China's Surprise Rate Cut Boosts Hopes Of Global Action

The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U. N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels.

Death toll from factory collapse in Bangladesh passes 1,000 as recovery operation continues

The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves.

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. The fire, in an industrial district of Dhaka, comes amid global attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's booming garment industry f

Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts.