James Galuska

Off to college? It can be a bit scary, especially if you don't know anyone at the school you plan to attend. Still, take heart; things could be worse. Girls and boys of the Okiek tribe of Kenya are ritually circumcised or excised when they're 14-16 years old. They then cover themselves in clay and

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG.LN) Friday said it expects to make a loss in 2012 as the Spanish economic situation worsens though trading conditions at British Airways remained firm and the integration of regional carrier bmi remains on track.

The volume of retail sales in the euro zone rose for the second straight month in June, although that is unlikely to continue in the face of rising unemployment and weakening consumer confidence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron about the shareholder conflict at Anglo-Russian crude producer TNK-BP (TNBP.RS) at a meeting in London Thursday, according to Putin's website.

Kirin Holdings Co. (2503.TO) is not interested in gaining control of Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd., the company's president said Friday, dismissing the prospect that it might go head-to-head with Heineken NV (HEIA.AE) to try to buy a stake in the maker of Tiger Beer from its affiliate

Taiwan handset maker HTC Corp. (2498.TW) said Friday it expects its third-quarter revenue to fall 41%-48% from a year earlier, reflecting the pressure that intensifying competition and a slowing global economy is putting on its sales in key markets such as the U.S. and Europe.

South Korea will hike electricity prices by an average 4.9% effective Monday to reflect a recent rise in prices of oil, gas and coal, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in a release Friday.

Private sector activity in the 17-nation euro zone continued to contract at a rapid pace in July, the Markit composite purchasing managers' index for the region indicated Friday.

Franco-Belgian lender Dexia SA (DEXB.BT) Friday posted a EUR1.2 billion ($1.46 billion) loss for the first half of 2012 and saw trade in its shares suspended.