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Central banks' gold buying is lifting the price of the precious metal in a trend that analysts expect to continue even if widespread predictions of a price rise to $2,000 by year-end comes true.

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday stuck to its target of adding 7,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next two years, saying it sees an economic expansion there and not a double-dip recession.

The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.

Two subway trains collided in Shanghai on Tuesday injuring more than 270 passengers, 20 critically, prompting public anger two months after a crash between two high-speed trains and renewing concerns about China's aggressive rail building plans.

Young people across the globe are having more unprotected sex and know less about effective contraception options, a multinational survey revealed on Monday.

Novartis's bone drug Zometa extended survival in older breast cancer patients but failed to improve disease-free survival among younger women patients in a large-scale clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday.

Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS.

For the first time since 1985, European central banks have become net buyers of gold, according to data from the World Gold Council.

Hackers gained access to the computers of the biggest defense contractor in Japan, the manufacturer of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles, targeting the submarine, missile and nuclear power plant component factories.

A series of three bomb blasts rocked the town of Sungai Kolok near the Thailand-Malaysia border, leaving four dead and 74 injured.

A series of three bomb blasts rocked Southern Thailand near the border with Malaysia, leaving three dead and dozens injured.

Elephants are taking over the game of polo at the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Thailand.

Gold fell further on Monday after posting its worst closing since June last week but bargain hunters could cushion the fall, while escalating worries about Europe's ability to resolve its debt crisis sent bullion priced in euro to a record high.

88 gorgeous ladies are preparing themselves for the grand event on Sept. 12, in which one of them will be declared as the most beautiful women in the Universe. Who will be the lucky one to be crowned?

A female Malayan tiger killed her mate at Texas zoo who apparently was 'involved' with the attacker as well as another older tiger. Three-year-old Seri killed her 6-year-old mate Wzui around 4 pm on Thursday in an enclosure at El Paso Zoo, zoo spokesperson Karla Martinez said on Friday.

[Romania] has no information whatsoever showing that there existed secret CIA detention centers on its territory, the Foreign Ministry stated, responding to allegations that the country hosted secret black sites, where terror suspects were tortured.

The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg demands that European governments come clean about hiding the CIA's secret prisons.

With Samsung, Apple and Motorola delaying the launch of any high-end smartphone, and with Samsung battling out their dispute with Apple, HTC sneaked through with many smartphones from the beginning of this year.

A stunt double who worked on the set of The Hangover Part 2 is suing Warner Brothers, claiming that he incurred brain damage while filming the comedy -- and no, it wasn't incurred from drinking massive amounts of booze.

Here's a bold prediction to feed Western worries that power is shifting inexorably to the East: China's yuan could overtake the U.S. dollar as the world's principal reserve currency as soon as next decade.

The United Nations on Monday urged greater preparedness and surveillance against a possible resurgence of bird flu, warning that the new mutant virus H5N1 - 2.3.2.1 might affect Asia the most.