Kuwait’s emir has no intention of dissolving parliament: KUNA
The Emir of Kuwait has no intention of dissolving parliament, the parliament speaker said, in a report carried by state news agency KUNA....
Islamic Jihad, Israel halt hostilities in Gaza, 34 Palestinians dead
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and Israel halted hostilities across the Gaza Strip border on Thursday following Egyptian- and U.N.-mediated efforts to end the worst...
EU executive faces risk of new delay as Britain will not name commissioner
Britain will not name a candidate for the European Commission at least until a new government is formed after elections on Dec. 12, a British...
Croatia to hold presidential vote on December 22: PM Plenkovic
Croatia will hold its presidential election on Dec. 22, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday....
Four killed, 52 wounded in Baghdad protests: police, medics
Iraqi security forces killed at least four people on Thursday and wounded more than 50 as they tried to push protesters further back to their...
Hong Kong students arm themselves for showdown amid talk of curfew
Pro-democracy protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing schools to close and blocking highways as students built barricades and...
China paper says Hong Kong curfew tweet withdrawn due to insufficient information
An influential state-backed Chinese newspaper on Thursday withdrew a tweet saying the Hong Kong government was expected to announce a weekend curfew, after its editor...
Stocks dip as China slowdown deepens, German economy weak
World stocks nudged down on Thursday as Chinese economic data slowed in October and Germany only narrowly avoided a recession in the third quarter, adding...
Boeing drops automation system used to build 777 jets
Boeing Co has abandoned a key automation system used to make fuselage sections for its 777 jetliners amid reports of reliability issues, and will instead...
Exclusive: U.S. manufacturing group hacked by China as trade talks intensified – sources
As trade talks between Washington and Beijing intensified earlier this year, suspected Chinese hackers broke into an industry group for U.S. manufacturers that has helped...
