Political Turmoil in Gabon: Military seizes power amid election controversy.

Military officers in Gabon have seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest after the announcement that he had won a thi...

These include the degree of contagiousness and potential for rapid spread, severity of infection, case fatality rate (the number of infecte...

Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) hit its highest since July 2008 at $3,000 a tonne.

"We have decided, after having taken the president, to dissolve the constitution," said a uniformed officer flanked by soldiers toting assa...

Pakistan's financial capital Karachi and Bangladesh's capital Dhaka are among the world's least liveable cities in the annual Global Liveab...

SOCCER-NATIONS/:Soccer-Ivory Coast drawn against ex-coach Renard at Nations Cup

Newmont Mining is prime example of how companies are responding to bleak industry conditions by building mines on a smaller scale than in p...

Indian cashew companies are looking to set up processing factories in Vietnam and Africa, lured by the incentives doled out by the govts.

Indian cashew companies are looking to set up processing factories in Vietnam and Africa, lured by the incentives doled out by the governme...

Malaysia’s dominant phone company, Telekom Malaysia, reported 9% growth in Q1 net profit Monday and said it was on track to achieve its per...