Russia blames 'tragic chance events' for Syria plane downing
MOSCOW, Russia - After accusing Israel of indirectly causing the downing of a Russian military plane near Syria, the Russian ...
China responds to Trump's new tariffs with its own duties
BEIJING, China - Worries among businesses in the U.S. and China intensified further this week, after both the countries exchanged ...
Russia, Turkey enforce demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib
MOSCOW, Russia - Supporting the Syrian President Bashar al Assad in his fight against rebels, Russia, along with the Government ...
Kavanaugh accuser goes public, confirmation process at risk
WASHINGTON. U.S. - A week after allegations of sexual assault against the U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett ...
U.S. Ambassador Says Volkswagen Agrees To Pull Out Of Iran
The U.S. ambassador to Germany has told Bloomberg News that automaker Volkswagen has agreed to comply with U.S. sanctions and ...
Rights Group Accuses Mexican Military, Police of Unlawful Killings
MEXICO CITY - Mexican troops and police committed two extrajudicial killings while confronting presumed fuel thieves in the central state ...
Azerbaijan-Georgia border dispute a political, and literal, minefield
An hour's drive from Tbilisi lies a minefield, the largest remaining in Georgia. For more than 25 years, this part ...
Turkmenistan: Planes, grain and automobiles
After a long hiatus, Turkmenistan has rejoined the community of nations that buy grain from Kazakhstan. According to Astana-based state ...
Extreme Poverty Declining Worldwide
The world is making progress in its efforts to lift people out of extreme poverty, but the global aspiration of ...
Ukraine Set To Inform Russia of Termination Of Friendship Treaty
Ukraine says it will officially notify Russia on September 21 that it will not extend its treaty of friendship, cooperation, ...
Celebrity Chef in Hot Water for Hosting Venezuela's Maduro
A Turkish celebrity chef with restaurants all over the world is coming under attack after he posted videos on social ...
S. Sudan Sees Renewed Fighting After Peace Deal Signed
Just days after the signing of South Sudan's revitalized peace agreement, reports of fighting have surfaced in several parts of ...
UNESCO has Included Nesebar on its New Travel Site
New site of the United Nations Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization UNESCO for travels popularizes destinations, including the ancient town ...
Somalia Says Ready to Send Troops to S. Sudan for Security
NAIROBI, KENYA - The Somali government said this week that it was ready to send troops to help with security ...
Pussy Riot Links Member's Poisoning to African Murder Probe
MOSCOW - Russian punk group Pussy Riot on Wednesday linked the suspected poisoning of member Pyotr Verzilov with his attempt ...
North-South Korean Summit Deal Appears to Revive Nuclear Diplomacy
The leaders of North and South Korea reached a broad agreement Wednesday on denuclearization and missiles, winning plaudits from U.S. ...
Uyghur Woman Held in Airport in Turkey Now Free to Join Family
An ethnic Uyghur woman detained this week at an airport in Turkey and fearing deportation to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous ...
UN: Colombia's Coca Cultivation Hits Record in 2017
BOGOTA - Colombia's acreage of coca, the raw material for cocaine, expanded 17 percent to hit a new record last ...
North Korea's Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile site
North Korea's Kim Jong Un agreed to make a historic visit to Seoul soon and close a missile testing site ...
Widow of Poisoned Spy: UK Has Upped Response to Would-be Assassins
The widow of an ex-KGB agent who was poisoned by a radioactive isotope in 2006 says Britain's swift medical and ...
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To maintain strong growth, Ferrari to unveil 15 new models
ROME, Italy - The Italian supercar maker announced its plans to unveil 15 new models, in a bid to reassure ...
McDonald's staff go on strike over its harassment policy
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Protesting against the company's sexual harassment policy, staff at McDonald's restaurants in ten U.S. cities staged walkouts ...
Unexpected rise in U.K. inflation: ONS
LONDON, U.K. - While economists had expected a Consumer Prices Index rate of 2.4 percent, the Office for National Statistics ...
Jaguar Land Rover set to slash U.K. output
LONDON, U.K. - Days after the head of Jaguar Land Rover warned about the impact of Brexit and diesel policy ...
India's Ola on expansion drive, heads to New Zealand
BANGALORE, India - The SoftBank Group Corp.-backed Indian cab aggregator, Ola, which made its first international launch in Australia earlier ...
Coca-Cola tracks growth of cannabis drinks market
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Amid reports that the world's leading soft drinks group is in talks with a Canadian cannabis firm, the ...
Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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