A powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 struck islands popular with tourists in the Philippines on Tuesday, killing at least 67 people, some as they prayed in a centuries-old church, and causing widespread damage to infrastructure, officials said.
Low-rise buildings collapsed on...
Austria's Heavyweights Begin Coalition Talks
Austrian Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger (L) of the People's Party (OeVP) and Chancellor Werner Faymann of the Social Democratic Party (SPOe)
Austria's weakened political heavyweights began talks on Tuesday towards forming an effective new government to...
Citigroup Inc (C.N) reported a marginal fall in adjusted quarterly profit from ongoing businesses after the Federal Reserve's decision to continue its bond-buying program for longer than expected slowed trading by clients.
Citigroup shares were down 1 percent at $49.10...
Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) reported higher quarterly earnings and lower revenue on Tuesday as strong sales of its namesake products offset the effects of global economic pressures and the costs of restructuring bottling operations in Brazil and the Philippines.
Net income...
A month of combat in the U.S. Congress over government spending showed signs on Monday of giving way to a Senate deal to reopen shuttered federal agencies and prevent an economically damaging default on federal debt.
Senate Majority Leader Harry...
Signs of a deal to avert an economically damaging U.S. debt default boosted world equity markets and the dollar on Tuesday, though firm short-term interest rates highlighted concerns that the problem may just be postponed.
Hopes rose after U.S. Senate...
The Chelsea left-back, 32, missed Friday's win over Montenegro and has failed to recover in time.
Everton's Leighton Baines is expected to continue in the position after playing there on Friday.
Manchester United team-mates Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are vying...
Mario Balotelli is tired of being in the eye of a hurricane, the president of the Italian soccer federation (FIGC) said on Monday after the maverick international became embroiled in another row.
"It's a demanding period for Mario and we...
Germany's most successful domestic football coach Udo Lattek, who steered Munich to their first European Cup triumph in 1974, is suffering from Parkinson's disease, according to reports on Monday.
Lattek lifted a total of 16 titles in a coaching career...
