Eric Linton

Sudan and South Sudan have reached a deal on border security and oil production that will let oil exports from South Sudan through Sudan to resume, spokesmen for both sides said

Dozens of Taiwanese boats entered waters near a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea Tuesday morning, the Japanese Coast Guard said.

Asian shares eased Tuesday after sentiment was weakened by data showing Germany's business confidence dropped in September, and a weak earnings forecast from Caterpillar.

Challenger Henrique Capriles is gaining on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez but remains 10 percentage points behind as the Oct. 7 election nears, two sources who have seen a new poll tell Reuters.

Siemens denied Sunday Iranian charges that it planted explosives in equipment sold to Iran for its nuclear program.

Asian shares and the euro steadied Friday as markets consolidated after recent sharp moves triggered by central banks' stimulus steps.

Asian shares fell Thursday as investors awaited manufacturing data from China later in the session for clues about whether Beijing would be prompted to take more stimulus action.

Nike Inc (NKE.N) is beefing up its capacity to use its cash to purchase its own shares, with the board of the world's largest sportswear maker approving an $8 billion buyback program.

Mitt Romney tried to explain his "47 percent" gaffe and defend his immigration policies Wednesday evening in a forum with Latino voters.

An actress in the "Innocence of Muslims" film that has set off worldwide Muslim outrage sued producer Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Wednesday for victim of fraud, invasion of privacy and misappropriation of her likeness.

President Jimmy Carter's grandson helped unearth the video of Mitt Romney's talk to wealthy donors that has embarrassed the Republican candidate, he said Tuesday.

Mitt Romney faced a new embarrassment Monday evening when a video surfaced that shows him dismissing nearly half of Americans as "victims" who take no responsibility for their livelihoods and who think they are entitled to government handouts.

The family of a California man linked to an anti-Islam film that is still triggering global protests went into hiding Monday, with sheriff's deputies escorting them from their home to an undisclosed location, authorities said.

Asian shares retreated from four-month highs Tuesday as markets paused from last week's rallies, calculating the impact on growth from the Federal Reserve's aggressive stimulus and eyeing whether Spain will request a bailout to ease its fiscal strains.

The U.S. military has suspended most joint field operations with Afghan forces because so many Americans are being killed by the men they are training.

Chinese riot police forcibly broke up an anti-Japan protest in southern China Sunday as demonstrators again took to the streets in scores of cities in a long-running conflict over a group of tiny disputed islands.

For the third day in a row, an Afghan "ally" turned against NATO troops before dawn Sunday, killing four American service members.

An Afghan policeman killed two soldiers from the NATO-led force in southern Afghanistan Saturday before being himself shot dead.

The filmmaker suspected of making the anti-Islamic movie that has set off violent anti-American protests across the Muslim world was taken in for questioning shortly after midnight Saturday by California authorities.

U.S. officials believe an Egyptian talk show last Saturday showing parts of an anti-Muslim video was the spark that set off violent attacks on U.S. missions, but acknowledge it did not prompt a major upgrade in diplomatic security,

Asian shares rose to a four-month high Friday while the dollar remained weak against other major currencies after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an aggressive new stimulus to drive job creation in the U.S. economy.

Peregrine Financial Group Chief Executive Russell Wasendorf Sr., who has confessed to stealing more than $100 million from his futures brokerage's clients, will be released from jail after he pleads guilty on Monday to mail fraud, lying to regulators and embezzling customer money, according to a judge's order.

Two Chinese patrol ships entered Japanese territorial waters near disputed islets claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo on Friday, Japan's Coast Guard said.

President Barack Obama widened his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 7 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll of likely voters released Thursday, the latest survey to show him ahead.

Asian shares eased Thursday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision later in the day, but investors remained optimistic of further stimulus action to bolster the world's largest economy.

Dutch voters handed pro-European parties a sweeping election victory on Wednesday, shunning the radical fringes and dispelling concerns that euro skeptics could gain sway in a core euro zone country.

A Coptic Christian from California with a record of financial crimes says he helped produce the anti-Muslim film that sparked deadly attacks on U.S. diplomats in Libya and Egypt, the Associated Press reported Wednesday evening.

Asian shares edged higher Wednesday as investors remained cautiously optimistic that a German court would approve the legality of the euro zone's bailout fund later in the day and the U.S. Federal Reserve may deliver further stimulus measures this week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Mitt Romney Tuesday for rating Moscow as the United States' "number one geopolitical foe."