A Brazilian judge approved an offer by a Varig employee group to buy the debt-ridden carrier, which was once Latin America's largest airline.
The European Union approved an offer by E.On, the largest utility in Germany, to buy Endesa of Spain for 29.1 billion euros ($36 billion), adding its support in E.On's fight against a lower bid backed by the Spanish government.
MOSCOW — BP's board has approved an offer from the Russian state oil company, Rosneft, to buy most of BP's business in Russia for cash and shares in Rosneft, further consolidating Russia's control of its oil industry, an executive with knowledge of the decision said.
Mr. Kaira said the cabinet had approved an Iranian offer to partly finance the 490-mile-long Pakistan segment of a planned gas pipeline between the two countries.
The British ports and ferries company delayed a meeting, scheduled for January 20th, that was to approve an earlier offer from Dubai's DP World for £3.3 billion.
After failing in its plan to take over sister company Volkswagen, the company's board is days away from deciding whether to approve an unconfirmed offer from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund for a 10% to 25% stake.
In 2000, Abdullah convinced the Arab League to approve an unprecedented offer that all Arab states would agree to peace with Israel if it withdrew from lands it captured in 1967.
The committee also approved an amendment offered by Representative Saxby Chambliss, Republican of Georgia, that would severely limit the Air Force's ability to cut the B-1 bomber force.
After lengthy debate, the committee approved an amendment offered by Representative Tom Allen, Democrat of Maine, that would allow the Pentagon to begin dismantling the missiles.
The House approved an amendment offered by Representative Tom Lantos, Democrat of California, that calls on the president to devise "a strategy for meeting the immediate and long-term security needs of Afghanistan".
