Sun-drenched Kuwait, a desert nation with no solar-power plants and electricity demand that’s growing about 8 percent a year, has set the most ambitious target for using renewable energy in the Gulf ...

Rock legends the Rolling Stones were due to play a surprise mini-gig in Paris Thursday and all 350 tickets priced at 15 euros ($20) each were snapped up in minutes. "The Rolling Stones are playing a ...

Vladimir Jabbarov, Deputy Head of International Committee in the Federation Council of Russia, stressed that Moscow will take measures to respond if Washington imposes sanctions against Russian ...

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has warned that lenders would have to suffer further losses and writedowns if normal banking services are ever to return. Addressing the South Wales Chamber of ...

General Motors Wednesday said it will return to profitability in its European division and reach a key profit target for its US division in 2016. GM chief executive Mary Barra said the automaker will ...

Cash-strapped Woongjing Group has picked the Korean unit of Japanese maker of advanced materials Toray as the preferred bidder for its chemical unit, industry sources said Friday. According to the ...

A forest fire that broke out Tuesday evening in the northeast province of Heilongjiang has been put out, according to the provincial forest fire prevention headquarters. The fire ignited around 7:06 p ...

German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday that an independent probe it has commissioned into the global pollution-cheating scam is likely to take "several months". VW, which has admitted to fitting ...

US pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. has announced plans to make major cuts during the next two years, including cutting 20 percent of its staff. Merck said Tuesday it wants to reduce annual spending ...

Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker, said Wednesday its sales surged 19.7 percent in September from a year ago, mainly due to a sharp rise in demand for new vehicles. The carmaker ...

TNT Express shares slumped almost 11 percent on Wednesday after the Dutch courier company warned it is unlikely to meet its full-year targets due to weak growth in Europe and the US. TNT said it was ...

-More than anything, it’s much more difficult for women to get pregnant in this day and age. Indeed, this article even reaffirms the fact that it can be hard for women to pursue a career and get ...