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US Labor Department cannot release nonfarm payrolls data.

Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy on hold as US shutdown spreads concern among markets.

Activist-investor and manager of hedge fund Third Point urges Sotheby's CEO William Ruprecht to quit.

Chinese firm hopes to open The Crystal Palace by 2018.

Colleges to train 300 million youngsters who join the workforce over two decades.

The oil and natural gas output in the US in July was equivalent of about 22 million barrels per day, compared with Russia's forecast of 21.8 million barrels a day.

More than 1,600 injured in three-month wave of attacks in Shaanxi province by two-inch killer insects.

China's services PMI jumps to a six-month high in September.

China's services PMI jumped to a six-month high in September.

Court of Appeal proceedings to be filmed and shown on news in bid to boost transparency of the law.

Philip Clarke's Tesco announces China joint venture while Justin King's J Sainsbury success continues.

Russian lawmaker Iosif Kobzon says Kremlin leader worthier recipient than previous winner Barack Obama.

Factory activity in world's second largest economy may be losing steam.

Laura Robson has been eliminated from the China Open after a straight sets defeat in the second round defeat to Angelique Kerber.

Xiao Feng has operation to remove the foetus of his undeveloped twin.

Uncertainty surrounds the length of the partial shutdown.

Uncertainty surrounds the length of the partial shutdown

Understanding your enemies and their tactics is the only way to identify them in cyberspace.

Step-by-step guide to root and install ClockworkMod recovery on Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

Amur tells IBTimes UK about nickel / copper exploration in east Russia

UK defence secretary Philip Hammond admits UK developing capabilities for offensive cyber attacks.

Congress has one day to decide how to continue funding government beyond 30 September

Shanghai bucks the trend as government opens free trade zone.

Vietnam evacuates tens of thousands of people as country braces for landfall.

Free trade zone spans 28.78 square kilometres in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai.

Survey shows returns and profit margins higher in companies where at least one-third of board members are female.

Miss Philippines Megan Young is crowned Miss World 2013.

Miss Philippines Megan Young has won the coveted Miss World 2013 title, beating 126 of the world's most beautiful women to the crown.

The top ten contestants of Miss World 2013 pageant are from the Philippines, Brazil, Australia, France, Nepal, England, Indonesia, Spain, Jamaica and Ghana.

Looming US decisions on budget and bond purchases hold key to markets.