The European Commission recommended deadlines for five European Union (EU) member states to rein in their deficits which are pushed up by massive spending on economic stimulus. Among the five EU countries, Hungary, Lith...
Microsoft Corp on Wednesday launched a test version of its new online application which the software giant said can help consumers save energy and money. Consumers in the United States can now access the free applicatio...
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended higher on Wednesday as investors' concerns on inflation raised gold's safe-haven appeal, but it gave up some gains after the Fed Reserve's decision on interest rate...
Wall Street capped mixed Wednesday, as the U.S. government reported orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose sharply for a second straight month in May, while higher U.S. dollar weighed on the big board. &nbs...
Deforested area in Brazil's Amazon rainforest was 123 square km in May, down 88 percent from the same period last year, according to a study released on Wednesday. However, the deforestation in May was higher than the monthl...
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit signed here Wednesday an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The agreement was reached before a s...
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane here Wednesday, vowing to further enhance bilateral communication and cooperation. S...
