The Concurs de Castells is a biennial event held in Tarragona, north-east Spain, that sees teams of up to 500 people form impressive towers, known as castells, that are up to 10 tiers high.

PepsiCo Inc and Coca-Cola Co are in talks to invest in Chobani LLC, in a deal that the Greek yogurt maker hopes could value it at as much $3 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Chobani is exploring selling a minority stake, including warrants owned by private equity firm TPG Capital […]

Chobani is exploring selling a minority stake, including warrants owned by private equity firm TPG Capital LP that account for between 10 percent and 20 percent of the yogurt maker’s equity depending on its financial performance, the people said. Chobani is looking for a strategic investor to help expand its supply chain, distribution, manufacturing base […]

Amazon is in a race against Google Inc. for storing data on human DNA, seeking both financial rewards and bragging rights to new discoveries in medicine. △ Hide Transcript. ▷ View Transcript. Press CTRL+C (Windows), CMD+C (Mac), or long-press the …

Susan O’ Brien, from Johnsonville in northern Wellington, New Zealand, was competing in the XTERRA Wellington Trail Running Series at the Rimutaka Forest Park at about 9am on Sunday.

TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overcame a strong challenge in Israel's parliamentary elections Tuesday to finish in a virtual tie with his main opponent, Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog, according to exit poll results reported by Israel …

President Obama blew up a tax deal between the majority leader and the House GOP.

Fidelity Investments is competing to lead Uber Technologies Inc.’s new financing in a round that could value the ride-sharing service at about $17 billion, according to people familiar with the situation. Uber’s new financing, if completed at a $17 billion valuation, would mean the company is more valuable than public technology companies including car-rental service […]

Maria Rimmer-Turbakova, 21, left her birthplace in Yekaterinburg, and moved to Huddersfield, West Yorkhire, at the age of 11.

According to Gary Lawless of the Winnipeg Free Press on Wednesday, Canadian speed skating star Cindy Klassen of Winnipeg will not be competing at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Klassen apparently is not training presently after…