By Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose poor showing in a general election earlier this month has left him vulnerable to the conservative wing of his party, announced a cabinet on Wednesday that was p... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - France's parliament has passed a package of significant labor reforms Tuesday that the government hopes will help halt rising unemployment and jumpstart the country's stagnant economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares crept ahead on Monday, while the dollar lost ground to the yen as markets hunkered down for a busy week for economic data and central bank policy meetings in the euro zone and United States. Activity was ... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - If it isn't already daunting enough to pack for a trip to fashionable Paris, female visitors, beware: It's illegal to wear pants. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
VICENZA, Italy (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fired off a strong defense of gun control legislation Thursday, in front of a decidedly skeptical audience. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Monday, led by Research In Motion Ltd , as investor optimism over the upcoming launch of its BlackBerry 10 devices gained momentum. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX comp... [Full Article]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Clean and green Singapore is going even greener this Chinese New Year, recycling $2 bills for red packets of money instead of printing new ones. Giving out the little packets, or "lai see", with crisp new notes during ... [Full Article]
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Heralded by the blare of trumpets, Pope Benedict XVI is presiding over Christmas Eve Mass in a St. Peter's Basilica packed with tourists, Italians and other faithful. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations as the company's share of the personal computer market shrank and sales of its printers declined. The Silicon Valley technology company, which is in t... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East was sentenced to a year in federal prison for probation violations in an unrelated matter, then issued a provocative statement through his ... [Full Article]