‘Delay means defeat’: Johnson commits to October Brexit deadline
Boris Johnson, favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, will commit on Wednesday to taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, warning...
Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson’s views on the EU
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, was the face of the official campaign to leave the European Union. But he has...
MLB roundup: Pence’s inside-the-park HR propels Rangers
Hunter Pence hit an inside-the-park home run, and the Texas Rangers defeated the host Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Tuesday night....
Berlin startup Adjust raises $227 million in bet on mobile ad growth
Adjust, a Berlin startup specializing in audience measurement and fraud prevention in mobile advertising, said on Wednesday it had raised $227 million to invest in...
Kim Jong Un’s sister to visit DMZ separating two Koreas, Seoul says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister will visit the demilitarized zone separating the North from the South on Wednesday to pay her condolences to...
Hong Kong protests send stocks lower, spark scramble for cash
Hong Kong’s financial markets came under pressure on Wednesday, with stocks falling and demand for cash surging, as protests against the territory’s controversial extradition shut...
Missing British hiker found dead in New Zealand: police
The body of a 49-year-old British hiker who went missing nearly two weeks ago on a mountain range in New Zealand was found on Wednesday,...
Asia shares turn wary, U.S. inflation next hurdle
Asian share markets were in a defensive crouch on Wednesday as the White House took a tough line on trade talks with China, while a...
Dassault Systemes to buy Medidata Solutions in $5.8 billion deal
French technology company Dassault Systemes has agreed to buy Medidata Solutions, a U.S. software company dealing in the sphere of clinical trials, in a record...
Iran scrambles to lift petrochemical sales as sanctions hammer oil
Iran has been racing to step up exports of petrochemicals and tap new markets to compensate for sliding oil sales, Iranian and international industry sources...