
Bribery trial of former Finmeccanica CEO opens
The former head of Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica , accused by prosecutors of making bribery part of the company culture, went on ...

G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks, tax evasion
President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated ...

Ukraine kids at risk from low vaccination rates
When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil ...

Web giants get broader surveillance revelations
Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission ...

AP IMPACT: Commander of Nazi-led unit lives in US
A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into ...

Japan and France to tighten nuclear, defense ties
Japan and France agreed Friday to deepen their cooperation on nuclear technology and to discuss joint development of military equipment, vowing to ...

Spain seeks US help to slim down overweight sub
A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will ...

China drawn to Mexico's opening economy
China has invested heavily in resource-rich Latin America in recent years, striking major trade deals with governments from Venezuela to Argentina.

Russia to sell at least 10 MiG fighters to Syria
Russia's MiG aircraft maker said Friday it plans to sign a new agreement to ship at least 10 fighter jets to Syria, a move that comes amid ...
Burberry's profit hit by perfume deal's demise
British luxury brand Burberry said Tuesday that rapidly improving business in developing markets was offset by the end of a perfume licensing deal, ...
Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh
The largest U.S. retail-industry group on Wednesday criticized an international pact aimed at improving factory conditions in Bangladesh's garment ...
Chains grapple with how to improve safety
While several more global clothing chains on Tuesday were announcing that they agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, ...

Big retailers back safety accord in Bangladesh
Some of the world's largest retailers have agreed to a first-of-its-kind pact to improve safety at some of Bangladesh's garment factories following ...
Turkish partnership wins airport contract
A consortium of five Turkish companies has won a tender to build and operate Istanbul's third airport, touted to be among the world's largest.

Russia charging NASA $70M per astronaut seat
The U.S. space agency is paying $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space and home again, and the agency's leader is blaming ...

China, France vow to promote 'multipolar' world
China's President Xi Jinping and France's President Francois Hollande pledged to push for a world free of domination by any superpower Thursday as the ...
Dortmund in partnership deal with Turkish Airlines
Champions League semifinalist Borussia Dortmund has announced a new partnership deal with Turkish Airlines. Dortmund didn't specify the value of the ...

Israel approves 'Open Skies' deal with EU
Israel's Cabinet on Sunday approved a deal to allow more EU flights, hours after the country's airlines went on strike out of concerns that the ...
Germany company to supply tanks, guns to Qatar
A German company says it has signed a deal with Qatar to supply the Gulf emirate with 62 new tanks and 24 self-propelled howitzers.

Barrick suffering big setbacks in Latin America
A Chilean court's halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest ...
Man United signs sponsorship deal with Aon
Manchester United has sold the naming rights to its training ground as part of a sponsorship deal with insurance firm Aon estimated to be worth $230 ...

Carlos Slim's company wins Olympic TV rights
Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, secured the Latin American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday. The IOC ...

In lavish reception, Putin greets China president
China's new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Airbus gets biggest order ever from Indonesia
Airbus signed its biggest deal ever on Monday, an order from Indonesian's Lion Air worth €18.4 billion ($24 billion) that President Francois Hollande ...