Bikers dance as parties return to battle-weary Baghdad
An electronic dance concert in Baghdad was a far cry from the usual images broadcast from the city of violence and mayhem, a sign of...
Sri Lanka names war veteran as army chief, U.S. critical of decision
Sri Lanka’s President on Monday named war veteran Shavendra Silva as its army chief, drawing sharp criticism from the United States over the appointment of...
Turkey ousts three Kurdish mayors for suspected militant links, launches security operation
Turkey on Monday replaced Kurdish mayors with state officials in three cities and detained more than 400 people for suspected militant links, the Interior Ministry...
Equinor, Gazprom lose European gas market share as LNG surges
Europe’s two biggest suppliers of pipeline gas, Norway’s Equinor and Russia’s Gazprom, have lost market share for the first time in at least four years...
U.S. recorded 21 new cases of measles last week
The United States recorded 21 new measles cases last week, a 1.8% increase, taking the total cases for the year to 1,203 in the worst...
Trump dismisses recession fears
U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying they saw little risk of recession despite...
U.S. grants Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday the U.S. government will extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese firm to...
Wall St. opens higher on stimulus hopes
Wall Street opened higher on Monday, after China’s plans of an interest rate reform reinforced hopes that major economies would act to counter the impact...
UK’s Johnson tells Germany and France: do a Brexit deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on France and Germany on Monday to change their position on Brexit and negotiate a new exit deal for Britain,...
Disney streaming service to launch in Canada, Netherlands in November
Walt Disney Co said on Monday it will launch its Disney+ video streaming service in Canada and the Netherlands on Nov. 12, the same date...