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Europe takes a bite out of Ford's 2012 profits
Jan 29, 2013 12:59 EST
Ford posted sharply lower profits in both 2012 and the fourth quarter Tuesday but managed to beat expectations despite a worsening situation in the US automaker's European unit.
Candidates vie for WTO top spot
Jan 29, 2013 00:44 EST
Candidates from nine mainly developing nations face off this week for the job of reviving stalled global trade talks as the new head of the World Trade Organization.
Cuba assumes LatAm group presidency in diplomatic coup
Jan 28, 2013 15:02 EST
Cuba formally assumed the presidency of a key Latin American group here Monday, scoring a major diplomatic coup at a summit at which it urged regional integration and independence from the United States.
US face Canada in World Cup warm-up
Jan 28, 2013 14:59 EST
The United States face Canada on Tuesday in a friendly match that will serve as a warm-up for their World Cup campaign.
Injured Garcia postpones fight with Judah
Jan 28, 2013 02:46 EST
A rib injury sustained during training has forced undefeated champion Danny Garcia to postpone his February 9 title defense against Zab Judah to April 27, promoters announced.
US senators unveil immigration reform deal
Jan 28, 2013 01:30 EST
Eight US lawmakers crossed party lines to unveil a plan Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the shadows in the United States.
LatAm American, European leaders wrap up Chile summit
Jan 27, 2013 21:03 EST
Latin American and European leaders agreed to boost bilateral trade as they ended a two-day summit overshadowed by a nightclub fire that killed at least 233 people in Brazil.
Pacific Rim LatAm countries show growing clout
Jan 27, 2013 16:08 EST
Spain's bid to join the Pacific Alliance illustrates the growing clout of the trade association between Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, a new rival to the South American trading bloc Mercosur.
Recycling entrepreneur stubs out cigarette garbage
Jan 27, 2013 10:34 EST
Recycling entrepreneur Tom Szaky is stubbing out the world's cigarette problem -- one butt at a time.
Japan hits back at critics at Davos
Jan 26, 2013 13:16 EST
Japan's economy minister on Saturday hit back at critics of Tokyo's new economic policies, saying they did not call into question the independence of its central bank.
Latin America, Europe seek closer trade ties
Jan 26, 2013 13:01 EST
Leaders of crisis-hit Europe are meeting their counterparts from resource-rich Latin America in Santiago Saturday to press for closer trade ties to spur global growth.
SNC-Lavalin exec paid bribes to Kadhafi son: Canada
Jan 25, 2013 16:36 EST
A former executive at Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin paid bribes of more than Can$160 million (US$159 million) to a son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, authorities alleged in documents released Friday.
Panama, an appealing new place to shoot movies
Jan 25, 2013 14:46 EST
Any city or country loves to see its name up in lights as the setting of a movie. New York and Paris are probably spoiled in that regard. But this year make room for a new player: Panama.
Swine flu kills three in Central Europe
Jan 24, 2013 15:20 EST
Three people have died in Romania and Macedonia after being infected with the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the two countries' health ministries said Thursday.
Cuba turns on fiber-optic IT link to Venezuela
Jan 24, 2013 14:43 EST
An undersea fiber-optic cable stretching from Cuba to Venezuela has been switched on, in the first hard-wired link from the communist-run island to international telecom networks, the state telecom agency announced Thursday.
French woman freed in Mexico home to hero's welcome
Jan 24, 2013 09:52 EST
A Frenchwoman freed from Mexican jail after a court said police violated her rights by staging her arrest for kidnapping on national television, arrived in Paris Thursday to a hero's welcome.
French woman freed in Mexico heads homewards
Jan 24, 2013 06:37 EST
A Frenchwoman freed from Mexican jail after a court said police violated her rights by staging her arrest for kidnapping on national television was on her way home Thursday to a hero's welcome in Paris.
Mexico top court frees French woman jailed for kidnap
Jan 24, 2013 01:22 EST
A French woman was freed from Mexican prison after the Supreme Court ruled that police violated her rights by staging her arrest for kidnapping on national television seven years ago.
Mexico top court frees French woman jailed for kidnap
Jan 23, 2013 22:59 EST
A French woman was freed from Mexican prison after the Supreme Court ruled that police violated her rights by staging her arrest for kidnapping on national television seven years ago.
China's two-time Olympic boxing champ turns pro
Jan 23, 2013 20:51 EST
Two-time Olympic champion and three-time world amateur champion Zou Shiming is becoming a professional boxer, with US promoter Bob Arum announcing he had signed the Chinese star.
