SAfrican firm tries to free 12 workers in Senegal
A South African company which specializes in the removal of land mines has reached out to the government of Senegal and to the United Nations to try ...
Ahead of the Bell: Reports detail BMC buyout
Shares of BMC Software climbed before the opening bell on new reports that a team of private equity firms may attempt to buy the information ...
Buffett says bonds are terrible investments today
Billionaire Warren Buffett says he doesn't like owning bonds right now, and he doesn't think average investors should either. Buffett said on CNBC on ...

Creditors submit Portugal's austerity plan to test
Inspectors from Portugal's bailout creditors are returning to Lisbon to assess whether the government's latest austerity measures merit unblocking a ...
Buffett defends structure of $23B Heinz deal
Investor Warren Buffett says he expects Berkshire Hathaway to own a stake in ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz Co. forever, and he doesn't see a problem in ...
German who helped start euro now calls for its end
The leftwing opposition politician who was Germany's finance minister when the euro was adopted says it's time to think about abandoning the common ...
Seasonal jobs ease Spain unemployment in April
Spain's Labor Ministry says the number of people registered as unemployed fell by 46,050 in April with more people finding jobs in the run-up to the ...
Taiwan's MediaTek profit up 51 percent in 1Q
MediaTek Inc., Asia's largest chipset designer, said Monday its first quarter profit grew 51 percent from a year earlier, boosted by China's ...
Asia stocks rise as investors cheer US jobs data
Asian stock markets rose Monday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed Wall Street to new highs. Malaysian shares jumped after the ...

Scenic, struggling S. Illinois braces for oil rush
This is the Illinois that many people never see — the sparsely populated southern tip where flat farmland gives way to rolling hills, rocky outcrops, ...

Libya bans Gadhafi-era officials from state posts
Under pressure from armed militias, Libya's parliament passed a sweeping law Sunday that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar ...

Obama to launch series of trips on economic plans
Immigration, guns and national security are dominating the discussion on Capitol Hill, but Americans by and large are still focused on their bottom ...

Warren Buffett offers advice on investing and life
Billionaire Warren Buffett dispensed plenty of advice on investing and life during this weekend's Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting. The wisdom ...

Will Downey suit up again after $175M 'IM3' haul?
Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas ...

Carlesimo out as Nets coach after playoff ouster
After spending $350 million to upgrade their roster last summer, the Brooklyn Nets will start this offseason by looking for a coach. The Nets ...

Experts warn about donation drives after bombing
At least two online campaigns aimed to help David Henneberry buy a new boat after his was shot up while a Boston Marathon bombing suspect hid inside.

Chile's Bachelet courts Communists for big reforms
Communist and other leftists were considered enemies of the state during Chile's military dictatorship, a 17-year period that saw thousands of people ...

CNN's Kurtz apologizes for errors in Collins story
Media critic Howard Kurtz used his CNN show on Sunday to point a finger at himself, apologizing for a story on gay basketball player Jason Collins ...

Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600
More than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim ...

Thousands of leftists protest Hollande's 1st year
Tens of thousands of supporters of leftist parties marched through central Paris on Sunday to express disappointment with President Francois ...
Feds: Hepatitis B no barrier to health practice
Peter Nguyen was a promising medical student when his school learned that he had tested positive for the hepatitis B virus. He said he was blackballed ...

Are you a tax cheat if you shop online tax-free?
Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you're probably a tax cheat. That's right, even if Internet ...

To join EU, Croatia may give up its wine
Does Croatia's Prosek jeopardize Italy's Prosecco? Croatia is gearing up to celebrate its entry into the EU, but don't pop the corks just yet.

Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policy
The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in ...

China city quashes protest against petro plant
After word spread about an environmental protest that was planned for Saturday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, drugstores and printing shops ...