Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann insisted on Monday she was joking when she said a hurricane and quake were God's warning to Washington, in an effort to control the damage from
Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country's antiquities expert said Wednesday. The discovery of the civilization,
Google Inc's board of directors faces a lawsuit for previously allowing Canadian pharmacies to advertise prescription drugs to U.S. customers via the Web search leader. The civil lawsuit, filed on behalf of
The number of trips by residents abroad fell in July according to the Passengers Survey by 2.5%, to 135,397 compared with 138,801 in July 2010. This was after an increase of 1.2%
Industrial output prices rose by 1.9% compared with the previous month in July, according to the Statistical Service, while prices for manufacturing alone rose by 0.4%. For the period January-July 2011, industrial
Bank of America Corp is selling about half its stake in China Construction Bank for $8.3 billion, in its latest effort to shed assets and boost capital. A group of investors is
The European Central Bank cut its bond purchases last week more sharply than expected, to 6.651 bln euros, further scaling back its intervention after its renewed foray into debt markets helped stabilise
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday and European shares looked set to extend gains as strong U.S. consumer spending data soothed some fears that the economy was slipping back into a recession. However,
New Yorkers faced a hellish commute on Monday and millions of Americans throughout the northeastern U.S. were left in the dark and flooded after Hurricane Irene battered the region before moving into
Brent crude steadied around $111 on Monday as the dollar weakened and after a hurricane swept up the U.S. east coast, with no reports so far of serious damage to refiners and
