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Gunmen attacked an oil rig off the coast of Nigeria's southeastern state of Akwa Ibom late on Sunday and kidnapped several people including two foreigners, security sources said on Monday. The sources said the attack took place in the…

Gold hit a fresh record above $1,398 an ounce on Monday before a rebound in the dollar caused prices to retrace, though short-term sentiment remains upbeat. A move by the U.S. Fed last week announcing plans to buy $600 billion in Treasurys…

Edison Pena, the Chilean miner who famously jogged underground while awaiting rescue, has completed the New York City Marathon. He came in walking on a bad knee to finish the 26.2-mile (42.4-km) route in less than six hours. Speaking…

Oil hovered near $87 a barrel Monday in Asia after a jump in new U.S. jobs suggested demand for crude could improve. Benchmark oil for December delivery was up 10 cents at $86.95 a barrel at late morning Bangkok time in electronic trading…

AOL Inc is exploring strategic options, which include a possible tie-up with Yahoo Inc, and has retained financial advisers to do so, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources. A source close to Yahoo told Reuters…

Express delivery company DHL on Monday promised better screening of customers and packages before they reach airports in response to recent parcel bombs sent from Yemen and Greece. "What we need to do is improve surveillance at the pick-up…

A group of workers who claimed they suffered health problems as a result of being exposed to debris from ground zero during its removal and transfer to a landfill on Staten Island stand to receive $27.5 million in a settlement announced on…

A new screening technique to test embryos could dramatically increase the chances of having a baby from IVF. The test allows for any chromosomal abnormalities, the biggest cause of early pregnancy loss, to be picked up in embryos before…

Ghana’s Gross Domestic product (GDP) was revised by the Government Statistician, Dr. Grace Bediako from Gh₵24.1 billion to Gh₵44.8 billion, Friday November 5, 2010. Before the census figures are released in January 2011, this classifies…

A total of GH¢10,600 have been accrued from court fines imposed on 56 drivers  arrested by a joint task force of the Tema Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) and the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA). Last week,…