New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland are among the top five least corrupt nations, according to a new survey released by Transparency International. Canada is in the top ten. Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan are the most corrupt.

A decade old dispute has raged at the Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C. over tradition and modernism. In a pivotal election result early Monday, the traditionalist Sikh Youth have won a landslide victory. It is the second largest temple in North America.

Independent financial analyst and former stock broker Max Keiser sat down with Russia Today on Friday to discuss the current economic situation between China and the United States.

The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted that Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao will win in his "Firepower' match with Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto this Saturday.

On Sunday, Canada was named one of the most peaceful nations by the Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations and 18 other countries were recognized.

The central banks of several Asian countries that are fearful of the impact a weak dollar will have on their exports, intervened in the markets on Thursday to buy the troubled U.S. currency.

The European Union has written to American Airlines, British Airways (BA) and the Spanish carrier Iberia to express concern that the three airlines' plan for a partnership on transatlantic flights would be in breach of antitrust regulations.

CEO of Rogers Holdings and author of "Hot Commodities" Jim Rogers recently sat down with CNBC to discuss the future commodity prices and where he would invest his money if he had one million dollars.

Microsoft confirmed today that the full version of its free anti-virus application, Security Essentials, will be released on Tuesday for download.

Multinational companies in Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, China and several other countries in the region, sell baby formula, aggressively, to the point of breaking the law, an Associated Press investigation reveals.