PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — Social networking giant Facebook is expected to announce on Monday its launching of an e-mail service.

What some media outlets are dubbing as the “Gmail killer,” Facebook is expected to show off a much-speculated w…

BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The government deficit and government debt of both the Euro area (EA16) and the EU27 increased in 2009, compared with 2008, while GDP (gross domestic product) fell, a European Union (EU) report released on Monday said.

According…

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Caterpillar Inc. on Monday said it inked a merger agreement to buy mining equipment maker Bucyrus International Inc. for $8.6 billion, including debt.

The company said in a statement that Bucyrus shareholders will receive $92 a…

SINGAPORE (BNO NEWS) — Singapore Airlines Ltd. on Monday said it has resumed flying two of three grounded Airbus A380s after replacing its engines, the carrier said.

Singapore Airlines last Wednesday announced that it will be taking precautions and …

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) on Sunday supported to take concrete steps towards a free trade agreement in a region which has shown growing influence and resistance “against the crisis.

After his two-…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday said it has no plans to resume certification testing of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft until it fully understands what caused an incident on Tuesday.

“The FAA does no…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — G20 leaders on Friday agreed to a series of guidelines that are aimed at avoiding “currency wars.”

“The actions agreed to today will help to further strengthen the global economy, accelerate job creation, ensure more s…

SEOUL (BNO NEWS) — A Syrian-born reporter from Al Jazeera Arabic-language news network on Friday said he was denied entry to the venue of the G-20 summit in Seoul and claimed the denial may have been for political reasons.

According to South Korean m…

ST. GEORGE, UTAH (BNO NEWS) — SkyWest Airlines on Thursday announced the launch of Jeppesen Airside Service for flight crews onboard each of its 246 jet aircraft.

SkyWest will use Jeppesen Airside Service for over 1,300 daily departures that will eli…