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North Charleston - A North Charleston man is now facing federal charges over an $0.89 drink refill. Christopher Lewis says he was not aware that refills at the VA Medical Center in North Charleston were not free.

Jerusalem - Israel granted final approval Wednesday for plans to build another 186 new homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, a city councillor told AFP, drawing an angry reaction from the Palestinians.

Frankfurt - German construction group Hochtief said on Thursday it will increase the price it is offering to raise its stake in Australia's biggest building company Leighton.The increased bid represented a total purchase price of 1.205 billion Australian dollars o...

Addis Ababa - Above Addis Ababa's concrete skyline, cranes tower high amid blasts from nearby drills and diggers.

Frankfurt - German construction group Hochtief said Monday it plans to tighten its grip on Australia's biggest building company by raising its stake to 74 percent.

Kerch - A ferry is the only way to cross the small strip of sea that separates Ukraine's Kerch peninsula in the far east of restive Crimea from Russia.

Washington - Home building pushed US construction spending higher in January despite bad winter weather, government data released Monday showed.January construction spending rose 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department said.

Panama City - A row over $1.6 billion in cost overruns on construction to widen the Panama Canal has been resolved, the parties said Friday, ensuring completion of the massive project.The Panama Canal Authority and the consortium "Grupo Unidos por el Canal" (GUPC) a...

Paris - Construction and telecom group Bouygues reported on Wednesday a big loss for 2013 after a writedown for shares in Alstom, but its mobile-phone division switched back into profit.The net loss was 757 million euros ($1.04 billion), but investors focused ...