The family of Adolf Merckle says the German billionaire committed suicide after his business empire got into trouble because of the global financial crisis.
The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to nearly a dozen nations.
Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March as it grapples with shrinking global demand.
Ten years ago, Europe launched its grand experiment with a shared currency — and watched it plunge in value before recovering.
Russia cut off all natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Thursday — but the two uneasy neighbors took great pains to make sure their contract dispute would not leave Europe short of gas.
A passenger jet powered in part by vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight Tuesday to test a biofuel that could lower airplane emissions and cut costs, Air New Zealand said.
To get around the city, Yutaka Makino hops on his skateboard or rides commuter trains. Does he dream of the day when he has his own car? Not a chance.
Architect Andy Feola keeps running into Southern California colleagues in some of the world's most exotic locations — from the Egyptian desert to China to Azerbaijan.