Third plenum meeting of the Chinese Communist Party could determine the nation's course over the next decade.

Methamphetamine is now the first or second most common illicit drug in a majority of Pacific countries.

Is this family portrait the picture of the man who sued his wife for having an ‘ugly’ child?

Supposedly universal theories of human psychology and behavior often stem from examinations of a very odd tribe: college students.

The facility will use technology to address some of Africa's most-pressing problems.

Republicans in Congress may slam Obama for opening to Iran, but there are Republicans in the foreign policy community saying just the opposite.

Starbucks has successfully exported its coffee-culture concept worldwide. But will Colombians embrace the American chain?

The Thai government is buying electricity from solar power at a premium, making the industry highly lucrative.

Unable to access the site themselves, many Chinese joked about the success of the Twitter IPO.

Two Jurassic-era bugs were caught in flagrante, 165 million years after the fact.

Since 1993 Kazakhstan has received nearly $7 billion in development funds from the EBRD despite not being part of the continent.

At September's end, the number of bitcoins traded daily in the Chinese market was 17,500, up 24% in 3 months.

Taiwanese pop singer Deserts Chang probably didn't anticipate the firestorm that followed her raising a Taiwanese flag.

The IRS refunded $3.6 billion in tax returns to fraudulent filers and is reported to be putting safeguards in place to reduce identity theft.

Export growth in October was well above expectations, but the 10-month annual trade growth rate remained below the government’s target.

Mattel is appealing to Tiger moms -- and the government -- to help make Barbie dolls as iconic in China as they are in the U.S.

Cue Frank Sinatra's theme song - the one from the latter part of his career.

Indonesia reported just 5.6 percent growth in the third quarter.