After Benghazi Committee Approved By US House Of Representatives, Democrats Mull Boycotting Panel
House Speaker John Boehner named the panel's six committee members on Friday afternoon.
Thailand Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters Demanding Interim Government Step Down; Five Injured
More than 25 people have died over the past six months in gun and grenade attacks in Thailand.
Russia Says Ukraine Must Pay In Advance For Gas As Kiev's Natural Gas Bill Stands At $3.51B
Russia supplies close to 30 percent of the natural gas used in Europe and ships half of it through Ukraine.
Toyota Expects 2.4% Drop In Its Net Profit For 2015 And Expects To Sell 6.89M Vehicles Globally
Looking at its first fall in three years, the automaker will invest more in research and development and better employee training.
Siemens To Buy Rolls Royce's Gas Turbine And Compressor Business for $1.3B
Rolls-Royce Energy’s gas turbine and energy compressor business has nearly 2,400 employees with an installed base of 2,500 gas turbines.
US And Singapore Strike Intergovernmental Agreement To Curb Offshore Tax Evasion By US Accounts
Singapore aims to limit tax evasion by U.S. citizens, just when the country is becoming a major wealth-management hub.
Fiat Chrysler Expected To Revamp Alfa Romeo, Upgrade Production Plants, Introduce Models In $12.5B Initiative
This will be the third such plan for Fiat Chrysler in eight years; similar plans in 2006 and 2010 failed to achieve their goals.
Donetsk Airport Closed, 48 People Reported Missing After Odessa Riots While Ukraine Kills 30 Pro-Russian Insurgents
Oleksandr Turchynov, Ukraine’s acting president, dismissed the head of Odessa's regional administration on Tuesday after the fatal riot.
US Begins Military Drills With The Philippines Amid Its Maritime Dispute With China Over Areas In The South China Sea
China and the Philippines have been trying to establish supremacy over a number of islands and shoals in the South China Sea.
Chinese Cargo Ship Sinks Near Hong Kong, Search Operations Begin For 11 Missing Crew Members
Firemen and marine police have been dispatched to waters near Po Toi Island for search and rescue efforts.
Germany 'Satisfied' With Russia's Efforts In Donetsk While Ukraine's Authorities Free 67 Detainees
The pro-Russian protesters stormed into a police headquarters in Odessa, demanding the release of pro-Russian protesters.
Carrefour Plans To Exit India, May Announce Job Cuts Soon: Report
The foreign retailer would be the first to move out of the market.
Ukraine Resumes Military Operation As US Condemns Odessa Violence; Nearly 130 People Detained By Police
Detainees may face charges of inciting riots and murder for Friday's violence in eastern Ukraine.
Bomb Blast In Nigeria Kills 19; Militant Islamist Group Boko Haram Suspected
Two weeks back, Boko Haram had kidnapped 250 high school girls in the middle of the night.
India Says It Will Not Participate In A US Investigation Of Intellectual Property Rights Violations
Rights holders lost nearly $11.9 billion in 2012 due to illicit activities in India, including sectors like packaged foods and personal goods.
BNP Paribas Warns Sanctions-Busting Fines Likely To Top Amount It Set Aside
The latest case will follow JPMorgan Chase, which paid $13 billion last year to settle mortgage-related charges, and HSBC, which paid $1.9 billion.
China Set To Overtake US As World's Largest Economy While India Pulls Ahead Of Japan To Become Third-Largest Economy: World Bank
The economies of China and India have grown twice as fast as the U.S. since 2005, the World Bank said.
US Urges Egypt To Reverse Death Sentence Of 683 Muslim Brotherhood Supporters While Senator Patrick Leahy Refuses Funds To Egyptian Military
The U.S. usually sends nearly $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt; also it approved 10 Apache helicopters and $650 million in funds last week.
Russia Says It Has Prepared A Response To Additional Sanctions By US And EU While Japan Too Imposed New Sanctions Against It
Russia's deputy foreign minister said that Moscow is prepared to respond to Western sanctions with a range of measures.
Intelligence Authorization Act Provision Demanding Disclosure Of Civilians Killed In US Drone Attacks In Other Countries Dropped By US Senators
In 2013, nearly 55 drone strikes killed about 271 people in Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia while 532 people were killed in 2012.
Toyota's Move To Texas From California Could Save Millions In Taxes For Its Employees As Well, A Report Says
Between 2001 and 2011, Texas added hundreds of thousands of private-sector jobs and its wealth grew by nearly $6 billion from California exits.
Wal-Mart Paid Nearly To $334M to End Indian Partnership With Bharti Enterprises, Incurred Loss Of $151M: Annual Report
Investigations by Indian authorities of Wal-Mart reportedly soured the relationship between the U.S. retail giant and its Indian partner.
US Is Now Largest Source Of FII Flows To India Where Flows Have Touched $10B So Far In 2014
The flow of investment has preceded the outcome of the ongoing elections, which many hope will put India back on the growth path.
Toyota To Move Its US Sales And Marketing Headquarters To Dallas from California, Offers Voluntary Exits
Toyota plans to move its sales and marketing headquarters to suburban Dallas from Torrance, Calif.
G-7 Countries Agree To Impose Further Sanctions On Russia For Its Efforts To 'Destabilize' Ukraine
Russia's currency was downgraded Friday by S&P, and the rating may sink lower if further sanctions are imposed.
Bomb Explodes At An Election Rally For Asaib Ahl al-Haq Group In Baghdad,Iraq, Kills 33 people
A Shiite group, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, is allegedly targeted by an al-Qaeda offshoot seeking revenge for Sunni grievances.
Virgin Australia Plane Hijack Scare On Flight To Bali Caused By Drunk Passenger Who Was Arrested On Landing
The incident resulted in the temporarily shutdown of Denpasar airport on the island of Bali.
S&P Lowers Russia's Currency Ratings; Says Further Sovereign Ratings Downgrade A Possibility If Slow Economic Growth, Sanctions Hurt Creditworthiness
The Russian currency has fallen more than 8 percent against the dollar this year, while outflows grew to $51 billion in Q1 of 2014.
Kerry Warns Russia Of An 'Expensive Mistake' If It Continues To Destabilize Ukraine While Churkin Says Russia Is Allowed To Use Armed Forces In Ukraine
Russia has responded to the killing of pro-Moscow separatists by starting military operations on the Ukrainian border.
Pakistan 'Encouraged' By India's Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi As India Votes In The Sixth, And One Of The Largest, Phase Of Polls
On Thursday, large cities like Mumbai and Chennai, and small towns across India voted for more than 2,000 candidates.
