The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
The U.S. Senate candidate's campaign spot aired in Michigan during the Super Bowl is under attack, due to its racially-charged and offensive content.
The United States has begun exploring alternate options to stem the bloodshed in Syria, after China and Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad to cede power.
Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown like China if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
Three years after receiving a hefty bailout check from the United States government and enduring a bankruptcy and restructuring process, General Motors Co. is set on attaining a goal of earning more than $10 billion a year.
Lamborghini, the maker of low-slung supercars once advertised as closer to the road, is planning a new model that will be further from the tarmac than ever -SUV. Lamborghini hopes to repeat the Porsche Cayenne's success.
Hopes of India and the European Union striking a free trade deal at a summit this week are fading fast, with differences over duties on cars and market access for software and service companies standing in the way of an accord.
After being given a $30 million private jet, Chinese film star Jackie Chan may be spending a little more time in the air than even he's used to.The martial arts legend was gifted the Legacy 650 executive jet by Brazilian plane maker Embraer as the company tries to break into the lucrative Chinese market.
In this day and age, starting a small business has arguably never been easier: ideas and a few thousand dollars (or a credit card!) is all you need.
Even as rumors about iPhone 5 keep brewing over and over, an image of a device, supposedly iPhone 6, has surfaced.
Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown like China if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil significant fiscal stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said.
The China unit of Citigroup Inc said on Monday that it has received regulatory approval to issue credit cards in China, the first non-Asian bank to receive permission.
Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a Delhi court directive warning them of a crackdown like China if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
General Motors aims to raise its profit margin to 10 percent over the next several years, up from the current margin of about 6 percent, Daniel Ammann, chief financial officer, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp <7211.T> said it will end production at its only western European plant, in the Netherlands, at the end of this year, a move that was expected as its sales in Europe have dropped to a third of their peak.
Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investors' risk appetite, but the euro sagged on worries over a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks which are vital to containing the euro zone crisis.
Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investor risk appetite, overshadowing worries about a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks that are vital to containing the euro zone crisis.
Western and Arab states voiced outrage Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have backed an Arab plan urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power, and Washington vowed harsher sanctions against Damascus.
Asian shares rose Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investor risk appetite, overshadowing worries about a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks that are vital to containing the euro zone debt crisis.
A renewed focus on Europe's banking and debt crisis may quickly sap the nascent optimism about global economic prospects that followed a remarkably solid U.S. January employment report.
