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IKEA flatpacks its way through downturn

ZAVENTEM, Belgium (AP) -- It takes Mikael Ohlsson five minutes - and the help of one other person - to assemble IKEA's Ektorp sofa....

After immigration crackdown, farmers mull planting

ATLANTA (AP) -- It's unclear whether farmers in Georgia and Alabama will face a shortage of workers due to tough new laws targeting illegal immigration, but some producers said they have begun changing their plans for planting and harvesting this year's crops....

Embattled Olympus to remain on Tokyo stock market

TOKYO (AP) -- Olympus Corp. will not be kicked off the Tokyo Stock Exchange, but the camera and medical device maker must pay a fine for covering up massive losses with false accounting, exchange officials said Friday....

US Internet piracy case brings New Zealand arrests

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- With 150 million registered users, about 50 million hits daily and endorsements from music superstars, Megaupload.com was among the world's biggest file-sharing sites. Big enough, according to a U.S. indictment, that it earned founder Kim Dotcom $42 million last year alone....

Obama to press Congress to revisit $1.2T in cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In its budget submission next month, the Obama administration will urge lawmakers to revisit the failed attempt by a congressional supercommittee to cut the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, the White House says....

Vodafone not liable for $4.4B India tax bill

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- British telecom giant Vodafone is not liable for up to $4.4 billion in back taxes and penalties, India's top court said Friday, in a ruling that removes significant uncertainty for foreign companies investing in the country....

Markets cautious as Greece meets creditors again

LONDON (AP) -- Financial markets were cautious Friday ahead of another round of debt-reduction talks between Greece and its private creditors that could determine whether Europe's debt crisis flares up again....

Debt inspectors in Athens as bond talks continue

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- International debt inspectors arrived in Athens on Friday to assess whether Greece is doing enough to get crucial bailout cash, while talks with private creditors continued on a bond swap deal needed to avoid default....

EU Internet czar comes out against SOPA

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union's Internet czar has added her voice to resistance of the Stop Online Piracy Act, in an unusually open comment on U.S. legislation....

Agency: Iran shuts down shops selling Barbie dolls

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Police have closed down dozens of toy shop for selling Barbie dolls, part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Friday....