Russia and Norway have reached agreement on a disputed Arctic border in the Barents Sea.
China has lifted travel restrictions for foreigners who suffer from HIV and AIDS. The newly amended law, published on the government website, comes ahead of the opening of the Shanghai World Expo on Saturday, which expects 100m visitors.
A Congolese man is trying to get a controversial Tintin book banned in the cartoon star´s home country of Belgium.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is to cut 15 international routes, and suspend operations on 30 domestic routes, as part of a reduction in its network.
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has seen its quarterly profits jump by nearly 50% thanks to higher oil prices.
The U.N. Security Council wants to make it easier to prosecute pirates, suggesting in a new resolution the possibility of international tribunals to try pirates.
Smokers will pay up to $6.50 more for a packet of cigarettes as part of sweeping tax reforms to be unveiled by the Rudd Government.
Ukrainian lawmakers got rough, threw eggs and smoke bombs, but still voted in favor of deal with Russia ensuring cheaper natural gas for Ukraine in exchange for the lease of a key naval base to Moscow.
Like China, Brazil or the EU, Turkey in recent years has upgraded its engagement with Africa. Ankara´s new interest in Africa is not just economically driven, but exemplifies a recalibration of Turkish foreign policy.
Up to 21,000 people a year could be charged $250 for the privilege of a night in police cells or a ride home in a police car because they are drunk.
Two decades after United States troops invaded Panama and arrested Manuel Noriega, the country’s dictator, he arrived in France on Tuesday to face trial on money laundering charges.
The world´s largest retailer revealed Monday that it has started to crack down on the use of the toxic metal cadmium in children´s jewelry and other kids´ products.
China is on the verge of requiring telecommunications and Internet companies to detect, stop and report leaks of state secrets by their customers, the latest in a string of moves designed to strengthen the government’s control over private communications.
The European Union on Tuesday warned governments against lavishing emergency aid on airlines to make up for losses from disruptions in operations caused by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano. But it proposed other measures to help them recover from the weeklong shutdown of air travel.
The Ford Motor Company had its best quarterly performance in six years, earning $2.1 billion, and is a year ahead of its previous target for profitability even though the market for new vehicles remains near recent lows, executives said Tuesday.
Hybrids still get more buzz, but diesels are gaining favor with car buyers.
As Wall Street braces for an epic political battle, it is difficult to exaggerate either what is at stake or how battered is the financial industry´s public image.
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases.
Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski announced Monday that he would run in June´s contest to become president in succession to his identical twin after his death in an air crash in Russia.
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