Air Liquide SA will invest 40 million euros in a new air separation unit in South Africa after signing a long-term gas supply contract with Evraz Highveld Steel & Vanadium, the company said in an e-mailed statement today. (Bloomberg)

At a rented house just outside Syria’s border, a dissident known only as “The Doctor” maps out attacks. Planners speak by Skype with fighters on the ground in Syria, while others raise money, drumming up cash from fellow exiles to buy weapons. The safe house offers a glimpse into the Free Syrian Army, a group of army defectors and others who are trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad by forc...

(AFP) - Israel's press on Tuesday said the attacks on embassy staff in India and Georgia, which were blamed on Iran, were unlikely to spark a major response but raised fears they were the start of a wave of attacks. Monday's bomb attacks targeted an embassy car in New Delhi, leaving an Israeli woman diplomat critically injured, while the second incident targeted an embassy car in Tbilisi, but th...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) ― With an escort of jet fighters screaming above and tens of thousands of screaming fans on the ground, Zambia’s victorious soccer team flew home Monday to a hero’s welcome. The Copper Bullets, or Chipolopolo as the national team is called, descended from the plane to meet ecstatic fans and show off the African Cup of Nations trophy that has eluded the southern African nation...

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan said that he will not compete in the 1,500-meter freestyle at this year’s London Olympics. The Olympic champion told reporters at Incheon International Airport that he plans to focus on the 200-meter and 400-meter races. The comments come after Park won three golds at the recent New South Wales State Open Championship that included a new South Korean record in...

This is a series introducing associations and clubs that expats can get involved in. This week, Expat Living spoke to Jody O’Neill/Crash Baby of the Republic of Korea Derby. ― Ed. •Name of Club: Republic of Korea Derby •Location(s): The league practices every weekend in Seoul, at either Seongnam Stadium or a community center in Dongdaemun, or in Daegu at Manchon Inline Skating Rink, or both loc...