Africa/International

Facebook has introduced new features aimed at giving users more control over their information and who can see it. The biggest change will allow users to map their offline life to the online world through small groups. Users will also be…

Former President Bill Clinton  said desperately needed U.S. aid is coming to Haiti despite delays after listening on Wednesday to refugees in a sprawling homeless camp complain of a lack of food, jobs and housing nine months after a…

The Obama administration blocked efforts by government scientists to tell the public just how bad the Gulf oil spill  could become and committed other missteps that raised questions about its competence and candor during the crisis,…

Asian stock markets slipped Thursday as investors digested the yen's overnight climb to a new 15-year high against the dollar and a disappointing U.S. jobs report. Oil, meanwhile, hovered above $83 a barrel as the weak U.S. dollar fuels…

Donors committed $11.7 billion on Tuesday to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria for the next three years, far below the $17 billion needed to meet U.N. goals to slow and beat the killer diseases. The contributions to The Global Fund to…

The risk of a destabilizing bout of deflation has grown as the United States and other countries struggle with weak economic recoveries and lingering financial problems. That assessment, contained in a new International Monetary Fund…

Shares of Standard Bank opened more than 1 percent higher on Wednesday after Africa's largest bank by assets said it was likely to cut jobs. The group said late on Tuesday that it looks to cut costs due to lower revenue and will likely…

Gold pushed to a fresh record high just below the key $1,350 level on Wednesday, riding on dollar weakness and market anticipation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may ease policy to stimulate economic growth. Spot gold rose as high as…

IMF Director General Dominique Strauss-Kahn has urged governments in a newly published interview not to use their currency's exchange rate as a weapon amid tough economic times. "There is clearly the idea beginning to circulate that…

Oil prices rose above $83 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid rising global stock markets and a weakening U.S. dollar. Benchmark oil for November delivery was up 30 cents to $83.12 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic…