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Asian currencies rose for a fifth week, led by Taiwan’s dollar, as foreign investors poured money into the region amid optimism the global economy is recovering.

A Seattle University study has estimated that in 2010 the victims of the disease numbered about 47% more than shown by the data published by the World Health Organization. Funded by Bill Gates, the new study is based on statistical models that...

HAGATNA, Guam — President Obama plans to shrink the Guam buildup to only 4,500 Marines, then rotate the other 4,000 through the Asia-Pacific region, according to a news service report.

[Fahamu] Which other friend of Africa would be willing to fund, design, build and maintain a new $200 million AU headquarters in the middle of a global financial crisis?

When I bid on an "Eco Resort Experience" last March at the Christie's Green Auction[1], I thought we were probably headed to a typically exotic deluxe vacation spot on the other side of the world. It turns out that I was in store for one of the...

What we thought we knew about Malaria deaths is wrong: the reality is much, much worse. See what the new detailed data says• Get the dataMalaria causes twice as many deaths as previously believed, according to the latest research out today from...

Central bankers in Africa’s biggest economies are admonishing their governments as spending plans subvert the power of monetary policy and threaten to quicken inflation at a time when Europe slips into a recession.

Caterpillar Inc., the largest construction and mining equipment maker, said the business cycle is in the early stages of a recovery and the company expects to see a “tail wind” from U.S. and European demand.

Unilever, the world’s second-largest consumer-goods maker, reported the weakest volume growth in almost three years as higher prices deterred consumers, and said it expects “gloomy” economic conditions to persist this year.

Following a brief respite, the U.S. military has returned to Thailand to continue flood relief efforts ahead of this year's Cobra Gold exercise.