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Russian stocks dropped Tuesday amid concerns that business leaders would pull deposits from banks and as the cost of imports soared.

Ivory Coast diamond trade was once banned after authorities found that "blood diamonds" were fueling war and conflict.

The scale of the Peshawar attack raises the question of why the group uses such a shocking tactic.

The editors fault inadequate fact-checking on the profile of Mohammed Islam, who duped a writer into believing he'd made $72 million.

Fake charity organizations are a major source of revenue for terrorist organizations such as al-Shabab.

The Blue Chip Dow rebounded Tuesday after a surprise dividend hike from Boeing cut early losses following Russia's surprise interest rate hike.

Customers in Japanese McDonald's restaurants can only buy small-sized fries as the international chain experiences a severe shortage in its U.S. potato exports.

Currency traders hammered the ruble to a record low against the dollar, despite central bank action to halt the slide.

Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has agreed to buy Canadian-based oil and gas producer Talisman Energy for $8.3 billion.

A New Delhi court says Manmohan Singh's statement is crucial to the case as some of his officers may not have been investigated properly.

The fall in inflation has given some respite to British households and average earnings rose by more than prices in September.

The Co-operative Bank, which nearly collapsed last year before being bailed out by bondholders, was the only bank to fail the test.

The gloomy report reinforces investors' fears that the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum.

In an article published by New York magazine on Sunday, Mohammed Islam had claimed his net worth is in the "high eight figures."

The buying consortium includes China Travel Financial Holdings, York Capital Management Global Advisors and Pepper Australia Pty Ltd.

The hike is seen as a desperate move by Russia to rescue its economy from the dual impact of plunging oil prices and Western sanctions.

A former manager at Bernard Madoff's firm was sentenced to six years in prison on Monday for helping her now imprisoned boss carry out his multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme.

Developing countries lose more money through corruption and tax evasion than they receive in international aid, a report shows.

On Monday, the Dow jumped and declined more than 100 points as oil prices continue to drop.

After Japan's economic program "Abenomics" survived elections Sunday, all eyes are now looking ahead to the Fed’s final meeting of 2014.

Apps that use GPS to track vehicle movements will help ensure safer rides for women on the subcontinent, industry executives claim.

PetSmart shares jumped over 4 percent Monday after the company announced it agreed to be acquired by BC Partners for $8.7 billion.

Fed will decide this week whether to make a critical change to its policy statement that will widen the door for interest rate hikes next year.

Inflation dropped to zero mainly driven by a sharp decline in fuel prices, which fell an annual 4.91 percent last month.

Defense majors from the U.S. and Europe remain dominant players despite declining global sales, finds a new report by SIPRI.

Banks reportedly have agreed to arrange for $6.25 billion in financing to seal the deal.

"The fundamentals should not lead to this dramatic reduction [in price]," OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri says Sunday.

A growing number of Americans legally carry concealed weapons. Here's why African-Americans should be concerned.

The Resolution mine in Arizona could produce more than 1 billion pounds of copper a year at its peak.