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The European Union (EU) has lifted visa requirements for tourists from Taiwan under the EU visa-waiver program, and the move is expected to increase the number of arrivals from Taiwan by at least 30 percent.

Iceland’s decision to resume international trade in whale meat with Japan brought a sternly worded response from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.

From the clear skies of Canary Islands in Atlantic Ocean to the Northern lights that marvel in the skies on North Pole, here is a list of best places for enjoying astronomy tourism in the world. Read on and the next time you are planning a vacation, these places are sure to top your list of destinations.

Former Beatle star John Lennon's 70th birth anniversary will include a benefit concert in New York, organizers said on Tuesday.

Spain's Iberia posted a narrower-than-expected first-half operating loss on Friday as improving business travel and air cargo demand countered the negative impact of a volcanic ash cloud in April.

American International Group Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Friday and said it had started talks on disentangling itself from the U.S. government.

The base metals have recovered from the depressed levels of early June with prices trending higher in July and hence Natixis Commodity Markets maintains a positive view for base metals. The impact of escalating sovereign debt crisis in Europe and unctertainy over China's efforts to curb excessive credit creation which were the main concerns of the first quarter of 2010 has eased, Natixis Commodity Markets maintains.

Britain's recession was deeper than previously thought, new data showed on Monday, while a top central banker warned that euro zone weakness and looming government spending cuts could send the recovery into reverse.

It was after 1 a.m. on Monday May 10 when a little-known Dutch civil servant made the suggestion that may have saved the euro. European finance ministers had come together in Brussels late on the Sunday afternoon to thrash out a rescue package to stabilize the common currency. Unconvinced by a 110 billion euro deal for debt-laden Greece eight days earlier, the markets had knocked the euro 4 percen...

Top executives of the world's biggest airlines will gather in Berlin this weekend, seeking elusive answers to the future of the industry as they move past the financial crisis and the damage from Iceland's ash cloud. The International Air Transport Association holds its annual meeting in the German capital from June 6-8, followed by the ILA Berlin Air Show from June 8-13.

Talks between British Airways Plc and officials from the Unite trade union were adjourned on Tuesday with no agreement reached to resolve a dispute with cabin crew staging the latest in a series of strikes.

British Airways Plc and officials from the Unite trade union plan were holding talks on Tuesday to try to resolve a dispute with cabin crew staging the latest in a series of strikes.

British Airways Plc and officials from the Unite trade union plan further talks later on Tuesday to try to resolve a dispute with cabin crew staging the latest in a series of strikes.

British Airways could face even more strike disruption this summer unless it resolves a dispute with cabin crew over travel perks, the co-leader of Britain's biggest union Unite said on Monday.

After a string of setbacks, British Airways shares might be on the verge of a rebound, business weekly Barron's reported.

Budget airline easyJet plans a class action lawsuit to win compensation for flight bans imposed by Europe's air safety authorities following a volcanic eruption in April, its chief executive told a German magazine.

Members of a British Airways cabin crew union began a second five-day strike on Sunday after talks held last week aimed at resolving the long-running dispute ended without agreement. The new wave of industrial action by the airline's cabin staff started officially at midnight (7 p.m. EDT) with little sign on the horizon of a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter row.

Talks between British Airways and the union Unite which represents striking cabin crew were adjourned without the parties reaching an agreement, the mediator Acas said on Friday.

Tiffany & Co and Signet Jewelers Ltd reported better-than-expected profits for the Valentine's Day quarter as shoppers resumed buying pricey jewelry.

British Airways flew to the majority of its destinations worldwide on Monday despite the start of a five-day strike by cabin crew, it said, adding no further negotiations with unions were imminent.

British Airways flew to the majority of its destinations worldwide on Monday despite the start of a five-day strike by cabin crew, it said, adding no further negotiations with unions were imminent.