08/14/2012 10:15 PM
World demand for specialty silicas -- which include precipitated silica, fumed silica, silica gel, and silica sol -- will grow at a healthy 5.6 percent annual pace to 2.8 million metric tons in 2016.
08/14/2012 04:00 PM
Global demand for bearings is projected to grow 7.8 percent annually to $96 billion in 2016.
08/10/2012 08:33 PM
Russian officials say investigators looking in to militant groups in Tatarstan discovered 57 people living in an underground bunker when they raided a mosque in Kazan last week. The people are beli...
08/10/2012 07:38 PM
Three United States soldiers died Friday in southern Afghanistan when a native in an Afghan National Police uniform opened fire at a police checkpoint. Officials have not identified the victims.
08/08/2012 08:14 PM
Global demand for HVAC equipment is projected to rise 6.1 percent per year through 2016 to $107 billion.
08/08/2012 06:59 PM
World demand for roofing materials is forecast to grow 3.8 percent annually through 2016 to 11.7 billion square meters
08/07/2012 09:09 PM
A shooting at a church in central Nigeria Monday night left at least 19 people dead and an unknown number wounded. The Islamic militant group Boko Haram is thought to be behind the attack as they h...
08/07/2012 08:36 PM
World demand for agricultural equipment is expected to increase 6.8 percent per year through 2016 to $175 billion
08/06/2012 05:09 PM
An attack on a NATO supply truck traveling to Afghanistan through Pakistan’s tribal region on Monday left one person dead. According to government officials, three gunmen traveling in a car shot at...
08/03/2012 08:44 PM
The murder trial for the wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai will start Thursday in the city of Hefei, according to an unidentified friend of the family. Gu Kailai was officially charged las...
08/03/2012 08:12 PM
Two powerful tropical storms hit eastern China back-to-back late Thursday and early Friday, forcing over 800,000 people to leave their homes for safer shelter. So far, only three deaths have been r...
08/03/2012 07:10 PM
Health officials in Uganda say a prisoner with a suspected case of Ebola escaped from Kagadi hospital overnight Friday, sparking concern the man could spread the highly contagious, sometimes fatal ...
08/02/2012 08:38 PM
Typhoon Saola brushed past the northern and central Philippines this week, dumping as much as 1.5 feet of rain on the nation. Officials say nearly 180,000 people have been displaced by severe flood...
08/02/2012 05:37 PM
A couple accused of adultery in northern Mali were stoned to death Sunday by Islamists that seized control of the area in a military coup in March. Officials say both of the victims were married. T...
08/01/2012 09:09 PM
Abdi Jeylani Marshale, a popular Somali comedian known for impersonating Islamic insurgents, was killed late Tuesday outside Kulmiye radio station in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Police lieuten...
07/31/2012 11:50 PM
07/31/2012 06:42 PM
A second massive power outage hit India Tuesday, causing widespread transportation issues and leaving hundreds of millions of people in the dark. Power officials say three regional electricity grid...
07/30/2012 03:45 PM
As heavy rain continued to soak North Korea on Monday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) predicted more damage to buildings and crops in the coming days. The agency said Monday the ma...
07/27/2012 06:38 PM
The seven year countdown to the London Olympics will come to an end Friday night with a 3 hour opening ceremony at Olympic Stadium. The ceremony, created by Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle,...
07/26/2012 06:54 PM
The wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai has officially been charged with the “intentional murder” of a British man who had business dealings with her family. The official Xinhua news agency ...
