Japanese stocks were up about 2.5 percent in morning trading after plunging more than 7 percent on Thursday.
Selling was triggered by weak Chinese manufacturing data and concerns about when the Fed will exit its asset-buying program.
Germany overtook Japan at first place in a survey carried out in 25 countries.
800,000 people live near the chemical behind the west Texas fertilizer blast.
The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has made progress in its ability to produce material for a nuclear bomb since February.
A new UN report says that the crisis has left one in three children in Greece living in poverty.
Pressure mounts on Europe's richest country as campaign against tax evasion heats up.
Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Melinda Gates highest-ranking Americans on Forbes "Power Women" list.
Forbes most powerful women list has Germany's Angela Merkel on top
NASA has awarded a six-month grant to develop the world's first 3D food printer.
Venezuela's lawmakers approved plans to import 39 million roles of toilet paper.
German software company teams up with Denmark's Specialisterne to utilize the unique talents of autistic employees.
The poverty rate has more than doubled since 2010, according to Italy's national statistics institute.
Commentary: Amid IRS controversy, Congress should challenge Obama to join in revising the tax code.
With cyber war pegged as a serious threat, NATO is prepared to respond with real force.
Hacking may be a threat "akin to a nuclear bomb." But the Chinese behind most attacks see it as a dull office job.
A Syrian hacker fights violence, hijacks the media, and deploys online porn to save rebels.
North Korea’s cyber-war strength says a lot about the future of global hostilities.
Officials warn of looming cyber-Armageddon. Critics say that’s a subterfuge to erode online rights.
A digital assault on a US city could be devastating, and surprisingly easy to launch.
Egypt's new tax law = good news for the poor, bad news for small businesses, while no news is good news for the wealthy.
Man City will be the majority owners. The Yankees have an undisclosed minority stake.
China is increasingly investing in private markets rather than bonds, to the dismay of the US government.
Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his company, saying ‘we pay all the taxes we owe, every single dollar.’
Brazil faced a minor bank run over the weekend, but the real issue facing the country's banking system is a runaway credit boom.
Several countries that backed UN sanctions agree — at least so far — that North Korea's six launches probably did not violate its international obligations.
As the euro zone’s economic outlook continues to deteriorate, growth advocates hope their messages may finally be heard.
One in a series of bizarre events surrounding the tech mogul.
The abrupt closing of a popular Havana business tests Raul Castro reforms.
Allowing prices to rise could help ease the euro crisis, but Germans just aren’t buying it.
The legendary German Mittlestand is opening to investment, but some worry its successful culture may be threatened.
As sanctions subside, a broken nation revels in the limelight and seeks to cash in.
Political uncertainty in post-revolution Egypt is allowing other Nile states to wrest control of the world’s longest river.
Shareholders of blue-chip companies are rebelling against low dividends and excessive executive pay. And they're getting results.
An electricity famine may strangle Myanmar's economic revolution.
“Sea turtles,” or haigui, is the Mandarin term for overseas-educated Chinese who come home from abroad.
China can't promise employment to its young and educated either.
US and Vietnam: gradually becoming bittersweet partners?