Police shoot teen protester as Hong Kong violence escalates
Hong Kong police shot a teenage protester on Tuesday, the first to be hit by live ammunition in almost four months of unrest in the...
Wall Street tumbles as September factory activity hits 10-year low
Wall Street’s main indexes shed as much as 1% on Tuesday after data showed U.S. factory activity shrank in September to its weakest in more...
European Ryder Cup captain Harrington favors neutral course setups
European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington said on Tuesday he would prefer neutral course setups for the biennial event to reduce the home team’s advantage....
Robert Mueller, who oversaw Trump-Russia probe, returns to private practice
Robert Mueller, the former special counsel who oversaw a two-year probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election to help Donald Trump become president,...
U.S. September auto sales fall as shift in Labor Day holiday hurts
Automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor , on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in September U.S. sales, hurt by the early timing of...
Oil prices sink as weak U.S. economic data dims demand outlook
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, pressured as weak U.S. economic data dimmed crude’s demand outlook, while reports of an output decline from the world’s largest...
Ethiopia dam official blames construction delays on METEC
Construction of a $4-billion dam in Ethiopia has been delayed five years as engineers replace shoddy work by a conglomerate pulled off the job last...
Paraglider makes emergency crash landing into the sea
A first-time paragliding Danish tourist and her pilot make an emergency landing into the sea after the rope of the main parachute snaps in mid-air....
Credit Suisse clears its CEO in spying scandal that rocked Swiss banking
Credit Suisse cleared its CEO on Tuesday of snooping on a star wealth manager in an episode that saw suicide, scandal and espionage invade the...
Teenager shot in chaotic Hong Kong violence
A teenage protester was shot in the chest by a police officer, as Hong Kong marked China’s National Day with chaotic violence....