Unions give lift to Turkish protest movement
Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to ...
World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans
Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end? When he takes questions this week after a Federal Reserve meeting, Chairman Ben Bernanke will ...
Feds: NY, Va. 7-Eleven stores exploited immigrants
Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday with making tens of millions of dollars by ...
Union ratchets up pressure on Amazon Germany
Union members at online retailer Amazon's German operations have begun a two-day strike to ratchet up pressure on the company over pay demands.
Little joy in Croatia as it enters the EU
There will be festivities and fireworks, but Kata Secic can't muster much enthusiasm for Croatia's historic entry into the European Union.
Unpaid internships in jeopardy after court ruling
Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent grads looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, ...
Coverage may be unaffordable for low-wage workers
It's called the Affordable Care Act, but President Barack Obama's health care law may turn out to be unaffordable for many low-wage workers, including ...
France hit by train strike after airport action
After two days of air traffic controller strikes, French rail workers walked off the job Thursday to protest a reorganization of the national rail and ...
Egyptian pilots end protest; 22 flights delayed
Egyptian pilots working for the national carrier staged a 10-hour sit-in protest on Thursday, delaying 22 flights in an effort to press their demands ...
State broadcaster's end a blow to Greek identity
When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting ...
Strike over EU plan disrupts European flights
A strike by air traffic controllers forced cancellations of more than 60 percent of flights around France and disrupted travel elsewhere in Europe on ...
All about immigration: Green cards? Citizenship?
After years of gridlock, this may be the moment when Congress at last does something about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S.
Greek state TV, radio broadcasts go off the air
Greek state TV and radio were gradually pulled off the air late Tuesday, hours after the government said it would temporarily close all state-run ...
EEOC sues over criminal background checks
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits Tuesday against discount retailer Dollar General Corp. and a BMW manufacturing plant in ...
EU nations battle over air traffic control plans
A massive battle is taking place in the skies over Europe — and airplane passengers across the continent are feeling its effects. A plan to simplify ...
Obama observes 50th anniversary of Equal Pay Act
President Barack Obama says that 50 years after enactment of the Equal Pay Act, the nation still faces gender wage disparities that must be fixed.
France warns of mass disruption in airport strikes
France's main airports are asking airlines to cut their flight timetables in half ahead of three days of strikes by air traffic controllers that begin ...
In business, Pakistan's government bleeds
With every flight, Pakistan's state-owned airline demonstrates the economic challenges facing the country's new government. Each time a plane ...
Economy adds 175K jobs, jobless climbs to 7.6 pct.
More Americans hunted for jobs in May, and more companies filled them — signs of confidence and resilience for the slow-healing U.S. economy.
NKorea proposes working level talks with SKorea
North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged ...
Thousands protest lack of Bosnia law on ID numbers
Nearly 3,000 people formed a chain around Bosnia's Parliament on Thursday, trapping hundreds of politicians and civil service workers inside in a ...
US mulls withdrawal of Bangladesh trade privileges
A prominent Democratic senator Thursday pushed for suspending duty-free privileges to Bangladesh, saying it would send a strong signal that the United ...
USTR nominee asked about offshore investments
Michael Froman, the administration's choice to become the next U.S. Trade Representative, appeared headed for Senate confirmation despite Republican ...
US unemployment benefit applications fall to 346K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 11,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, a level consistent with steady job ...
Strike at Egypt's main airport disrupts flights
A senior aviation official says striking workers at the Cairo international airport's largest terminal are blocking airplanes on the tarmac and ...
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