It was time to remake 'Roots', says LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton was initially skeptical of remaking "Roots," the groundbreaking miniseries that launched his career in 1977.
But Burton, who played a young Kunta Kinte,...
Oil prices slide as Britain votes to leave EU
World oil prices plunged Friday, mirroring sentiment on stock markets, as the dollar strengthened in reaction to Britain voting to bolt from the European...
US swimmers quit Brazil after fake mugging story
US Olympic authorities apologized to Brazil on Thursday as two US swimmers were allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being...
Tillerson’s Middle East aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
(AP) — As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he'll hope to achieve something that has eluded top...
Nigeria's President Buhari to talk oil in Saudi and Qatar
President Muhammadu Buhari is to visit the Gulf for a week-long tour, with a focus on ending the global slump in oil prices that...
Egypt receives first of two French Mistral warships
Egypt on Thursday received the first of two French Mistral helicopter carriers and said the second would arrive in September as part a deal...
Oil rebounds above $40, with eyes on Doha
The oil market rebounded sharply this week, with Brent back above $40 per barrel, as hopes grew of an output freeze at the looming...
ISIS prime suspect after suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport
Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements on Wednesday after three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves...
Air strikes kill 11, including children, in Syria's Idlib
At least 11 civilians, including three children, were killed in air strikes on a rebel-held town in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Wednesday, a...
U.N. to restart Syria peace talks on March 9
The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since...
