Bahrain's political crisis continued to cool down as seven opposition groups working to present protesters demands said they would meet to coordinate a response to the government's call for dialogue.
Hundreds of the displaced residents of Yeonpyeong Island, which was shelled by North Korea three months ago, returned home to ruins.
Online deals website Groupon appears to be making preparations to launch operations in China, a move that could shake up the market for group buying.
Chinese telecom-gear maker Huawei Technologies rescinded its attempt to win U.S. approval for a deal in which it would buy assets and technology from 3Leaf Systems.
Negotiators from the world's leading economies haggled all night over seemingly technical details regarding how to measure global economic imbalances. They eventually produced a 53-word sentence intended to appease all sides—and open to interpretation by all sides.
China will raise gasoline and diesel prices by 350 yuan ($53) per metric ton Sunday to reflect higher international crude oil prices, the National Development and Reform Commission said Saturday, in the country's first gasoline and diesel price increase this year.
China's central bank said Friday it will raise banks' reserve-requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage point, the second such increase this year, as inflationary pressures remain in the spotlight.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke fired his most pointed rebuttal yet at foreign critics who say the U.S. central bank's easy money policies are breeding inflation and asset bubbles abroad.
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The 401(k) generation is beginning to retire, and it isn't pretty. The retirement savings plans that many baby boomers thought would see them through old age are falling short in many cases.
Among China's newly-minted rich set, the latest must-have plaything is an expensive riding pony.
Mubarak had no idea how to counter the power of social media. China, Russia and Iran know better.
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The secret to chef Margaret Xu's roast chicken -- proclaimed by many Hong Kong foodies as the best in the city -- is that everything is made from scratch by her, including the terra-cotta oven the bird is baked in.
When India and Bangladesh face each other at the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Saturday, this could be payback time for India.
How to navigate the city? The Wall Street Journal offers a comprehensive guide to Hong Kong.
The WTO will issue a prelIminary report concluding that China has no legal right to impose export restrictions on nine raw materials, say trade diplomats and lawyers familiar with the case.
India unleashed the full power of its famed batting lineup on Saturday as Virender Sehwag hammered a stunning 175 to lead his side to victory over Bangladesh in the opening game of the World Cup.
The Shanghai Composite fell for the first time in seven sessions as investors fretted about more efforts to cool the economy. Korea;s Kospi snapped a three-day losing streak.
Research spending and technology exports were some of the menu items Thursday evening when President Obama sat down for dinner with Apple's Steve Jobs, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and other corporate chieftains.
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A group of camouflage-clad men claiming to be security forces killed three Russian tourists and wounded two others in a Caucasus region afflicted by rising insurgent violence, police said.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Saturday refused to compromise with Democrats to accept benefits cuts in exchange for retaining their right to bargain collectively.
A four-day itinerary with the best restaurants, hotels, drives, adventure activities and secret beaches on the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
The authorities are increasingly resorting to public violence.
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Abigail Kawananakoa has been on a decades-long treasure hunt—a bid to recover silverware, lamps, rare furniture and other assorted objects from her family's former home. Make that "palace."
Novelist Jennifer Belle on the joys of honeymooning alone in Venice.
Politicians have been carping about the more than $2 trillion in cash sitting idle in corporate coffers. But much of it isn't in the U.S.; it is abroad. And it isn't likely to come back home unless U.S. tax laws change.
A closer look at studies analyzing the glut of information people face every days suggests the avalanche of words and images isn't as massive as feared.
Radiohead, was nowhere to be seen in Tokyo's famous Shibuya intersection -- in person, via satellite, beamed in hologram or otherwise -- on Friday night as a cryptic Tweet led many fans to believe. But the indie band has released its new album a day early.
The videogame Homefront imagines a future in which North Korean forces have invaded the U.S. The story was penned by John Milius, the screenwriter behind "Apocalypse Now." Is the premise too controversial for a videogame meant to entertain?
In 1886, Carl Benz filed a patent for a "vehicle with gas engine drive." To celebrate the anniversary, Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz flew four cars -- two classic and two concept -- to Hong Kong for a show at Ocean Terminal this weekend.