Oil slump has uneven impact on global prices at the pump
A dramatic drop in oil prices is translating into a mixed bag for motorists across the globe - from hefty savings at the pump...
Yemen government and Houthis agree on prisoner swap
Yemen's warring parties agreed on Wednesday to exchange hundreds of prisoners in a move aimed at supporting U.N.-sponsored peace talks which resumed for a...
Samsung flags 15% rise in Q4 operating profit
Samsung Electronics on Friday flagged a 15 percent increase in 2015 Q4 operating profit, rounding off a year in which the world's largest smartphone...
Lira slumps after Turkey’s Erdogan says interest rates ‘evil’
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday declared that interest rates were the "mother and father of all evil", a controversial comment that prompted a...
Syria’s skies crowded with multiple air forces
The skies over Syria are increasingly crowded — and increasingly dangerous. The air forces of multiple countries are on the attack, often at cross...
Qatari state fund buys stake in NY's Empire State Building
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has made an iconic purchase in America — a stake in the company that owns New York's Empire State Building.
The...
China says Muslim practices to be protected during Ramadan
Officials from China's traditionally Muslim region of Xinjiang say they will not interfere with fasting and other standard religious activities during the Islamic holy...
Yemen's Houthis, Saleh's party accept U.N. peace terms, eye talks
Yemen's Houthi group and the party of the former president have accepted a peace plan brokered by the United Nations in talks in Oman,...
Russia FM: Syria peace talks expected to start 'in next few days'
Syria peace talks are expected to begin within a few days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday, adding that Moscow was ready to...
UN-backed Libya government told to leave after Tripoli arrival
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government arrived Wednesday in Tripoli, but international hopes of a peaceful power handover were dealt a swift blow...
