Global miner Xstrata Plc's Philippine unit said on Friday it was extremely disappointed with a government decision not to clear for now its planned $5.9 billion copper-gold Tampakan project, potentially the biggest in Southeast Asia.
The government is abruptly arguing that the same-sex marriages of many foreigners who wed in Canada are not valid, a move that stunned the gay community and could affect thousands of couples.
The first major winter snow storm has hit the Midwest region of the U.S., blanketing from St. Louis to Milwaukee to Chicago with snow and cancelling hundreds of flights at O'Hare and Midway airports on Thursday.
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, the world's largest hotelier, expects a boost to its business in the United States after linking up with five of its rivals in a newly-launched online hotel search website called Room Key.
Global investment in clean energy hit a record $260 billion in 2011, up 5 percent from the previous year as investment in solar grew by more than a third despite shrinking profit margins, some bankruptcies and flagging share prices, a report said.
The FDA announced Wednesday that it would temporarily halt all imports of foreign orange juice because of fears of carbendazim traces found in oranges, especially those from Brazil. But what exactly is carbendazim?
A federal appeals court's ruling against a proposed constitutional amendment to ban Oklahoma courts from using Islamic Sharia law represents more than a setback to the measure's proponents. Experts say that the decision also reveals how such laws fall somewhere between impractical and unconstitutional.
Efforts to rein in Canada's budget deficit have resulted in a 3.0 percent decline in overall federal expenditures in the first half of the fiscal year, the office of the parliamentary budget officer said on Wednesday.
Congressional Republicans who are urging President Barack Obama to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline have signaled they will not give up on the issue if the White House says no.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to visit China next month as his government looks to open new markets for oil sands crude in the wake of Washington's decision to delay approval of a major pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
More than 10 percent of parents around the world say their child has been cyberbullied and nearly one-fourth know a youngster who has been a victim, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.
Khat is increasingly popular in Europe, with the Netherlands as a key transport hub.
Gay tourism destinations - those which showcase liberal attitudes toward same gender couples and boast extensive gay infrastructure offering socializing opportunities - have been recognized as a lucrative niche tourism segment.
Sarah Burke, a Canadian freestyle skier and four-time Winter X Games champion, was in a coma and in critical condition, on Tuesday night, after a serious training accident in Park City, Utah.
Starbucks Corp is expanding beyond its dark coffee roots by offering lighter Blonde roasts in cafes and supermarkets as of Tuesday.
Canadian housing starts climbed more than expected in December, fueled by low mortgage rates and a boom in condo construction, even as analysts predicted the once-hot sector would cool further in 2012.
Here is an overview of Jon Huntsman's economic plan, as the former Utah governor scrambles to finish in one of the top spots in New Hampshire.
Lululemon Athletica expects profit and sales in the current quarter to top earlier forecasts after holiday shoppers flocked to its shops to snap up the trendy yoga wear that have made the company a runaway retail success story.
A deteriorating European with slower growth and the longer we go without economy and weak global growth will keep the Bank of Canada from raising rates for at least another year, though an interest rate cut looks highly unlikely, according to a Reuters survey.
A legislator quit Canada's main opposition New Democrats on Tuesday, adding to the problems of a left-leaning party that has failed to impress since a record-breaking performance in the May 2011 election.
Two foreign citizens who reside legally in the U.S. failed in their attempt to overturn a ban on political spending from non-citizens on free speech grounds.
Tiffany & Co. (TIF) cut its full-year earnings forecast after sales growth weakened in the U.S. and Europe during the holiday season, raising fear that the economic uncertainty might be reining the demand of luxury shoppers.
