TOKYO (AP) - Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen... [Full Article]
By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion (2.1 billion pounds) dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in southern Europe that contributed to the largest ever quarterly fall in the group... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market continued its climb Wednesday, despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the Philippines that the nation could pull out its contingent from the Golan Heights. (... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Russia defended its sales of anti-aircraft systems to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, just days after joining forces with the U.S. for a new push to end Syria's civil war through negotiations. (Source: Associated Press... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. wants to keep nine bases in Afghanistan after American combat troops withdraw in 2014 and the Afghan government will let them as long as it gets "security and economic guarantees," President Hamid Karzai s... [Full Article]
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - The cast of "Fast & Furious" sped into London for the world premiere of their sixth film that is set in the British capital, vowing to keep racing despite the exit of director Justin Lin. Surrounded by ... [Full Article]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order to remove more than two dozen of the exotic pets from his home. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MECHELEN, Belgium (AP) - From his city hall under Belgium's most imposing cathedral, Mayor Bart Somers is wracking his brains trying to figure out how to keep young Muslims from going to fight "holy war" in Syria against the Assad regi... [Full Article]
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. investment in superfast 4G infrastructure helped Ericsson's main network equipment business grow in the first quarter, supporting hopes the market for mobile equipment is expanding again after a lean 2... [Full Article]