The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain nonstop U.S.-bound flights from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and some other electronics in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday....
Panama's chief prosecutor says 17 people have been charged with money-laundering in connection with a bribery scheme involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Kenia Porcell said Tuesday those charged included eight Panamanian...
Published:Thursday | January 19, 2017 | 4:12 PM-AP
Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick as Treasury secretary, clashed with Democrats during a lengthy confirmation hearing Thursday over his handling of thousands of mortgage foreclosures and his failure to initially disclose to...
Published:Thursday | January 19, 2017 | 3:48 PM-AP
US safety regulators will end an investigation into a fatal crash involving electric car maker Tesla Motors' Autopilot system without seeking a recall, a person briefed on the matter said Thursday. The National Highway Traffic Safety...
Published:Wednesday | December 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM-AP
British regulators fined United States drugmaker Pfizer and distributor Flynn Pharma a record £89.4 million (US$112.7 million) Wednesday for increasing the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 per cent.Pfizer and Flynn Pharma charged "...
Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM-AP
Mines are closing and the coal industry is facing a run of bankruptcies and other bad news, but a company backed by a US$90-million investment is defying conventional wisdom by preparing to open two new mines in Appalachia, the hardest-hit coal...
BEIRUT — Thirteen year-old Ali Rajab is on his feet an average of 12 hours a day, cleaning, filling perfume bottles and helping sell mobile phones at the shop in Beirut where he works. Still, he prefers it to his previous, more physically...
The oil market is slowly recovering from its steep drop over the past two years but crude is still not trading at a "fair price" to encourage necessary investment, Qatar's energy and industry minister said Tuesday,...
