NEW DELHI: Seizure of smuggled gold in India soared 365 per cent in the first quarter of the year, a report said Saturday, following curbs on imports of the precious metal to plug a yawning trade gap. India, the world's largest buyer of gold, has twice …

He Chong won his record-tying third consecutive title in the men's 3-meter springboard, giving China its seventh gold medal in eight diving events at the world championships in Barcelona, Spain. Russia won its sixth gold medal in six events in …

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the fort built by gold-hunting Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century and say it's the oldest European garrison ever found in the interior of the United States. The settlement around Fort San Juan was …

U.S. manufacturers can breathe a sigh of relief that the global economy has taken a few steps back from the brink, with the Federal Reserve and other central banks playing key roles, according to a new report. In the Manufacturers Alliance for …

NEW YORK – The dollar and global equity markets fell on Thursday after mixed corporate earnings and renewed worries about growth in China weighed on investor sentiment, but a 30 percent jump in Facebook Inc shares lifted U.S. stocks from the doldrums.

The Commission's action last week recognizes what Mooresville has already figured out: access to broadband in school isn't just a nice amenity, it's a necessity for our students to be able to compete in the global economy. In our hyperconnected world, …

NEW DELHI: Almost a month after US Secretary of State John Kerry visited India, Vice President Joe Biden came to tend the relationship, which has flagged both politically and economically in recent months as both countries prepare for elections in 2014.

SHANGHAI — China has ordered companies in 19 sectors including cement and steel to slash production capacity as growth in the world's second largest economy slows. Beijing's industry ministry ordered around 1,300 firms to shut down outdated facilities …

The ministry said the changes were due mainly to the global economic slowdown and China's slower-than-expected economic growth.To counter the decline, the ministry said it would launch a number of measures next month to strengthen and promote Thai …