Security strike at German airports causes cancellations
BERLIN (AP) — A strike on Tuesday by security staff at eight German airports — among them Frankfurt, a major…
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Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels this week struck the same oil storage tank in the…
Power outage alert in Japan amid quake damage, cold weather
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese were urged Tuesday to conserve energy as the government warned of potential blackouts in the Tokyo…
Asian shares rise after Wall Street rally led by tech shares
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Wednesday, following a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies, although investors remain…
Disney in balancing act as some workers walk out in protest
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even though only a small percentage of Walt Disney Co. workers participated in a walkout Tuesday,…
Alibaba raises buyback to $25B to boost slumping stock
BEIJING (AP) — Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, increased a share buyback to $25 billion from $15 billion…
China Eastern crash is rare disaster for state-run airlines
BEIJING (AP) — China is, along with North America and Europe, one of the world’s top three air travel markets….
Wallets, IDs but no survivors found in China Eastern crash
WUZHOU, China (AP) — Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined…
Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country’s south
BEIJING (AP) — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a remote mountainous area of…
California grocery workers vote on strike authorization
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of southern and central California grocery workers started voting Monday on whether to authorize their…