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Oil gains on report showing lower US crude stocks

Oil gains on report showing lower US crude stocks

The price of oil moved up closer to $98 a barrel Wednesday, spurred on by a report indicating a fall in U.S. crude stockpiles. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for March delivery was up 33 cents to $97.84 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Tuesday, it r

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New Greek Orthodox patriarch enthroned in Syria

New Greek Orthodox patriarch enthroned in Syria

Syria's Greek Orthodox Church enthroned a new patriarch during a ceremonial mass in Damascus on Sunday amid civil war. John Yazigi, 57, replaces Ignatius Hazim as the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. Hazim died in December. There are a number of mostly autonomous Eastern Orth

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AP Fact Check: State of the Union

AP Fact Check: State of the Union

President Obama highlighted numerous parts of his agenda during his State of the Union Address. AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace reports, the tough part will be turning words into action. (Feb. 13)

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1 dead in Indian Kashmir protests after man hanged

1 dead in Indian Kashmir protests after man hanged

One person was killed as protests broke out in at least two parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday despite a strict curfew to prevent violence after the execution of a Kashmiri man convicted in a deadly 2001 attack on India's Parliament. Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged in New Delhi early Satur

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Bulgaria to brief EU ministers on bus bombing

Bulgaria to brief EU ministers on bus bombing

Bulgaria will brief other EU nations on the results of the probe that linked the Shiite group Hezbollah to last year's bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver, Bulgaria's foreign minister said Sunday. The findings, announced on Tuesday, brought renewed pressure on the E

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Jordan's king inaugurates new parliament

Jordan's king inaugurates new parliament

Jordan's king inaugurated the country's newly elected parliament Sunday with a pledge to press ahead with democratization, but said he will help pick the next prime minister even though that job is now officially in the hands of the lawmakers. Abdullah II touted the Jan. 23 election as a "milestone

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Israel: Obama visit on Iran, Syria, Palestinians

Israel: Obama visit on Iran, Syria, Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on Iran's nuclear program, the violence in Syria and the stalled peace process with the Palestinians. Speaking at a government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said he had agreed with Obama on th

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In post-election vacuum, Rubio on rise within GOP

In post-election vacuum, Rubio on rise within GOP

Marco Rubio is taking center stage as Republicans search for a new leader. In the nearly 100 days since President Barack Obama won a second term, the Florida senator has made calculated, concrete steps to emerge as a next-generation leader of a rudderless party, put a 21st-century stamp on the cons

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Attackers kill 3 North Korean doctors in Nigeria

Attackers kill 3 North Korean doctors in Nigeria

Assailants in northeastern Nigeria killed three North Korean doctors, beheading one of the physicians, in the latest attack on health workers in a nation under assault by a radical Islamic sect, officials said Sunday. The deaths Saturday night of the doctors in Potiskum, a town in Yobe state long u

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New US commander takes the helm in Afghanistan

New US commander takes the helm in Afghanistan

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took charge of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday as the coalition enters its final stretch of the more than 11-year-old war. The new commander faces daunting challenges, including making sure Afghan government forces are ready to take control and orchestrating

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Rio's samba dancers stars by night, workers by day

Rio's samba dancers stars by night, workers by day

It's a life of stark contrast: By day, Diana Prado is a supervisor at an insurance company's drably lit call center cramped with blue cubicles. But when night falls, she dazzles as a scantily clad samba school dancer in over-the-top performances glittery enough for a Hollywood musical. Like many sa

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Obama to Congress: Act on climate change or I will

Obama to Congress: Act on climate change or I will

President Barack Obama is telling Congress that he will take action to combat climate change if lawmakers don't do it themselves. In his State of the Union address Tuesday, the president said Congress should write legislation that would give polluters market-based incentives to reduce the emissions

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Correction: Cuba-Television story

Correction: Cuba-Television story

In a story Feb. 10 about the network Telesur in Cuba, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the Committee to Protect Journalists. A corrected version of the story is below: Telesur news channel gives Cubans glimpse of world Venezuela-based channel Telesur opens 'window onto the world' for iso

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Obama doesn't budge on his offer of cuts, taxes

Obama doesn't budge on his offer of cuts, taxes

President Barack Obama is telling congressional Republicans that he is still willing to reduce the deficit but only with a mix of increased taxes and reduced spending, an offer he made during budget talks that collapsed at the end of last year. Republicans say they reject raising more tax revenue.

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Broadcasting pioneer NBC has long, storied history

Broadcasting pioneer NBC has long, storied history

NBC got its start in 1926 as the nation's first radio network. Its parent company, the Radio Corporation of America, figured people would buy radios if they had interesting things to listen to. NBC was the leading radio network in the early years, so powerful in those days that it had two networks:

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Comcast's revenue from different sources

Comcast's revenue from different sources

Comcast Corp. had $15.9 billion in revenue in the October-to-December quarter. Here's how this breaks down among different sources, such as cable TV and the broadcast network. The figures reflect all of NBCUniversal's revenue, even though Comcast owns only 51 percent of the joint venture. It gets on

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Key dates in history of National Broadcasting Co.

Key dates in history of National Broadcasting Co.

Comcast Corp.'s deal to buy the rest of NBCUniversal would end General Electric Co.'s long ties with the broadcast network. Comcast now owns 51 percent, and GE the remaining 49 percent. Comcast expects to get full ownership by the end of March. Here's a look at some key events in NBC's history: 1926

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Iran president still fiery in twilight of term

Iran president still fiery in twilight of term

There was nothing essentially new in the message to Washington from Iran's president on Sunday: Repeating last week's statement by the Iranian supreme leader that direct talks cannot happen as long as sanctions remain. What drew attention was how Mahmoud Ahmadinejad injected himself into it. Ahmadi

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Key dates in the history of Comcast Corp.

Key dates in the history of Comcast Corp.

Comcast Corp. announced Tuesday that it plans to buy the rest of NBCUniversal from General Electric Co. years ahead of schedule. Comcast now owns 51 percent, and GE the remaining 49 percent. Comcast expects to get full ownership by the end of March. Here's a look at some key events in Comcast's hist

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Moody's approves new $1B stock buyback

Moody's approves new $1B stock buyback

Moody's Corp. said Tuesday that its board approved the repurchase of another $1 billion in company stock. Moody's said it had $677 million remaining under its previous stock repurchase authorization at the end of 2012. It had about 227 million shares on the market during the fourth quarter. Moody's

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