Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is under increasing pressure to resign as police extend their investigation to his fellow politicians over the murder of a journalist.
South Korea's Hyundai Motor has signed a deal to build a $1.5 billion car plant in Indonesia, the company said, its first in southeast Asia, where Japanese carmakers dominate the market.
Strained diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea continue to weigh on their trade relationship. Japan's Finance Ministry says the amount of food and other exports to its neighbor plunged in October.
Two explosions at a chemical plant in the US state of Texas have left three workers injured. Authorities have ordered over 40,000 residents to evacuate.
They wailed and clutched white roses, praying for their dead -- families of two cousins who were among 39 Vietnamese found in a truck in Britain held emotional homecomings for the young men Wednesday.
German luxury carmaker Audi said Tuesday it planned to slash 9,500 jobs in Germany by 2025 as part of a massive overhaul to help finance a costly switch to electric vehicles.
