Hopman Cup to return in 2021, says ITF president
The mixed-gender Hopman Cup team competition is set to return in 2021 after losing its traditional place on the tennis calendar next year, International Tennis...
Halliburton cuts 178 employees in Colorado: filing
Top U.S. hydraulic fracturing provider Halliburton this week said it would cut 178 employees in Colorado, according to a state filing....
Exclusive: U.S.-backed Syrian forces halt counter-Islamic State operations – sources
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters have halted operations against Islamic State in Syria as Turkey launches a military offensive in Syria’s northeast, two U.S. officials and a...
Ecuador national strike raises pressure on defiant Moreno
Indigenous-led protesters began a national strike in Ecuador on Wednesday after President Lenin Moreno refused to step down or overturn anti-austerity measures that have triggered...
Ukraine peace drive hits first bump, but Moscow says summit possible
Ukraine on Wednesday refused to pull back troops in its restive east, saying for the second time this week that continued shelling by pro-Russian separatists...
Poland’s ruling party keeps lead before Sunday vote: poll
A coalition headed by Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party has kept its lead over its rivals ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, a...
Ecuador oil output down by 232,000 bpd due to unrest: minister
Unrest in Ecuador has cost the OPEC member 232,000 barrels-per-day of production, Energy Minister Carlos Perez said on Wednesday....
Oil rises on signs of warming U.S.-China tensions, military action in Syria
Oil prices rose on Wednesday following media reports that China was open to a partial trade deal with the United States and after Turkey launched...
Turkish strikes kill two in northeast Syria: Kurdish-led SDF
The Kurdish-led force holding northeast Syria said on Wednesday that Turkish air strikes killed two civilians and injured two others near the Syrian border town...
Civilians flee Syrian border towns as Turkish warplanes, artillery kick off offensive
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, with warplanes...