Gas under $3 in US for 1st time in 4 years

NEW YORK (AP) The sight is so surprising that Americans are sharing photos of it: The gas station sign, with a price of $2-something a gallon.

UN: India to be world's most populous country by 2028

India looks set to overtake China as the world's most populous country from 2028, according to the United Nations.

World Bank Sees Long Crisis Effect

WASHINGTON—The European debt crisis could weigh on the world economy for years, forcing policy makers to rethink their approaches to restoring growth and boosting job creation, the World Bank's new chief economist said in an interview Monday.

World Bank says UN goal of halving poverty met

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Developing countries appear to have already met a United Nations goal to halve extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries by 2015, thanks mainly to China's economic boom, the World Bank said on Wednesday.