Landslide in China buries brick factory; 19 dead BEIJING -- A landslide in northern China buried a brick factory, killing 19 workers, local officials said Saturday.Rescuers found the workers' bodies at the site of a landslide that hit Friday ... [more]

EU ponders next step after Ireland rejects Lisbon Treaty DUBLIN, IRELAND -- European leaders were scrambling Friday to find a new path to a more powerful and manageable European Union after Irish voters rejected a treaty meant to bolster the alliance's government.The rejection t... [more]

Taiwan-China talks open in Beijing BEIJING - Negotiators from Taiwan and China opened their first formal talks in almost a decade on Thursday, aiming to forge an agreement on expanded charter flights between the sides that have had n... [more]

British bankers retool lending benchmark LONDON — The British Bankers' Association on Tuesday announced the most significant changes yet to its benchmark lending rate, bowing to criticism over the reliability of the widely used method of setting the cost of ... [more]