Myanmar says election to be held as planned despite flooding
Myanmar's general election will go ahead as planned on Nov. 8 despite a proposed delay because of recent landslides and flooding, the election commission said Tuesday.
Myanmar's general election will go ahead as planned on Nov. 8 despite a proposed delay because of recent landslides and flooding, the election commission said Tuesday.
Amnesty International opened an office Tuesday in Nigeria, promising to investigate allegations of abuses from oil pollution and forced evictions to charges of military killings of civilians in the fight against Boko Haram...
Iran's parliament voted Tuesday to support implementing a landmark nuclear deal struck with world powers despite hard-line attempts to derail the bill, suggesting the historic accord will be carried out.
A global oil supply glut will persist through 2016 as demand growth slows from a five-year high and key OPEC producers maintain near-record output, according to the International Energy Agency. Laura Frykberg reports.
A global oil supply glut will persist through 2016 as demand growth slows from a five-year high and key OPEC producers maintain near-record output, according to the International Energy Agency. Laura Frykberg reports.
A global oil supply glut will persist through 2016 as demand growth slows from a five-year high and key OPEC producers maintain near-record output, according to the International Energy Agency. Laura Frykberg reports.
(Reuters) - EMC Corp said it would pay Dell Inc [DI.UL] up to $2.5 billion in termination fees if the data-storage company accepts a "superior proposal".
NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The era of making a broad bet on mutual fund companies as a way to play America's self-funded retirement boom appears to have ended.
NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Indian authorities on Monday arrested six people including two employees of state-run Bank of Baroda, in a probe into the suspected laundering of about 60 billion rupees ($922 million) through one of its branches.
Volkswagen's flagship brand plans to change its diesel technology in Europe and North America as well as develop new hybrid and electric vehicles in response to its emissions scandal.
ABU DHABI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Younis Khan wants to become the first Pakistan player to score 10,000 test runs after surpassing Javed Miandad's 22-year record mark during the first test with England in Abu Dhabi.
The latest developments in ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis (all times local):
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, expects to return a repaired and upgraded Falcon 9 rocket to flight around the start of December, a company vice president said, less than six months after one exploded shortly after liftoff.
Ireland announced Tuesday it will inject a further 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in tax cuts and spending hikes into its already fast-growing economy as the country accelerates its rebound from an international bailout...
Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez uses music to promote social inclusion with his Symphony for Peru programme. Tania Willis reports.
Palestinian men armed with knives and a gun killed at least three people and wounded several others in a string of attacks in Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv Tuesday, on a "Day of Rage" declared by Palestinian groups. Subtitled Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Palestinian men armed with knives and a gun killed at least three people and wounded several others in a string of attacks in Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv Tuesday, on a "Day of Rage" declared by Palestinian groups. Subtitled Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Palestinian men armed with knives and a gun killed at least three people and wounded several others in a string of attacks in Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv Tuesday, on a "Day of Rage" declared by Palestinian groups. Subtitled Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Palestinian men armed with knives and a gun killed at least three people and wounded several others in a string of attacks in Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv Tuesday, on a "Day of Rage" declared by Palestinian groups. Subtitled Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
(Reuters Health) - Young mothers may be more likely to have unprotected sex in encounters with the fathers of their children, increasing their risk of repeat pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, a U.S. study suggests.
(Reuters Health) - Young mothers may be more likely to have unprotected sex in encounters with the fathers of their children, increasing their risk of repeat pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, a U.S. study suggests.
(Reuters) - General Electric Co took a big step on Tuesday in its plan to unload most of its financing operations, saying it has agreed to sell commercial lending and leasing businesses worth more than $30 billion to Wells Fargo & Co .
Dell is buying data storage company EMC for $67 billion in a huge bet on a segment of technology that has proven to be more profitable than the slumping personal computer market.
Europe's climate chief has acknowledged for the first time that climate pledges made by national governments ahead of a major U.N. conference fall short of meeting the international goal of keeping global warming below...
Oct 13 (Reuters) - General Electric Co took a big step on Tuesday in its plan to unload most of its financing operations, saying it has agreed to sell commercial lending and leasing businesses worth more than $30 billion to Wells Fargo & Co.