Both sides in Sri Lanka's long-running war have been accused of committing gross human rights violations.
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an optimistic speech Tuesday at the Paris climate talks before leaving France.
With world leaders in Paris talking about climate change, a look at whether or not the discussion may meet environmentalists expectation and how investors may profit.
The growth exceeded analyst estimates, which had pegged growth for the September quarter to be at 7.3 percent.
As investors distance themselves from the turmoil in emerging markets this year, Europe's third-largest publicly traded money manager asked shareholders to wait out the "tough times."
Analysts have said that the cost of fines, lawsuits and vehicle refits caused by Volkswagen's rigging of diesel emissions tests worldwide could top $42 billion.
World leaders plan to convene outside Paris Monday to discuss pledges from almost 200 countries to cut carbon emissions and slow the impact of global warming.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to formally announce the fund Monday at the Paris Climate Change Summit, according to reports, citing sources.
India will have 500 million unique mobile subscribers by the end of this year, according to a projection released by GSM Association, an industry lobby.
Adolescents are the only age group for which the mortality figures are not decreasing, according to a new report from Unicef.
The proposed goods and services tax, or GST, billed as India's biggest tax reform, has been stalled for months.
Indians are turning to Internet-based financial services to locate investments and loans beyond banks. This trend will only grow.
In the world's fastest-growing smartphone market, Apple's share is less than 1 percent, making it the 18th-largest player there.
Facebook says it plans on bringing its Instant Articles feature to more emerging markets in Asia, including Vietnam and Thailand, while its Internet.org effort is criticized.
A federal probe into Walmart's operations in Brazil has uncovered evidence pointing to bribery, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Beijing-based Xiaomi has risen quickly to become one of the world's biggest smartphone makers.
Storms and other disasters have been linked to 600,000 deaths and more than $1,9 trillion in economic losses in recent years, the United Nations says.
The second of Netflix's Marvel series premiered on Friday and was immediately seized by pirates the world over.
U.S. officials warned Bangladeshi authorities that ISIS hoped to ramp up its presence in the country, but the prime minister denies the militants' presence.
The government and protest leaders have failed to resolve a conflict over the altering of local state borders as dictated by the new constitution.
China will continue to construct military facilities on artificial islands it is building, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur.
The Community declaration was signed by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, this year's host of the group's annual summit.
