SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese firms could have locked up as much as 1,000 tonnes of gold in financing deals, an industry report said, indicating a big a slice of imports has been used to raise funds due to tight credit conditions, rather than to meet ...

NASA reported a problem Wednesday at the International Space Station but said the crew was not in any danger. One of two large coolant loops at the ISS -- on which electrical systems ride -- shut down earlier in the day, Josh Byerly, a spokesman for the US ...

Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino insisted he doesn't believe Neymar will be out for a signficant period of time after the Brazilian forward sprained his right ankle in the Catalans' 2-0 win away to Getafe in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Lionel Messi scored ...

Jakarta Governor and presidential candidate from the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) party, Joko Widodo, shows his ballot paper during voting in the parliamentary elections in Jakarta on April 9, 2014. His hands-on approach and his image as ...

Oscar Pistorius leaves after attending his trial at the high court in Pretoria, on April 7, 2014. Star Paralympian Oscar Pistorius returned to the witness box to testify in his murder trial Tuesday, on April 8, 2014, after an emotional first day that saw him issue a ...

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal's League Cup fourth round tie against Chelsea on Tuesday is a golden opportunity to prove they can be serious contenders for silverware. Wenger's team have gone eight years without a trophy, but they are finally showing signs ...

A file picture taken on Jan 31, 2012 in Sofia shows the sun rising behind chimneys of a thermal power station. World powers are running out of time to slash their use of high-polluting fossil fuels and stay below agreed limits on global warming, a draft United ...

A file picture taken on Jan 31, 2012 in Sofia shows the sun rising behind chimneys of a thermal power station. World powers are running out of time to slash their use of high-polluting fossil fuels and stay below agreed limits on global warming, a draft United ...

An Afghan election worker shows a ballot to the elections observers while counting the votes after a polling station was closed for voting in the north-western city of Herat on April 5, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP. KABUL (AFP) - The United States and the UN have ...

A man writes messages for passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. AP Photo. A woman ties a message card for passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, at a shopping mall in ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 aircraft entered its 29th day with 10 military planes, three civil jets and 11 ships deployed. The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), in a statement today, said the operation ...

FORT HOOD: When Ivan Lopez's mother died last year, the U.S. soldier suspected of killing three people at the Fort Hood base in Texas told friends the Army gave him just one day to attend her funeral in Puerto Rico. That brief allotted window appeared to ...

N'DJAMENA (AFP) - The Chadian government announced on Thursday that it was withdrawing from the African peacekeeping force in Central African Republic, denouncing "a wanton and malicious campaign" against its troops. The government said Chad ...

KOTA KINABALU: The latest abduction of two women in Semporna was a serious concern that needed to be addressed by the country's security forces and the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom), said Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF).

WASHINGTON: NASA has cut ties with Russia except for cooperation aboard the International Space Station due to the crisis in Ukraine, the US space agency said Wednesday. “Given Russia's ongoing violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, ...

Amazon Kindle vice president Peter Larsen introduces the Amazon Fire at a news conference on April 2, 2014 in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP. NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new media streaming device, ramping up its challenge in ...

Amazon Kindle vice president Peter Larsen introduces the Amazon Fire at a news conference on April 2, 2014 in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP. NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new media streaming device, ramping up its challenge in ...

Amazon Kindle vice president Peter Larsen introduces the Amazon Fire at a news conference on April 2, 2014 in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP. NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new media streaming device, ramping up its challenge in ...

Amazon Kindle vice president Peter Larsen introduces the Amazon Fire at a news conference on April 2, 2014 in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP. NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new media streaming device, ramping up its challenge in ...

KIEV (AFP) - Crisis-hit Ukraine took the first step on Wednesday toward granting more powers to the regions in line with Western wishes but stopped well short of creating the federation sought by Russia. The Western-backed team unveiled its high-stakes ...