LA PAZ (AFP) - - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday hinted that parts of the country's energy and rail sectors, currently backed by foreign capital, could soon be nationalized. More »
DETROIT (AFP) - - As General Motors executives await a key court ruling that will determine whether they can establish a new company, the shape of any future enterprise is already being considered. More »
DOHA (AFP) - - Qatar's largest investment bank denied on Saturday that it had bought two Polish shipyards, explaining that it was acting as an advisor to a potential buyer in a deal that has still not been completed. More »
BERLIN (AFP) - - Siemens' former Greek country director, arrested in Germany for alleged corruption in Greece, has begun making a "confession" in order to avoid extradition to Athens, reports said Saturday. More »
CANCUN (AFP) - - Universal access to a swine flu vaccine remains a "critical question," the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. More »
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery. More »
LONDON (AFP) - - Troubled British Airways said Friday that it would slash capital expenditure by one fifth in the current financial year after posting another sharp drop in monthly passenger numbers. More »
ABUJA (AFP) - - Three African countries on Friday signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe. More »
LONDON (AFP) - - Oil market officials in London have launched a probe into an alleged rogue trader who helped push prices to eight-month peaks this week, costing his company nearly 10 million dollars (6.12 million pounds). More »
NEW YORK (AFP) - - US authorities seized the Manhattan penthouse owned by convicted Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff, forcing out his wife Ruth who was still living there. More »