Argentina election: done deal or twist in the tail?
Argentines head to the polls on Sunday with the Peronist opposition strong favorites to take back the presidency from business-friendly reformer Mauricio Macri, who has...
Highlights: Draghi comments at ECB press conference
The European Central Bank kept its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged on Thursday, ending Mario Draghi’s eight-year tenure at the bank in exactly the same place...
ECB keeps money taps open as Draghi denied grand finale
The European Central Bank kept its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged on Thursday, ending Mario Draghi’s eight-year tenure at the bank in exactly the same place...
Stocks rise, euro bows for Draghi’s farewell
Europe’s traders were sending European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi off in style on Thursday, raising the region’s stocks to their highest in more than...
Ancient Roman home reopens in Herculaneum after 36-year wait
One of Italy’s most beautiful ancient Roman houses, which was buried under tonnes of ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, has reopened to...
Libyan schools shut as teachers on swollen payroll demand better wages
Strikes are keeping classrooms shut at the start of the school year in Libya as teachers seek better pay from a budget under strain from...
China’s Henan province to face several smog alerts in winter season: Xinhua
China’s central province Henan may issue several orange or even red-level of smog alerts, the highest in a four-tier pollution alarm system in the coming...
Raytheon profit beats estimates, raises 2019 forecast on higher weapons demand
U.S. weapons maker Raytheon Company reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday and raised its full-year earnings and sales outlook, helped by higher demand for space...
Thirty-nine victims found dead in truck near London were Chinese
The 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London are believed to be Chinese nationals, police said on Thursday, as they...
Behind closed doors, Spain exhumes Franco’s remains
Cries of “long live Franco!” accompanied the coffin of Francisco Franco on Thursday as Spain removed the remains of its former dictator from the state...