Migrant protesters occupy U.S.-Mexico border bridge, close crossing
U.S. asylum seekers camped out in a dangerous Mexican border town occupied a bridge to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, leading to the closure of the...
Iraq appoints two new ministers after PM promises sweeping reform
Iraq appointed new education and health ministers on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi promised to reshuffle his government and enact reforms...
ITF chief Haggerty excited as new Davis Cup looms
In the past year International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty has been booed by fans at the Davis Cup final and lambasted over structural changes...
Wall Street rises on hopes of U.S.-China trade deal
U.S. stocks rose in early afternoon trading on Thursday on hopes that top-level U.S.-China trade talks would yield at least a partial deal, while a...
Boeing partners with Porsche on electric flying car
U.S. planemaker Boeing Co said on Thursday it was working with Volkswagen’s sports car brand, Porsche, to develop a concept electric flying vehicle capable of...
Nets-Lakers game in China sidesteps Hong Kong in NBA preseason marked by tension
A broadcast of a National Basketball Association (NBA) preseason game in Shanghai on Thursday avoided mention of Hong Kong in an event preceded by intense...
I don’t want to interfere in U.S. elections: Ukraine’s president
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that he had no desire to interfere in the U.S. election. Ciara Lee reports...
British inventor James Dyson cancels electric car project
James Dyson, the British inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, on Thursday canceled his ambitious project to build an electric car, the centerpiece of a...
LSE Group considers overhaul of MTS business in Italy: sources
London Stock Exchange is mulling an overhaul of its Italian business MTS ahead of a potential merger with data provider Refinitiv, two Italian sources with...
Pakistan arrests four aides of alleged mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks
Pakistani authorities on Thursday arrested four aides of Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of...