A nationwide strike on Monday disrupted bus, tram and domestic rail travelers and led to the cancellation of all high-speed international train service in Belgium.

The first rabbi invited to address the Vatican’s annual synod of bishops criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran.

Upscale Italian manufacturer Gibo and Procter & Gamble are expected to announce a licensing agreement that will revive the Rochas fashion house.

Zurich Financial Services tapped Philip Wilson, a former AIG executive, to oversee global life-insurance underwriting for the Swiss insurer.

Half a millennium after Gutenberg invented the mechanical printing press, Germany's dominance in spreading the written word is in danger of fading.