Reuters

Defense Secretary Ash Carter first learned of the allegations Tuesday, and spoke to Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis on Thursday, a senior Defense Department official said.

In one report, the Labor Department said job openings rose by 149,000 to 5.53 million in September -- the third-highest reading since the reports started.

The offer follows a similarly priced bid from Monsanto that was withdrawn after Syngenta dismissed it as too low.

The latest decline was triggered by data showing that U.S. stockpiles were still rising rapidly, despite slowing U.S. shale production.

An executive order was imposed against the African country in July 2004 in response to a perceived threat posed by Liberia's then-president, Charles Taylor.

Brazil's president said the government expected the mine owners to pay for rescue and cleanup efforts, and compensate those who were displaced.

China has ruled Tibet with an iron fist since it was "peacefully liberated" by People's Liberation Army troops in 1950, and trips by Western reporters and political figures are vanishingly rare.

The news could tarnish President Nicolas Maduro's image as he heads toward legislative elections in December that are expected to be difficult for the Socialist Party.

The U.S. president asked his South African counterpart "to continue to work with other regional actors to call for calm," the White House said in a statement.

Scores have been killed in the African country in recent months and tens of thousands have fled to neighboring states.

Developed by a startup in Berlin, the app "Share the Meal" is touted as the first of its kind.

But Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson warned against over-optimism about potential results from discussions involving the U.S., Russia and other nations.

President Dilma Rousseff will fly over the disaster area Thursday with Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira.

Rising U.S. inventories remained a major theme driving crude prices, ANZ Bank said Thursday.

U.S. crude futures steadied in Asia after tumbling 3 percent overnight on worries about higher crude inventories.

Human rights advocates say India's restrictions undermine U.S. government efforts to help Indians rescued from forced labor in the United States.

Blackstone held talks to acquire NCR outright earlier this year but could not agree on terms, people familiar with the matter previously told Reuters.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of investors who sold Allergan shares in the two months before the defendants announced a $51 billion bid for Allergan.

DraftKings called the cease and desist order issued by New York's attorney general "hasty and uninformed" and said it was prepared to mount a legal challenge.

The service, which would compete with PayPal Inc's popular Venmo, would allow users to transfer funds from their checking accounts through Apple devices.

The court also notified senior members of the Catalan Parliament they could be suspended from their posts and face legal action.

Volkswagen aimed to increase the pressure on employees who had knowledge of the scandal but fear they could lose their jobs if the information comes to light.

Investors were relieved they did not have to wait until next year's strategy review for the writedowns and felt the new chief executive's assessment of the business was realistic.

After the still-unsolved disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, regulators and airlines were criticized for responding too slowly to French tracking recommendations.

The protest erupted at a newly opened facility in Drahonice, some 55 miles west of the capital Prague.

The department store operator also said on Wednesday it was not pursuing formation of a real estate investment trust at this time.

JD.com Inc., China's second-largest e-commerce firm and Alibaba's chief rival, also said it broke past last year's full-day total just before noon China time.

China's October industrial production growth cooled to 5.6 percent year-on-year though it was cushioned by a just-above-forecast 11 percent jump in retail sales.