Two killings symbolize reach of Kashmir conflict as death toll surges
More than 300 people died in the Kashmir region claimed by India and Pakistan in the first half of the year, according to previously unreported...
Allies play hard to get on U.S. proposal to protect oil shipping lanes
The United States is struggling to win its allies’ support for an initiative to heighten surveillance of vital Middle East oil shipping lanes because of...
Bayer welcomes judge’s call for new trial in $2 billion glyphosate case
Germany’s Bayer AG on Friday welcomed a conditional ruling by a U.S. judge calling for a retrial of the case of a couple awarded $2...
PepsiCo plans to acquire South Africa’s Pioneer Foods
U.S.-based beverage and snack maker PepsiCo is planning to acquire South Africa’s Pioneer Food Group for around $1.7 billion, the two companies said on Friday,...
Oil rises after U.S. Navy downs Iranian drone; set for weekly fall
Oil prices rose on Friday as tensions brewed again in the Middle East after a U.S. Navy ship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait...
South Africa’s Zuma due back at corruption inquiry after adjournment
Former South African president Jacob Zuma was due back at a public inquiry into state corruption on Friday, after his lawyers requested an adjournment because...
‘Fear’ and ‘favor’ chill newsroom at storied Japanese paper
(This January 25 story corrects to specify the three goals cited by Japan Times management for the style change in the December meeting and to...
Italy’s Di Maio calls for meeting with Salvini in peace offering
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio called for a meeting on Friday with government partner and co-deputy PM Matteo Salvini in a peace offering...
IEA does not expect ‘huge increase’ in crude prices: executive director
The International Energy Agency (IEA) doesn’t expect oil prices to rise significantly because demand is slowing and there is a glut in global crude markets,...
Australia ‘deeply disappointed’ by writer’s detention in China
Australia is “deeply disappointed” that Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been transferred to criminal detention in China, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a strongly-worded...