PERAMA, Greece—For Perama, the ships have sailed. This working class town at Athens’ western tip once hosted some of the busiest shipyards in Greece, a maritime...
STAMFORD, Conn.—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income fell 10 per cent, hurt by some charges. Its adjusted quarterly earnings topped analysts’ estimate, but...
WASHINGTON—The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 8,000 last week to 339,000, evidence that layoffs ticked up. Still, the increase wasn’t enough to suggest...
NEWMARKET, Ont.—Police are investigating a double stabbing in Newmarket, north of Toronto, that left one man dead and another injured. Emergency crews were called (to the...
DETROIT—General Motors is recalling nearly 780,000 compact cars in North America because the engines can shut down unexpectedly and cause crashes. The company says six people...
NEW YORK—Burger King reported a higher quarterly profit as growth overseas helped lift a key sales figure. The Miami-based chain says global sales rose 1.7 per...
SEOUL, South Korea—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart warned North Korea on Thursday against any possible aggression amid mixed signals from...
SEOUL, South Korea—Global stocks fell Thursday, led by a fall in Tokyo, as investors fretted upcoming U.S. indicators would show weakness in the world’s biggest economy....
LIMA, Peru—Profuse sweating betrayed Nicole Bartscher’s internal panic over having 10 pounds of cocaine strapped to her body as she negotiated her way through Lima’s international...
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine government has recovered more than $29 million from the Swiss accounts of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and is still searching for more of his hidden wealth...