Column: U.S. legislation will help retirement security, but bigger steps are needed
Federal policy on retirement security is one chaotic mess right now....
Beijing mega-airport to use Israeli runway protection system
Israel’s Xsight Systems said on Wednesday that its hazard detection technology will be installed on runways of a new mega-airport in China scheduled to open...
Czech owners of Skoda, Volkswagen cars qualify for $23 million compensation: report
A Prague district court has ruled that Czech owners of Skoda and Volkswagen cars qualify for 533 million crowns ($23.30 million) in compensation linked to...
More than 70 million displaced worldwide, says UNHCR – BBC News
More than 70 million displaced worldwide, says UNHCR BBC News Global forced displacement tops 70 million UNHCR Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN Bangkok...
U.S. Navy says mine fragments, magnet point to Iran in Gulf tanker attack
The United States Navy on Wednesday displayed limpet mine fragments and a magnet it said it had removed from one of two oil tankers attacked...
Chinese worker killed in clashes at Bangladesh power plant
Clashes erupted between Bangladeshi and Chinese construction workers at a Chinese-funded power station in southern Bangladesh on Wednesday in which a Chinese worker was killed,...
Cambodia targets 140 opposition figures to silence dissent: U.N.
Cambodian authorities have questioned, summoned or detained more than 140 members of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in an escalating suppression of dissent,...
North Macedonia firm plugs vintage minis into electric age
In the North Macedonian capital Skopje, a small light blue car, reminiscent of bygone Communist times, silently zips through the streets in the first major...
Harley-Davidson strikes deal to make smaller bikes in China
Harley-Davidson Inc will partner with China’s Qianjiang Motorcycle Co to produce a new smaller model bike, making good on promises to build more motorcycles outside...
Threats to human rights rising in Poland, ombudsman says
Poland’s crisis over the rule of law also poses a growing threat to human rights in the European Union’s biggest ex-communist member, the country’s ombudsman...