03/01/2013 08:04 PM
World demand for flame retardant additives is forecast to rise 5.4 percent per year to 2.6 million metric tons in 2016.
02/28/2013 08:07 PM
Seventeen Afghan police officers were drugged and then shot to death as they slept early Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan. Officials say two officers acting on behalf of the Taliban carried out the...
02/28/2013 07:45 PM
Award-winning TV and short film director Adam Strange died this week in a shark attack in New Zealand. Thought to be the first shark attack in the country in 37 years, the tragic incident took plac...
02/27/2013 03:06 PM
An early morning shooting at a lumber plant in central Switzerland on Wednesday left 7 people seriously wounded and three people, including the shooter, dead. While police say the motive of the sho...
02/26/2013 06:15 PM
Nineteen foreigners died in southern Egypt Tuesday morning when the hot air balloon they were riding in exploded and plummeted to the ground. Two Egyptians believed to be the balloon’s operators re...
02/22/2013 08:57 PM
Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday by Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair despite prosecutors insisting he is a flight risk. Nair said prosecutors failed to prove the Olympian is at risk of fleeing ...
02/22/2013 01:10 PM
World demand for petroleum refining, chemical synthesis, and polymerization catalysts will rise 5.8 percent per year to $19.5 billion in 2016.
02/21/2013 11:00 PM
World power tool demand is forecast to increase 4.5 percent annually through 2016 to $28.1 billion.
02/21/2013 10:54 PM
The top police investigator on the murder case against Oscar Pistorius has been replaced following the revelation he is facing 7 counts of attempted murder in connection with an October 2011 shooti...
02/19/2013 10:06 PM
In a written affidavit read Tuesday in court by his lawyer, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius rejected the prosecution’s accusations of premeditated murder in the Valentine’s Day death of his model gi...
02/19/2013 02:15 AM
Demand for insulation materials in China is projected to grow 9.4 percent per annum through 2016 to 65.7 billion yuan.
02/19/2013 01:05 AM
World demand for lighting is projected to climb more than 12 percent annually through 2016 to $78.3 billion.
02/18/2013 10:45 PM
Global demand for private contract security services will increase 7.4 percent annually to $244 billion in 2016.
02/18/2013 08:35 PM
World demand for flooring and carpets is expected to rise 4.9 percent annually to 18.6 billion square meters in 2016.
02/18/2013 07:00 PM
World demand for home medical equipment is projected to increase 7.0 percent annually to $28 billion in 2016.
02/11/2013 08:52 PM
Dozens of people died in northern India on Sunday when chaos at an overcrowded railroad station sparked a stampede. It is unclear what exactly caused the stampede at the Allahabad station in Uttar ...
02/11/2013 06:14 PM
In a surprise announcement on Monday, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy after 8 years. He cited his old age and failing strength. The announcement marked the first time a ...
02/06/2013 04:58 PM
A tsunami triggered by a powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake killed at least 5 people and damaged dozens of homes in the Solomon Islands this morning.
02/04/2013 06:56 PM
British scientists say human remains found buried under a Leicester, central England parking lot has been identified through DNA tests as those of King Richard III. Richard III was the last ruler o...
02/01/2013 05:59 PM
A terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey on Friday killed one person and wounded another. Neither of the victims were Americans; officials said the man who died was a Turkish securi...
