BEIJING – China will launch an unmanned spacecraft early next month that will attempt to dock with an experimental module, the latest step in what will be a decade-long effort to place a manned permanent space station in orbit. In space, the Shenzhou...

MILAN – Eni SpA, Italy's largest natural gas and oil company, on Thursday reported third-quarter net profit rose 3 percent as production setbacks in Libya offset higher prices. Net profit for the quarter that ended Sept. 30 was euro1.77 billion ($2.47...