Nigeria’s current GDP is about $263 billion, while South Africa is hovering around $384 billion -- but what do the statistics really mean?
The visa program is aimed at wealthy investors and is expected to bring in more than $3 billion a year.
The violent protests in Ukraine could have an end in sight as an ally of Viktor Yanukovych said he might give into demands for early elections.
A woman in China won a $5,000 settlement for gender discrimination, but the impact goes far beyond the monetary value.
After years of fighting against the U.S. military, the Taliban have run out of money after donors lost interest in their fight.
Coca-Cola's commercial featuring "America the Beautiful" sung in various languages was heartwarming. So why is the right so mad?
Chinese tourists are shelling out to visit the frozen continent, but the toll on the environment and research is concerning.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says issuing tax refunds will complicate the debt-limit issue.
The Navy wants to explore underwater drones and capitalize on Arctic sea routes, but budget cutbacks may limit what it can do.
Beijing has ordered 15,000 factories to publicly report air-emission and water-discharge details in real time.
A group of African women in India said they were attacked by a mob of Indian vigilantes as tensions rose.
An upscale house in Johannesburg, book royalties and other assets will be divided among Mandela’s co-workers, family and former schools.
President Obama will wait at least 90 days to announce his decision, one analyst says, but last summer he said he'd say no.
Here's why immigration lawyer Sheela Murthy, famous in the Indian community here and abroad, doesn't think so.
Seattle Seahawks MVP Malcolm Smith was interrupted during his press conference by a 9/11 conspiracy theorist.
The turbulence in Thailand showed no signs of abating Sunday after protesters disrupted general elections and halted voting in Bangkok.
O'Reilly told Obama that many people believed his campaign team sought to downplay the cause of insurgent attacks in Benghazi.
The use of barrel bombs -- oil drums or cylinders packed with explosives and shrapnel -- has drawn international condemnation.
There was no immediate word on the total number of casualties or the cause of the blasts.
Massachusetts is turning legislation into brick and mortar with the granting of 20 medical marijuana licenses on Friday.
Letter questions the credibility of Wildstein and the reporting of the New York Times.
Agriculture was meant to be the theme of this week's AU summit, but CAR and South Sudan took center stage.
The legal status of 11 million undocumented immigrants hangs in the balance as Democrats and Republicans try to find a common position on reform.
He's softening his stance on marijuana, but how does he plan to remedy the pot situation?
New York determined that wild mute swans are a “prohibitive invasive species” who pose a grave threat to humans, to other creatures and their habitats.
The NBA has turned its eyes toward another huge (but largely untapped) Asian market -– India and its 1.2 billion people.
Indian carriers will not be allowed to add flights to the U.S., and additional checks will be imposed on existing flights.
At the N.Y. Department of Financial Services’ hearings on virtual currency, almost everyone welcomed the possibility of regulations.
One of the country's most powerful civil rights groups joins opponents of Washington's long-time policy mandating ethanol use by motorists.
Also: Americans are a lot more likely today to think free-trade agreements do more harm than good.
