Factbox: South Korea’s top court ruling on Samsung heir and ex-president
Samsung Group will discover the fate of its de facto leader on Thursday as South Korea’s Supreme Court rules whether to uphold the bribery conviction...
Huawei wants to build first fiber-optic cable between South America and Asia
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said on Wednesday it was “very actively” interested in building the first undersea fiber-optic cable between South America and Asia....
Turkey’s Erdogan says won’t allow delays in Syria deal with U.S.
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s deal with the United States regarding northeast Syria was a correct step toward setting up a “safe zone” there and...
Air strikes hit rebel-held northwest Syria, nine killed
Jets believed to be Syrian or Russian on Wednesday struck a main rebel-held city in northwest Syria, killing at least nine civilians, in stepped up...
At least seven people die in flash floods in southern Morocco
At least seven people were killed in flash floods in Morocco on Wednesday, following torrential rains in mountains in the south of the country near...
U.S. does not intend to intervene in currency markets for now, Mnuchin tells Bloomberg
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the United States does not intend to intervene in currency markets for now, Bloomberg News reported....
Icahn opposes new directors chosen by Occidental CEO
Activist investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday opposed the appointment of two new directors picked by Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub for Occidental Petroleum Corp’s board....
Greta to Trump: ‘Listen to the science’
During a news conference after sailing from England, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Wednesday in New York City that her message to U.S....
Keys sails through to U.S. Open third round
Madison Keys eased through to the U.S. Open third round, recovering from a slow start and an early loss of serve to beat China’s Zhu...
U.S. Senator Gillibrand quits Democratic presidential race
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ended her bid for the Democratic nomination for president on Wednesday after failing to gain traction in opinion polls or qualify...