LONDON (AP) -- Mining company Xstrata and commodities dealer Glencore agreed to a $90 billion merger Tuesday that will create the world's fourth largest natural resources company....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Under intense pressure from bailout creditors, Greek party leaders on Tuesday will seek a long-delayed agreement on harsh cutbacks demanded to avoid looming bankruptcy, as a general strike disrupted public services nationwide....

TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's quarterly profit slid 13.5 percent on production setbacks caused by last year's tsunami disaster and the flooding in Thailand, but Japan's top automaker raised its annual earnings forecast, saying a recovery is on track....

BANGKOK (AP) -- World stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as talks dragged on to resolve a massive debt mess in Greece before it explodes into a wider financial crisis....

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nationalization is not an option for South Africa's troubled mining industry, the country's mining minister told an international audience Tuesday....