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The EU’s antitrust chief says “don’t hold your breath­” on a quick outcome to its investigations into Apple’s and Amazon’s tax affairs.

A British departure from the European Union would be a costly disaster, Germany’s Ifo Institute says.

New rules, set to be enforced beginning Monday, will hold senior managers personally responsible in cases of reckless management of financial assets.

Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's vice chancellor, also described U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump as a “right-wing populist.”

Menstrual-leave policies have been in place in Japan for many years.

Under a proposed labor law, there would still be a 35-hour cap, but it would become a threshold for overtime pay instead of a hard constraint.

Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy creation, Nobby Butcher, puts his support behind Donald Trump's political campaign at the Los Angeles premiere of “Brothers Grimsby.”

The legislature of Mexico’s capital city symbolically joined the #NeverTrump movement this week.

Continuing political and economic risks had made advertisers reach for cost cuts instead of expansion to hit profitability targets, CEO Martin Sorrell noted.

Facebook will fundamentally changed the way it pays tax in the U.K. following strong criticism of its tax practices there.

Part of the extra $21.8 million will be spent on new reception centers, where unaccompanied children can link up with relatives in the U.K.

Heavily armed kidnappers allegedly snatched three teenage girls Monday night from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Lagos.

ISIS has routed money from Iraq into Jordan earning as much as $25 million a month from financial markets.

In new guidelines released Thursday, British prosecutors have sought to make it a criminal offense to set up fake social media profiles to post damaging or indecent material online.

Five Hong Kong booksellers associated with a publishing house that specializes in books on sensitive Chinese political topics disappeared last year, sparking concerns about Beijing's growing clout.

The U.K. government says recasting Britain’s international trade deals after leaving the European Union would lead to uncertainty and costs, a point independent experts validate.

The controversial businessman’s rise to the front of the GOP pack has both angered and disturbed international media.

The EU’s newest members from Central and Eastern Europe are among the strongest supporters of Britain remaining in the 28-nation bloc.

Referees in world soccer could soon get video help when they make an obviously incorrect call.

The tariffs marked the second time since December that the U.S. has penalized foreign steel producers for selling the metal at unfairly low prices.

Three global financial exchanges are jostling to acquire the historic stock trading center — and it’s the derivatives business they want.