Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls for government resignation, snap election with international monitors: statement
Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls on Friday for the government to resign and a snap election to be held monitored by international experts, a...
Haitian protesters clash with police in new push for president’s ouster
Haitians armed with rocks, bottles and Molotov cocktails clashed with police on Friday as they called on President Jovenel Moise, blamed for a deep economic...
Gymnastics: Governing body defends Biles dismount grading, U.S. unhappy
The grading given to American Simone Biles’ new balance beam dismount has drawn criticism from USA Gymnastics but the sport’s governing body said protecting athletes...
‘Never give up,’ Swedish teen tells Iowa climate activists after U.N. summit ‘failure’
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday urged her supporters to “never give up” in demanding urgent steps to fight climate change after world leaders...
Morocco coalition party quits ahead of reshuffle
A member of Morocco’s governing coalition said on Friday it would join the opposition ahead of a reshuffle requested by King Mohammed VI, citing disagreements...
Paypal withdraws from Facebook’s Libra Association
U.S. payments processor PayPal Holdings announced Friday it was withdrawing from the Libra Association, a Facebook-led effort to build a global digital currency....
U.S. Treasury facing probe over how it handled Congress request for Trump taxes
The U.S. Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating how the agency handled a congressional request for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, it said on Friday....
Oil settles up as U.S. unemployment rate drops, but crude ends week down 5%
Oil prices rose about 1% on Friday as an increase in U.S. jobs eased some financial market concerns that a slowing global economy could dent...
Wall St. rallies in wake of payrolls report
Wall Street surged on Friday after moderate jobs growth in September offered relief from a spate of dismal economic data this week that has rankled...
Live updates: House committees ask Pence to turn over Ukraine information for impeachment probe – The Washington Post
Live updates: House committees ask Pence to turn over Ukraine information for impeachment probe The Washington Post Ukraine top prosecutor says Biden-linked Burisma case will be...