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, ...
Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the ...
Correction: Retailers-Bangladesh story
In a story May 15 about retailers' reactions to a proposal aimed at making garment factories safer in Bangladesh, The Associated Press erroneously ...
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 ...
Developments in Guatemala trial of Rios Montt
In 1999: Guatemalan non-governmental organization Association for Justice and Reconciliation files a complaint against army officials, including ...
AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy
A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that ...
Audit: Contracts awarded in Liberia violate law
The Liberian government awarded about $8 billion in contracts to multinational companies without following its own laws, according to a draft of a new ...
Russia charging NASA $70 million per rocket seat
NASA is paying $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space, and the agency's leader is blaming Congress for the extra expense.
Malaysia's opposition banks on new economic deal
With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia's opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition's ...
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 ...
Feds halt funding for $361M pipeline
Federal officials temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in Montana after learning that millions ...
East Coast test rocket launch scrubbed
A private company hired by NASA to make supply runs to the International Space Station scrubbed a Wednesday test launch of an unmanned rocket, saying ...
Investigators probe jet's crash into sea in Bali
Investigators were working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss the runway and crash into the sea off the Indonesian resort ...
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 ...
Report: Afghan militants could get contract funds
Militant groups in Afghanistan could still obtain U.S. government contracts and siphon off American taxpayer dollars because administrative flaws and ...
Trial over Martha Stewart brand resumes
Attorneys for J.C Penney and Macy's were back in court Monday to fight over the Martha Stewart brand after a monthlong mediation period went nowhere.
Judge deals blow to high-tech workers' lawsuit
A federal judge on Friday struck down an effort to form a class action lawsuit to go after Apple, Google and five other technology companies for ...
Forgotten US airship crash recalled 80 years later
History buffs will gather this week near the New Jersey coast to commemorate a major airship disaster. No, not that one. Newsreel footage and radio ...
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 ...
Deal to sell Dell may be about to face competition
Is Michael Dell's attempt to gain more control over his company about to turn into a financial tug-of-war? The answer could come Friday. That's the ...
Dell buyout intrigue heightens as deadline looms
Michael Dell is about to find out if other bidders think his company is worth more than he does. The answer could come Friday, which marks the end of ...
Beechcraft sues over lost US Air Force contract
Aircraft manufacturer Beechcraft announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit to contest the U.S. Air Force's decision to award a contract for a ...
Hagel orders review of US defense strategy
In response to the budget cuts that took effect March 1, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a re-evaluation of the underpinnings of the defense ...
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