New York  - Amgen Inic, the world's largest biotechnology company, Thursday reported a 2 per cent increase in first quarter profits compared to the same period last year, helped by the arthritis tr

New York  - American Express Co, the country's largest credit card company, reported Thursday an 11 per cent decline in first quarter profits amidst one of the worst financial crises in the US in d

New York - Altria Group Inc, which spun off its overseas unit last month, T

Washington - US President George W Bush met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday seeking to nudge along a peace process bogged down by Israeli settlement plans and violence in the G

New York - Emergency food stocks maintained by countries around
the world are at their lowest levels in 30 years, contributing to the

Washington  - US intelligence officials were on Capitol Hill Thursday to present lawmakers with evidence that North Korea assisted Syria in the construction of the nuclear reactor destroyed by the