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From the Baltic to the Mediterranean, small, local banks like Turkiye Garanti Bankasi are stepping in to finance corporate buyouts as big banks grapple with the running credit crisis.»

Alcoa is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department over accusations that the company bribed officials in Bahrain in an effort to obtain business.»

Severstal, Russia’s largest steel maker, will expand its presence in the United States with the $810 million acquisition of the Sparrows Point mill in Maryland.»

When Sara Nakagawa left Stevens Hospital in Edmonds recently after gallbladder surgery, she didn't realize how hard it was going to be to...»

For overseas students, a U.S. college education has suddenly gotten much cheaper — and many more are applying to study here. University of Washington officials...»

Momentum, the latest release from UK artist David Wright, is a generous helping of lush symphonic electronica. It’s another great release on the AD Label, which is home to Robert Fox, Code Indigo, Ashok Prema, Richard Bone and many others. Momentum is a studio reworking of music Wright perform»

Kidney disease is common, serious and treatable. Yet, most of the 26 million Americans who have kidney problems still don't know it because they don't have symptoms, hampering efforts to prevent kidney failure. While World Kidney Day 2008 has pa»

Play started on time in the third round at the CA Championship today after officials brought forward tee times in an effort to beat forecast afternoon thunderstorms.»

German Jews accused the pope Thursday of allowing anti-Semitic sentiment to fester in the Catholic Church by refusing to abolish the disputed "Prayer for the Jews" in the Latin mass for Good Friday.»

As the UN's top human rights body faces calls to break its silence over China's crackdown in Tibet, DW-World spoke to a German political expert about the protests and what action the international community can take.»