Eric Linton

The Spanish government was suddenly rocked by scandal Thursday after documents were published that allegedly showed Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy getting €277,000 ($376,000) that had been hidden from tax authorities.

Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia is a leading candidate to become secretary of labor, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters Thursday.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, visiting Germany as his country was in turmoil, was forced to address offensive remarks about Jews that emerged recently.

Even before two battery failures led to the grounding of all Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, the planes’ lithium-ion batteries had experienced multiple problems that raised questions about their reliability, The New York Times reports.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:CHK) announced Tuesday that CEO Aubrey McClendon will resign after a tumultuous year in which a series of Reuters investigations triggered civil and criminal probes.

Yemeni forces intercepted a ship last week carrying a large cache of weapons -- including surface-to-air missiles -- that may have been smuggled from Iran for Yemeni insurgents, U.S. officials said Monday.

Growth in China's factory sector hit a two-year high in January, a preliminary private survey showed Thursday, as manufacturers received more orders.

Revenue from Google's core Internet trade outpaced analysts' expectations during the 2012 fourth quarter, and ad rates fell less than in previous periods.

Bank of Japan surprised markets by doubling its inflation target to 2 percent and adopting an open-ended commitment to buy assets.

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal accused a Canadian citizen Monday of coordinating last week's raid on a desert gas plant. At least 37 hostages were killed in the battle.

The fate of dozens of hostages seized by Islamist gunmen at a gas field in Algeria remained unclear early Friday, hours after the Algerian military stormed the site.

House Republicans hinted Thursday that they might agree to a short-term extension of borrowing authority next month so they can move on to more promising budget battles.

Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough is expected to be named the next White House chief of staff, replacing Jack Lew after his nomination to be treasury secretary, sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters.

The FAA grounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner passenger jet Wednesday afternoon, saying a recent series of safety scares required urgent action.

Chuck Hagel's chances of becoming U.S. defense secretary got a critical boost Tuesday when two leading Senate Democrats came out in favor of confirming him following assurances on Israel and the treatment of gay and lesbian servicemen.

French fighter jets bombed an Islamist rebel stronghold deep in northern Mali Sunday as France poured more troops into the capital Bamako.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday move ahead with settlement building in an occupied area near Jerusalem after security forces evicted more than 100 Palestinian protesters from the site.

Asian shares rose Friday amid an improving outlook for global economies and reduced anxiety over the euro zone, while the yen slid on renewed expectations for aggressive monetary easing in Japan.

Asian shares rose Thursday as Chinese trade data, much stronger than expected, magnified momentum overnight from global markets and kept alive hopes for a recovery in the world's second-largest economy.

Facing outrage from all quarters, AIG Inc. said Wednesday it would not sue the U.S. government over terms of its multi-billion dollar bailout.

American International Group Inc., the insurer rescued by the U.S. government in 2008, said Tuesday it is considering joining a lawsuit that claims the bailout terms were unfair, drawing outrage from lawmakers.

Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the U.S., posted a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, in line with Wall Street expectations, and handily beat expectations on revenue.

Venezuela will postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez for a new term, scheduled for Thursday, due to health problems, the government said Tuesday.

Ada Louise Huxtable, the pioneering former architecture critic of the New York Times, died Monday in Manhattan at age 91, the paper reported.

Samsung Electronics estimated Friday morning that it earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, as it sold close to 500 smartphone handsets per minute.

The Syrian president's initiative has drawn scorn from both domestic opponents and foreign powers.

In an alarming statement Thursday night, the government said its leader is now being treated for "respiratory deficiency."

Asian shares fell Friday, tracking overnight weakness in global equities, but the dollar gained as U.S. debt yields rose after several Fed officials expressed concerns about continued bond buying.

Rig contractor Transocean Ltd agreed Thursday to pay $1.4 billion to settle charges over BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, admitting that its crew on the Deepwater Horizon was partly responsible.