BANGKOK (AP) - Japan's benchmark stock index surged Friday after the dollar hit a four-year high against the yen. Gains were modest elsewhere as traders digested a positive U.S. jobs report. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday banning officials who served under ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi from government posts, a move that could push many of the country's new leaders from office. (Source: Associa... [Full Article]
By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh textile workers vented their anger on Friday, burning cars and clashing with police, as the death toll passed 300 following the collapse of a building housing factories that made low-cost g... [Full Article]
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - More than two days after their factory collapsed on them, at least some garment workers were still alive in the corpse-littered debris Friday, pinned beneath tons of mangled metal and concrete. Rescue crews struggled to save ... [Full Article]
By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday designed to help companies and the government share information on cyber threats, though concerns linger about the amount of protection the bill offer... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pro-business legislation aimed at helping companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers sailed through the House on Thursday despite a White House veto threat and an outcry from privacy advocates and civil liberties groups that s... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
HONOLULU (AP) - The Hawaii state Senate passed the so-called Steven Tyler Act Tuesday, a bill that seeks to protect celebrities from overeager paparazzi by creating a civil violation if people take unwanted photos or videos of others in their private... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Cloud Atlas," the pricey and sprawling adventure tale from Lana and Andy Wachowskis, has surpassed its North American haul at the Chinese box office. As of Thursday, "Cloud Atlas" had taken in $28.6 mi... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a sweeping bill to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children, handing a major legislative victory to President Francois Hollande's Socialists on a ... [Full Article]
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