The Canadian unemployment rate surpassed the American rate in December for the first time since the financial crisis thanks to chilling temperatures and massive layoffs.
How hard could it possibly be to give up the Internet, including social media, for 10 days?
The "nation within five nations" long quest for autonomy may find support in Iraq's oil and Turkey's desire to join the EU.
The U.S. attorney who prosecuted the case, a man named Preet Bharara, just happens to be of Indian descent himself.
An Icelandic brewery dabbles in unusual flavors; scientists fail to turn up evidence of time travelers among us.
A companion question: Were U.S. home prices buoyed artificially by business investors in the market for quick profits?
More than a year after the Sandy Hook shootings, this innovative building modification may help prevent tragedies.
While the U.S. jobs report was a huge disappointment, economists say the picture will look very different when we get revisions next month.
The total was absurdly low and may have been affected by seasonal factors; still, it may prompt the Fed to reduce stimulus more slowly.
Last year was the safest ever for air travel, but there's a stark divide between top-tier carriers and their underperforming counterparts.
Take a look at the key risks and developments for the emerging market banking sector in the month ahead.
With drone rules to be relaxed in 2015, manufacturers are starting to make serious moves in the market.
The CEO of Coeur Mining spoke with IBTimes about the silver industry, and his remarks were candid and wide-ranging.
What's more, the migration is occurring amid rising gun sales.
PC manufacturers continue to reel from the changing preferences of consumers and businesses for smartphones and tablets.
Schools will remain closed until the emergency is lifted and residents have been advised not to use tap water.
Although diplomatic immunity protected her from prosecution, her indictment would prevent her from returning to the U.S.
The survival of large carnivores is necessary to maintain the structure and function of diverse ecosystems, a study has emphasized.
For 2013, exports climbed 7.9 percent and imports rose 7.3 percent, making for a trade surplus of $259.8 billion, up 12.4 percent from 2012.
Live stream footage of 2014's first aurora borealis and everything you need to know about the northern lights show.
Alcoa Inc. shares fell on Thursday after the aluminum maker reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.19 a share on revenue of $5.6 billion.
A Reuters photographer shot pictures of a partially frozen Niagara Falls in January 2014.