IBT Staff Reporter

The European Union's top monetary official will visit Greece on Monday to discuss the country's economic and financial situation, two weeks before an EU deadline for Athens to show results in cutting its deficit.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies to Latin America on Sunday, working to buff a lackluster U.S. image in a region where Brazil is emerging as a regional power with global aspirations.

Tsunami waves of up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealand's Chatham Islands on Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck Chile, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage.

Michael Geoghegan, the chief executive of Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings , is set to give his bonus to charity, newspapers have reported, following a high-profile row over the sums paid to bankers.

Chile's huge earthquake on Saturday morning was followed by big aftershocks.

Prudential , Britain's largest insurer, is in advanced talks to buy the Asian arm of American International Group in a deal worth about $35.5 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

Toyota Motor Corp said its president would hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday as the automaker looks to limit the damage from a massive global recall on the fast-growing Chinese market.

A powerful earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday halted production at two oil refineries and two major mines in the world's top copper supplier, but exports of the metal will not be affected, officials said.

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The death toll following Saturday's earthquake in Chile rose to 214, Chilean television reported Saturday afternoon.

Officials from Britain and Iceland met on Saturday in a renewed attempt to reach a deal on repayment of more than $5 billion lost by overseas savers when Iceland's banks collapsed, Icelandic media reported.

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A powerful earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday halted production at two oil refineries and two major mines in the world's top copper supplier, but exports of the metal will not be affected, officials said.

The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile early Saturday released 500 times more energy than the quake that hit Haiti on January 12, a scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Germany, France and the Netherlands plan to buy Greek bonds to help Athens cope with a severe debt crisis, a German member of the European Parliament said on Saturday.

Marit Bjoergen's bid for a fourth gold at the Vancouver Games ended in dramatic fashion on Saturday when she was edged out by Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk in a sprint finish to the women's 30km classical event.

Tesoro Corp , a petroleum refiner and operator of the 94,000 bpd refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii, said on Saturday it is monitoring the tsunami alerts prompted by the massive earthquake in Chile and will take the steps deemed necessary.

Warren Buffett defended his issuance of $10.6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock as part of this month's acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp -- even as he admitted that issuing stock is as much fun as preparing for a colonoscopy.

After surviving a minute of edge-of-your-seat terror, Canada got the happy ending they desperately craved -- a gold medal ice hockey game against the United States to cap off the Vancouver Olympics.

Italy's Giuliano Razzoli whooshed through sleet and fog to lead in the first run of a tricky men's slalom race on Saturday that tripped up nearly half the racers including Olympic comeback kid Bode Miller.

President Barack Obama said Saturday he is willing to enact health care industry reforms without the support of Republican lawmakers, two days after a televised summit in Washington brought together top politicians to discuss the issue.

Hawaiian authorities sounded alarms across the island on early Saturday morning, and are evacuating 100,000 residents and tourists.

Germany, France and the Netherlands plan to buy Greek bonds to help Athens cope with a severe debt crisis, a German member of the European Parliament told Greek television on Saturday.

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile that so far has killed 147 people triggered a tsunami warning across Hawaii, Russia, Japan and Australia Saturday morning.

Greece must take further measures to reduce the deficit or it will face sanctions, Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker was quoted as saying by a Greek newspaper.

One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades battered Chile on Saturday, killing at least 147 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific.

President Barack Obama warned U.S. citizens in the West Coast to prepare for the possible tsunami that is forecasted to hit Hawaii at 1.19 pm PST.

Chile's Codelco, the world's top copper producer, suspended operations at its El Teniente and Andina mines after a powerful quake hit Chile on Saturday, a company spokesman said.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said fourth-quarter profit surged, helped by derivatives bets tied to global stock markets, though operating profit fell 40 percent as the weakened economy weighed on several businesses.