Environmental anger over early start to ski season
Environmentalists have reacted angrily after an Austrian ski resort opened early with snow it kept from last winter. Joe Davies reports....
Russian agent Butina freed from U.S. prison, set to be deported
Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina was released from a Florida prison on Friday after serving most of her 18-month sentence for conspiring to influence U.S....
Dutch arrest alleged commander of Syrian Islamist group
Dutch police this week arrested a 29-year-old Syrian alleged former commander of the Ahrar al-Sham Islamist insurgent group on suspicion of having committed war crimes,...
Bolivians block roads in protest as Morales election win splits nation
Bolivians blocked streets in La Paz on Friday demanding an audit of a controversial election count that handed President Evo Morales a outright win and...
Hillary Clinton eulogizes Elijah Cummings
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday praised the late Elijah Cummings, a leading force in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, as...
Actress Felicity Huffman released early from U.S. college scandal sentence
Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent in the U.S. college admissions cheating scandal to go to prison, was released from a California facility on Friday,...
U.S., China ‘close to finalizing’ parts of Phase 1 trade pact: USTR
U.S. and Chinese trade officials are “close to finalizing” some parts of an agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office...
Oil prices steady, heads for strong weekly gain
Oil prices were steady on Friday but were on track for the strongest weekly gains in more than a month as support from falling U.S....
U.S. court rejects challenge to EPA review of Obama vehicle rules
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge by California and 16 other states to the Trump administration’s decision to revise strict U.S. vehicle...
Lebanon’s reforms could hit confidence in ability to service debt, says Moody’s
(This October 24 story corrects first paragraph to show Moody’s referring to debt monetization plan)...