Philly transit union ratifies labor pact that was reached following strike. A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.

Over a hundred miners were trapped after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Over a hundred miners were trapped after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings in Berkeley, Santa Cruz. Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.

A gas explosion at a mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 15 workers and left 114 trapped, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) said.

A gas explosion at a mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 31 workers and left 82 trapped, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) said.

China says 37 dead, 71 trapped under ground in coal mine explosion. A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of a mile under ground.

An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 31 workers and left 82 trapped, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) said, the latest deadly incident to hit the industry.

An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 31 workers and left 82 trapped, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) said, the latest deadly incident to hit the industry.

Japanese high-tech giant Hitachi Ltd., reeling from massive losses, said Monday that it planned to raise 415.7 billion yen (4.6 billion dollars) from investors to shore up its shaky finances.

India's fraud office will start prosecution this month of the founder of outsourcing firm Satyam who admitted to falsifying profits in the nation's biggest corporate fraud, a minister said Monday.

2,000 technology workers in Finland warn of strike to speed labor talks. Some 2,000 employees in Finland's technology sector will begin a strike in two weeks time if no agreement is reached in labor talks with company managers, union leaders said Wednesday.

Iraqi leaders called on Monday for fundamental changes to be made to a huge public administration riddled with corruption, and for this to be accompanied by broader economic reforms.

The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job.

India's fraud office will file charges this month against the founder of outsourcer Satyam after he admitted to falsifying profits in the nation's biggest corporate fraud, a minister said Monday.

India's fraud office will file charges this month against the founder of outsourcer Satyam after he admitted to falsifying profits in the nation's biggest corporate fraud, a minister said Monday.

Direct seller Amway Corp. trimming 93 jobs in US, Canada; most cuts at Mich. headquarters. Direct-selling giant Amway says it's eliminating 93 positions in the United States and Canada over the next 15 months due to a consolidation of its financial operations.

General Motors' top executive said Monday the automaker was on track for a public share offering in the second half of 2010, to allow the US and Canadian governments to divest from the company.

Frank floats plan to give TARP-related loans to unemployed homeowners who can't pay mortgage. Rep. Barney Frank said Monday he is pushing a proposal to use some of the interest the government collects from the financial industry bailout to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to pay the mortgage.

Report: Companies not reporting all work injuries, withholding medical care to avoid paperwork. Some employers are pressuring workers not to report illnesses and injuries, just one problem that has led to widespread underreporting of workplace safety issues, according to congressional investigators.