China's new leadership faces myriad challenges
China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the ...
US probes new pancreas risks with diabetes drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of ...
EU bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients
The European Union banned the sale of new cosmetic products containing ingredients tested on animals with immediate effect Monday. "This is a great ...
Officials: Michelin eatery in Denmark sickens 63
Danish food safety officials ordered a cleanup and better food handling at Noma, one of the world's top restaurants, after more than 60 people fell ...
Italy protests Bridgestone tire plant closure
Italy's labor minister is criticizing a decision by the Bridgestone tire company to close a plant in southern Italy as "serious and without reason.
Volvo V40 equipped with pedestrian air bag
Many drivers buy Volvo for its safety record, but the Swedish carmaker is also trying to make the road safer for those who haven't bought the car.
India rejects Bayer plea against cheap cancer drug
India's patent appeals office has rejected Bayer AG's plea to stop the production of a cheaper generic version of a patented cancer drug in a ruling ...
Toyota Europe seeks profits through efficiency
Toyota Europe will post for the first time in five years a profit from just its car business for the 2012 fiscal year thanks to cost-cutting and ...
Middle East is new global travel crossroads
It's 1 a.m. and the sprawling airport in this desert city is bustling. Enough languages fill the air to make a United Nations translator's head spin.
European carmakers to get serious at Geneva show
The Geneva Motor Show has long had a reputation as one of the glitziest stops on the global auto show circuit — the place to unveil luxury models and ...
Taco Bell, Icelandic pies drawn into meat scandal
Taco Bell is the latest restaurant chain to acknowledge that its food has been adulterated with horse meat, yanking a variety of ground beef products ...
Wireless connections creep into everyday things
A car that tells your insurance company how you're driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And a meter that warns your ...
After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages
After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few indications of ...
World's postal services struggle with lower demand
Sandra Vidulich is so excited about the leather boots she ordered through Amazon that she rips open the box in front of the postman and tries them on.
FDA expands approval of Bayer cancer drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded approval of a Bayer cancer pill to treat tumors of the intestinal tract that don't respond to ...
Ikea withdraws meatballs in more than 20 countries
Swedish furniture giant Ikea became entangled in Europe's widening meat scandal Monday, forced to withdraw meatballs from stores across Europe amid ...
Telecom CEOs: US regulators better than Europe
The CEOs of AT&T, Vodafone and Telefonica — three of the world's largest cellphone companies — had some rare words of praise for U.S.
Correction: Wireless Show-Firefox Phones story
In a story Feb. 24 about the launch of phones using the Firefox web browser, The Associated Press reported erroneously that 13 phone companies around ...
AT&T snags OnStar wireless contract from Verizon
AT&T Inc. is scoring a win over rival Verizon Wireless as it takes over the contract to supply wireless connections to cars with General Motors' ...
Ireland: Plant sent horse labeled 'beef' to Czechs
An Irish slaughterhouse has been caught labeling horse meat as beef and shipping it to a company in the Czech Republic, Ireland's government said ...
US approves new targeted breast cancer drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.
United Airlines drops 787 through June 5
United Airlines cut the grounded Boeing 787 from its flying plans at least until June and postponed its new Denver-to-Tokyo flights on Thursday, as ...
India, UK to cooperate in probing helicopter deal
India and Britain agreed Tuesday to work together to investigate any possible wrongdoing by a British company involved in a $750 million deal to sell ...
New Zealand plans logo-free cigarette packs
Strict against smoking already, New Zealand plans to make tobacco companies remove their logos from cigarette packs but will wait until a challenge ...
Germany: Tighter controls needed on meat products
German officials on Monday vowed tighter controls on meat products and stronger penalties for companies that violate food-labeling rules as more items ...
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