Riot police and protesters standoff in Lebanon
Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads across southern Lebanese towns on Friday and in the capital Beirut as protests grip the Mediterranean country for the...
Thunberg faces counter-rally by workers in Canada’s oil heartland
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg’s planned march in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta will face a counter-rally by a convoy of oil and gas workers...
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, insisting that a planned “safe zone” will extend...
Trump says Turkey’s Erdogan wants Syria agreement to work
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had spoken with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan who told him there had been some “minor” sniper...
McCarthy defends Mulvaney’s quid pro quo walk-back
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday defended White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s walk-back of comments made related to President Donald Trump’s...
Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO, has died – CNN
Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO, has died CNN Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, dies at 62 CNBC Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd passes away Yahoo Finance Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd...
White House aide’s words on Ukraine upend impeachment strategy, rattle allies
A top White House aide’s suggestion that President Donald Trump sought a political favor from Ukraine in exchange for military aid has upended the administration’s...
Fate of Japan’s imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old
When Japan’s youngest prince, Hisahito, visited Bhutan in August on his first overseas trip just months after his uncle Naruhito became emperor, his trip was...
Sudan, rebel groups agree on roadmap for peace talks
Sudan and a major rebel group agreed on Friday to a roadmap that will allow suspended peace talks to resume, giving new impetus to efforts...
Brother of Honduran president found guilty in U.S. drug trial
Honduran politician Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandez was found guilty of U.S. drug trafficking charges on Friday after a two-week trial that featured dramatic accusations of...