Romania parliament committee fails to endorse finance minister nominee
Romania’s parliament joint budget and finance committee failed to endorse the nomination of Florin Citu as finance minister post on Tuesday, though their vote is...
Polish Supreme Court rejects vote recount bid by ruling nationalists
Poland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected one of six requests for a vote recount by the ruling nationalists (PiS) following the Oct. 13 election in...
Hong Kong bars activist Joshua Wong from district poll
Hong Kong authorities disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Tuesday from standing in upcoming district elections, a move likely to sow discord among anti-government...
Brexit election nears as UK opposition backs early poll
Britain was heading toward a December election on Tuesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bet on breaking the Brexit deadlock with an early vote gained...
Death toll in southern Philippines earthquake rises to seven
The death toll from a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to seven, disaster and police officials said on Tuesday, as aftershocks continued...
Kenyan team aim to stop fatal snake bites
Kenyan mother Beth Mwende heard her sleeping three-year-old cry out, but did not worry further after the child quickly settled – until the next morning,...
Futures tick lower on mixed earnings reports
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors assessed a mixed batch of earnings reports, including from Google parent Alphabet and big drugmakers...
ConocoPhillips profit beats estimates on higher production
U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips’ quarterly profit shot ahead of analysts’ estimates on Tuesday, as higher shale production offset the impact from lower crude...
Argentina’s Grossi secures votes to head U.N. nuclear watchdog
Argentina’s Rafael Grossi has secured the backing of enough countries on the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board to become the head of the agency, succeeding Yukiya...
Factbox: Five facts about next U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi
Argentina’s candidate Rafael Grossi on Tuesday secured the necessary two-thirds in a vote by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors to become...