Providence Business News took home three awards in the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Competition, including a first-place award for its 25th
New Zealand’s government has no idea why a young Saudi journalist on the run from religious authorities in his own country was trying to reach Auckland.
Hundreds of Hong Kong people attracted by instant fourfold returns lined up overnight for banknotes commemorating the Bank of China Ltd.’s 100th anniversary.
While much of the current German-bashing is wild and unfair, there’s no arguing the euro is in a dangerous and unstable position
Council says Australia is losing edge internationally. 14 Feb 2012 7:37 AM
Apple is testing a tablet computer with a smaller screen than the hot-selling iPad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.The newspaper, quoting unidentified people familiar with the situation, said …
(02-14) 23:06 PST TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — American attempts to get major Asian importers of Iranian oil to rein in their purchases are faltering as allies South Korea and Japan give U.S. officials a
Russia earlier supplied Algeria with 185 tanks in 2009 and Turkmenistan with 10 tanks to fulfil a 2010 contract.
By Joe McDonald, The Associated Press BEIJING, China – The European Union urged China on Tuesday to open its markets, act more aggressively on forcing Iran to negotiate over its nuclear
As the Pentagon attempts to refocus the U.S. military strategy toward Asia, the department is facing major budget constraints. Experts disagree on how to balance the fiscal challenge with the country’s national security priorities.
The chief adviser to the President has been killed and the Finance Minister injured in a plane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu.
The funeral of Alan McMenemy took place in a bitterly cold, rainy day at a parish church near Glasgow last week. His body was the final one of four British hostages in Iraq to be returned. The murdered security guard’s distraught father, Dennis, has accused the British Government …
Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG (DB) agreed to pay less than EUR800 million to reach a settlement in a trial with the late German media mogul Leo Kirch, German newspaper “Bild” reports on its website Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has no intention of “buying up” a debt-ridden Europe and any help Beijing offers will be for purely economic reasons, a top state-run newspaper said on Monday ahead of a China-EU summit. While Chinese leaders have repeatedly expressed confidence in…
Britain was last night threatened with the loss of its AAA credit rating in the most serious challenge yet to the Coalition on the economy. Moody’s, a ratings agency, last night said the outlook for the …
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Greece will hold general elections in April, the government said on Monday, hours after parliament voted through tough new austerity measures aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy.
LONDON (Reuters) – Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations’ Environment Programme report said on Monday.
Rick Santorum gave this speech on February 7, 2012, following his wins at the Minnesota caucus and Missouri primary.
The White House released the proposed FY 2013 U.S. government budget document on February 13, 2012.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was the presumed heir to the toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will be moved to a Tripoli prison within two months and then face trial, the chairman of Libya’s National Transitional Council
The third-largest US newspaper company by daily circulation reported earnings that beat the forecasts, thanks to improved advertising revenue, particularly for digital sales. The stock rose…
International diamond watchdog the Kimberley Process (KP) has certified Zimbabwe’s Diamond Mining Company to sell gems from the violence-tainted Marange fields, state media reported on Sunday.The firm, …
A SPANISH museum claims to have a second Mona Lisa masterpiece, painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s key students.
The Market Vectors Russia ETF, a U.S.-traded fund that holds Russian shares, declined for the first week this year as concern Greece will derail Europe’s debt-crisis recovery cut prices for oil
Malaysia defends deportation of Saudi accused of prophet insult, says it is not a safe haven
Brazil is “very likely” to choose France’s Rafale fighter jet to refurbish its air force, government sources say, a decision that would award one of the emerging-market world’s most coveted defense …
MUMBAI (Reuters) – French retailer Auchan has held talks with Dubai-based Landmark Group for a possible joint venture in India, the Times of India reported on Monday…
Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank, picked banking over a passion for bird-watching three decades ago. Now his
Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank, picked banking over a passion for bird-watching three decades ago. Now his plans for regional expansion are taking
Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) The World Bank Sunday launched a wildlife conservation project here that will also cover three neighbouring countries, including India and Bhutan.
John Cridland, director-general, of the Confederation of British Industry, told CNBC, “what we should be looking at is the underlying strength of those businesses and whether they give the UK platform for growth and what I’d like to hear from British politicians is an obsessive focus on
Panasonic Corp. had its best week in more than two years of Tokyo trading, following its forecast for a record $10 billion loss, showing some investors are
Chinese heir-apparent Xi Jinping’s trip to the U.S. this week will focus on building relations with local officials clamoring for investment and export markets, expanding a second front for bilateral ties as anti-China rhetoric rises in Washington and on the campaign trail.
Citigroup Inc. (C) said Monday it will issue credit cards on its own in China, as it looks to capitalize on the country’s increasing consumption power as well as expand in the world’s second-largest
Feb 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. judge overseeing an Alabama county’s $4.23 billion bankruptcy case on Thursday turned aside an attempt by CSX Transportation Inc to get $1 million in tax refunds tied to…
(Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Friday that its board voted to hold its quarterly dividend steady at 17 cents.
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Canada’s prime minister on Friday made his strongest comments yet in support of a proposed pipeline from oil-rich Alberta to the Pacific coast, saying his
