Reuters

Narendra Modi's government has relaxed several environmental rules to make it easier for companies to build new projects.

A U.N peacekeeper from Pakistan was killed in an ambush in Central African Republic Thursday bringing the death toll in 48 hours of fighting to at least nine, the U.N. and the Red Cross said.

A slump in exports is the latest sign that Europe's largest economy is faltering amid broader euro zone weakness and crises abroad.

Opinion polls suggest UKIP, which favors a British EU exit and lower immigration, will easily win a special election in Clacton-on-Sea.

The company is already investigating alleged bribery in a number of Middle East countries, as well as Poland.

A grand jury is expected to decide next month whether to bring criminal charges against police officer Darren Wilson.

The United States Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was 100 miles north-northwest of Yunjinghong.

The walkout on the busy Tube network, from 9 p.m. on Tuesday next week to 9 p.m. on Thursday, will coincide with another planned strike.

The government did not identify the prisoners but virtually all of them were believed to have been jailed for ordinary crimes.

A merger would have created the world's biggest miner, supplanting BHP Billiton.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is heading for its first annual earnings drop since 2011 after it revealed its July-September profit would be the lowest in more than three years.

"The vice president is somebody who has enough character to admit when he’s made a mistake," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.

Two underdog American League teams will battle for a World Series berth.

Robel Phillipos faces the charge of lying to investigators, which carries a prison sentence of up to 16 years.

It would be the first time the EU executive exercises its power to demand changes to a national budget draft.

The acquisition, recommended by the boards of both companies, would aim to combine the two U.S.-based companies' complementary products.

The One Campaign says a third went to the least developed countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa.

Righters from Islamic State also reportedly were involved in the clashes.

As one of the older big computer companies, HP directors have discussed ways to restructure to keep up with technology upstarts.

The suddenly unstoppable U.S. dollar is posing a triple threat to American companies’ profits.

Television station Metro TV says there were up to 500 workers at the site on Saturday.

San Francisco won the longest game in MLB history over Washington, 2-1.

Students protest in front of Governor's residence, saying some of their classmates are among the bodies found in the graves.

Visiting Pyongyang official tells South Korean minister there is 'no problem' with Kim Jong Un's health.

Jean-Claude Duvalier inherited power in 1971 when he was just 19, but he fled into exile 15 years later.

Detroit is one game away from elimination after the Orioles' 7-6 win.

Switzerland's largest bank could face the fine if found guilty by French authorities of helping wealthy customers there avoid tax.

The over-prescribing of painkillers is fuelling nearly 17,000 annual deaths from overdoses in the United States, says the CDC.