Court to decide on child porn victim restitution

WASHINGTON — A woman whose childhood rapes by her uncle were captured on camera and widely traded on the Internet wants the Supreme Court to make it easier for victims of child pornography to collect money from people who view the brutal images on their...

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Deutsche Bank shares drop on unexpected loss

FRANKFURT, Germany — Shares of Deutsche Bank AG fell sharply on Monday after Germany's biggest lender announced an unexpected fourth-quarter loss largely due to weak investment banking results and the cost of strengthening its finances. Deutsche Bank,...

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German auto club under pressure in vote scandal

BERLIN — Germany's main automobile club apologized on Monday and conceded that its image as a trusted institution has taken a knock after a top official admitted to manipulating the figures in a poll on the nation's favorite car. ADAC says it is Europe's...

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Japan defends dolphin hunt after US criticism

TOKYO — A Japanese government spokesman defended an annual dolphin hunt Monday, after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted that she was deeply concerned by the inhumanity of the practice. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference...

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China's economy grows 7.7 percent in 2013

BEIJING — China's economic growth decelerated in the final quarter of 2013 and appears set to slow further, adding to pressure on its leaders to shore up an expansion as they try to implement sweeping reforms. The world's second-largest economy grew...

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Hyundai to sponsor Tate Modern exhibitions

LONDON — Autos will help fund art in a long-term sponsorship deal announced Monday between Hyundai Motor Co. and Britain's Tate Modern gallery. Tate director Nicholas Serota said the South Korean carmaker would fund commissions for the gallery's Turbine...

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Poland considering air transport holding company

WARSAW,Poland — The Polish government is considering creating a holding company that will own the troubled state-run LOT airline, the short-range carrier Eurolot, ground services and an airport. Treasury Minister Wlodzimierz Karpinski told Polish agency...

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East Timor, Australia argue over oil treaty deal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — East Timor asked the United Nations' highest court Monday to order Australia to turn over documents and data its agents seized from the impoverished nation's lawyer last month ahead of arbitration in a multibillion-dollar treaty...

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UN: more than 200 million jobless last year

GENEVA — The United Nations' labor agency says the number of unemployed people around the world rose above 200 million last year as job opportunities failed to grow at the same pace as the global workforce. The International Labor Organization said...

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SKorea credit card data theft highlights lapses

SEOUL, South Korea — A massive theft of customer data from three major credit card firms in South Korea has shown security lapses in the financial industry. First revealed by prosecutors, the theft of information linked to 80 million credit cards such...

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