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Investors may be in a buying mood, after signs of a possible end to the EU's economic slowdown.

India's government considers relaxing FDI criteria for retail sector, while Wal-Mart could be probed afresh on bribery charges.

A report alleging the NSA spied on the EU could affect data-sharing for the new Passenger Name Record program.

Tensions with European leaders continue to rise after Saturday’s revelation that the NSA secretly observed data from EU diplomats.

The U.S. President and first family visited the prison where South Africa's apartheid government held Mandela for 27 years.

Groups claim the rule of law has been "bypassed" and that they deserve the usual three-week period to determine their next legal move.

Improvements in consumer confidence and housing figures may have pushed June’s U.S. auto sales numbers to pre-recession levels.

Kim Kardashian has been seen for the first time since giving birth to daughter North West in Los Angeles June 15.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden calls on Ecuador President Rafael Correa, urging him not to grant asylum to Edward Snowden.

Based on Edward Snowden’s leaks, Der Spiegel reported that the U.S. spied on its European allies.

From baking Bisbee, Ariz., to the crowded beaches of Southern California, the American Southwest is cooking this weekend.

For the first time since 2006, no Chinese companies rank among the world’s 10 biggest outfits by market value, and all are U.S.-based.

The U.S. warned its citizens on Friday against traveling to Egypt and instructed non-emergency U.S. diplomatic staff to leave the country.

Wi-Fi could help us see through walls; the only known wild American jaguar is photographed.

Lonnie Snowden has said that his son may return to the U.S. if he was assured that his constitutional rights won’t be compromised.

For those who lost loved ones to terrorism sponsored by Moammar Gadhafi, the wait for compensation has been long.

Obama pays a visit to the Mandelas after a town hall with South African youths that was met with protests.

Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling killing Proposition 8, a wave of same-sex marriages has begun in California.

Apple ranks as the leading smartphone maker in the U.S., while Android remains the nation’s top smartphone platform, according to comScore.

Worsening clashes between supporters and foes of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood claimed their first American victim. He was 21.

Chinese media say Philippine "provocations" in the South China Sea could lead to a "counterstrike."