Africa/International

In an internal report released Wednesday, BP blames itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the drilling rig explosion that preceded it. The 193-page report was posted…

Australia's fragile Labor government suggested on Wednesday it could adjust a planned profits-based tax on mining companies to bend to demands of the independent MPs giving it a slender grip on power. Key independent Tony Windsor, who on…

China is seeking to expand its influence in South Asia at India's expense, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned in rare public criticism of his country's main rival for regional resources and geopolitical clout. Singh's comments…

BP on Wednesday is expected to release findings of an internal investigation into the Gulf oil disaster, the oil giant said. The report comes nearly five months after an April 20 explosion aboard an oil rig left 11 men dead and spewed…

Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril." Oracle, the world's third-largest…

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, led by shares in Japan's big exporters as a rise in the yen to a new 15-year high threatened to erode their overseas earnings. Major European stock markets followed Asia lower and the euro was on the…

More people are receiving demands for back-tax amid warnings from the Government that they have little chance of escaping payment. Treasury minister David Gauke said those affected by a HM Revenue & Customs blunder should not "build up…

President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic proposals Wednesday in an effort to show the public he's taking action to spur economic growth. During a trip to Cleveland, the president will outline a $50 billion infrastructure…

South Africa's net gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $39.178 billion at the end of August from $38.665 billion in July, official data showed on Tuesday. Gross reserves dipped to $43.133 billion in August from $43.159 billion, the…

Japan's central bank voted to keep interest rates near zero, holding off on further measures to tackle a strong yen that is undermining the country's fragile economic recovery. In an unanimous decision, the Bank of Japan's nine-member…