UN: more than 200 million jobless last year

GENEVA — The United Nations' labor agency says the number of unemployed people around the world rose above 200 million last year as job opportunities failed to grow at the same pace as the global workforce. The International Labor Organization said...

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Japan defends dolphin hunt after US criticism

TOKYO — A Japanese government spokesman defended an annual dolphin hunt Monday, after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted that she was deeply concerned by the inhumanity of the practice. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference...

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Poland considering air transport holding company

WARSAW,Poland — The Polish government is considering creating a holding company that will own the troubled state-run LOT airline, the short-range carrier Eurolot, ground services and an airport. Treasury Minister Wlodzimierz Karpinski told Polish agency...

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East Timor, Australia argue over oil treaty deal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — East Timor asked the United Nations' highest court Monday to order Australia to turn over documents and data its agents seized from the impoverished nation's lawyer last month ahead of arbitration in a multibillion-dollar treaty...

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Court to decide on child porn victim restitution

WASHINGTON — A woman whose childhood rapes by her uncle were captured on camera and widely traded on the Internet wants the Supreme Court to make it easier for victims of child pornography to collect money from people who view the brutal images on their...

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ABInBev repurchases Oriental Breweries

AMSTERDAM — Belgium's AB InBev, the maker of Budweiser, says it has agreed to repurchase South Korea's Oriental Breweries from private equity firms for $5.8 billion. InBev never really wanted to part with the leading South Korean brewer, but decided...

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German auto club under pressure in vote scandal

BERLIN — Germany's main automobile club apologized on Monday and conceded that its image as a trusted institution has taken a knock after a top official admitted to manipulating the figures in a poll on the nation's favorite car. ADAC says it is Europe's...

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SKorea credit card data theft highlights lapses

SEOUL, South Korea — A massive theft of customer data from three major credit card firms in South Korea has shown security lapses in the financial industry. First revealed by prosecutors, the theft of information linked to 80 million credit cards such...

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Some Obama spy changes hampered by complications

WASHINGTON — Several of the key surveillance reforms unveiled by President Barack Obama face complications that could muddy the proposals' lawfulness, slow their momentum in Congress and saddle the government with heavy costs and bureaucracy, legal experts...

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Kraft Velveeta Cheesy Skillets recalled over soy

NEW YORK — A food maker is recalling some Kraft Velveeta pasta and ground beef products because some labels left off soy, an allergen, as an ingredient. About 1.77 million pounds of Kraft Velveeta Cheesy Skillets Singles Ultimate Cheeseburger Mac are...

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