The South African sovereign debt rating remained unchanged after government efforts to control the mining industry succeeded.

In a statement released today, U.S. President Barack Obama paid his tributes to ailing Nelson Mandela.

Brixmor filed for its market debut on Thursday. Blackstone Group's Brixmor Property Group Inc. finally filed for an initial public offering with federal regulators.

According to analysts, the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA can be blamed for the current situation of Detroit.

Orange has announced that it is considering the sale of shares to improve its capital structure. Orange, originally known as France Telecom, announced that it is now considering selling its operations in the Dominican Republic.

UBS stated that it outperformed other share-sale underwriters in the Southeast Asian Region thanks to big deals in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Detroit's filing for bankruptcy may be traced to mismanagement and low tax revenue, according to analysts.

The holy month of Muslim was expected to bring nine times higher stock returns in predominantly Muslim states.

India's ASK Group stated it is launching a US$200 million fund that is to be invested in the country's top five cities.

According to financial analysts, the filing of the city of Detroit for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection does not usually occur.

Detroit City's officials announced today that the city filed for bankruptcy. The city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy today, making history as the largest city in the United States to ever perform such course.

ESPY recognized Robin Roberts' efforts by giving her the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Tonight, Robin Roberts received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? would be aired again on the CW every Tuesday night with promised appearances from the veteran comedians.

Verizon Wireless was scheduled to introduce its installment plans to its customers on August 25. On Thursday, Verizon Wireless stated that it would join AT&T and T-Mobile in making installment plans for its available phones.

150,000 guests attended Comic-Con's 44th annual pop-culture festival kicked off last Wednesday.

Snooki of MTV's Jersey Shore and Snooki & JWoww was accused by critics to be getting too thin. The red carpet event on Tuesday night displayed a slimmer figure of Nicole Elizabeth "Snooki" Polizzi.

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate were waiting for the birth of their first child as the baby fever was expected to boost Britain's economy by GBP240 million.

Royal and Ancient Golf Club's chief executive Peter Dawson defended excluding women amidst the fear of losing revenue.

Tiger Woods will play at the British Open on Thursday with almost US$600 million in his pocket. Disgraced golf superstar Tiger Woods is set to play at this week's British Open.

Politicians decided to boycott the Royal and Ancient Golf Club's British Open Championship due to men-only policy.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that in 2014, New Yorkers can purchase individual health insurance for an average of 50% lower than current prices.

USA Network's television series called Suits partnered with Birchbox to make special-edition Suits-themed Birchboxes.

Sharknado 2 was greenlit by the SyFy channel. After an unexpectedly good audience turnout and an even better Internet buzz, Sharknado was announced to be getting a sequel.

The Pope said that it will offer indulgences to followers of his Twitter account. The Catholic Church continued its tradition of offering 'indulgences' to its followers.

Pope Francis announced his intent to restructure the Catholic Church, including the Vatican Bank. The head of the Catholic Church spoke about reforming the entire structure of the religion, starting from the Vatican Bank itself.

Junne Shannon, mother of Alana Thompson, said in an interview that most of their earnings from their reality show is deposited in a trust fund for her daughters' education.

With the nearing premiere of Honey Boo Boo, analysts think that the reality show industry will grow lightly.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, thousands of license plate data have been stored by the police.

The Pope's plan to shakeup the Vatican Bank might result in long anticipated information regarding the Church's financial activities.

Honey Boo Boo premieres today, which is expected to garner millions of viewers in the United States.