Iraqi Shi’ite groups deepen control in strategic Sunni areas
The only sign that Sunni-majority Mosul’s newest and busiest marketplace is in Shi’ite Muslim hands is a small plaque in the office of its leaseholder...
Protesters scuffle with Hong Kong police, government offices shut
Scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police in Hong Kong on Thursday as hundreds of people persevered with a protest against an extradition law with...
Hong Kong police arrest 11 during protests against extradition bill
Hong Kong authorities arrested 11 people during protests against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, police chief...
Iran supreme leader says he has no intention to make or use nuclear weapons
Iran has no intention of making or using nuclear weapons, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Thursday by Japanese Prime...
Chinese vice premier urges more support for economy amid trade war
Chinese regulators should step up support for the economy and keep ample liquidity in the financial system, Vice Premier Liu He said on Thursday, suggesting...
Slovakia to host EU’s new labor agency
The Slovak capital Bratislava on Thursday won the right to host a new European Union agency to oversee the labor market that is due to...
Nearly 1,000 Kazakhs detained over protests: authorities
Kazakh authorities said on Thursday they had detained nearly 1,000 people for taking part in protests over last weekend’s presidential election that was won by...
China, Hong Kong homebuyers play cross-border musical chairs in Bay Area
An ambitious plan to transform the industrial towns of China’s Pearl River Delta into a modern economic zone powered by new technology ventures has triggered...
Airbus delivers first A350 to Japan after landmark deal
Airbus delivered its first A350 aircraft to Japan Air Lines on Thursday, saying the specially tailored version would start operating on Japan’s busy domestic routes....
Oil surges after Gulf tanker attacks, stocks claw higher
Suspected attacks on two tankers off the coast of Iran saw oil markets erupt out of their recent slump on Thursday and kept traders gobbling...