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An explosion rocked a remote colliery in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 people underground, the company and local authorities said. The new mine, which only began shipping coal this year, is dug into the side of a mountain range in the…

General Motors Co made a triumphant return to Wall Street less than a year and a half after the government rescued the automaker and forced a massive overhaul but its shares lost momentum after an early bounce. As some of the automaker's…

The world's best-selling Bible is getting an upgrade. At stake are millions of dollars in publishing revenue and the trust of millions of churchgoers. Since its debut in 1978, the New International Version — known as the NIV — has been…

President Barack Obama is still determined to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, despite criticism over his civilian prosecution of terror suspects, the White House said on Thursday. "The president remains committed to closing…

Oil rebounded from four-week lows on Thursday as a weaker dollar and cautious optimism about Ireland's debt crisis rekindled interest for commodities, while a sharp crude inventory decline in top consumer the United States supported prices.…

At a bustling outdoor fruit and vegetable market in Beijing, Zhan Tiehui grumbles about rising prices for garlic, ginger and cabbage and points a stubby finger in the direction of the United States. "The source of China's inflation is…

The Air Force is warning its troops to be careful when using Facebook and other popular networking sites because some new features could show the enemy exactly where U.S. forces are located in war zones. In a warning issued on its internal…

There is plenty of debate over whether or not you should use credit cards, especially if you are in debt. If you have credit cards, you want to be sure you are using them to your advantage and avoid costly mistakes. To help you avoid these…

Internet traffic from several U.S. government agency sites was briefly diverted through servers in China in April, congressional investigators reported Wednesday. For 18 minutes, about 15 percent of all web traffic was redirected through…

Mazda Motor Corp said it would announce on Thursday a prospective change in its main shareholder, in a move that would likely see Ford Motor Co. losing its status as the Japanese carmaker's top shareholder for the first time since 1979.…