Dozens killed in stampede at Iranian commander’s funeral, burial postponed
Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on...
Iran summons Brazil’s charge d’affaires in Tehran after Soleimani comments
Iran has summoned Brazil’s Chargé d’Affaires in Tehran after the government in Brasilia expressed support for the United States in the “fight against the scourge...
Allow cross-border aid into Syria, U.N. pleads as millions “trapped”
More than 3 million Syrian civilians are trapped in a war zone in the northwest of the country and utterly dependant on cross-border aid, the...
One dead, buildings damaged as quakes strike Puerto Rico
A powerful earthquake followed by strong aftershocks stuck Puerto Rico early on Tuesday, killing at least one person, knocking out power and causing significant damage,...
Wall Street poised for small gains as Mideast concerns ebb
U.S. stock index futures signaled small gains for Wall Street at the open on Tuesday, as investors took comfort from the absence of fresh escalation...
Goldman Sachs shakes up business units ahead of quarterly results
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has overhauled its main business units ahead of its quarterly results next week, the Wall Street bank said on Tuesday, as...
Thirty killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge
At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources told Reuters...
The farm selling snails for cosmetics and food
A businesswoman in Tunisia is looking to snails for financial success, selling them for food but also extracting their slime for cosmetic products....
Apellis’ blood disorder drug outdoes Alexion’s Soliris in improving hemoglobin levels
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday its experimental drug for a blood disorder showed greater improvement in patients’ hemoglobin levels than Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc’s Soliris,...
Stocks rise, oil cools as anxiety over Mideast recedes
World shares steadied and oil pulled back from multi-month highs on Tuesday after dramatic post-new year moves, as investors judged that prospects of an all-out...
