Israel's govt marks one year but future uncertain
From Saddam to IS: Iraq still exhuming mass graves
Old tricks, new crises: how US misinformation spreads
Ex-janitor accused of serial rapes goes on trial in France
The European Central Bank's 'whatever it takes' commitment to bind the euro zone is wearing thin as it tries to 'normalise' monetary policy and give inflation hawks more say in how it goes about it.
India's surprise decision to ban wheat exports has raised concerns about potential curbs on rice exports as well, prompting rice traders to step up purchases and place atypical orders for longer-dated deliveries.
Hungary's price caps on fuel, some basic foods and energy could stay in place for a longer period if the war in Ukraine is entrenched, sustaining high inflationary pressures, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
Pakistan's government is set to present a budget for financial year 2022-23 on Friday aimed at tight fiscal consolidation in a bid to convince the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release much-needed bailout payments for the cash-strapped country.
U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Americas are set to pitch a plan designed to stem illegal migration and manage record migrant numbers as a regional summit roiled by diplomatic squabbling draws to a close on Friday.
Turkey's lira has lost nearly a quarter of its value this year as soaring inflation and the central bank's reluctance to raise interest rates stoke fears of another currency crisis.
A shift by Thailand's central bank to a more hawkish footing this week stunned markets and appeared to finally end policymakers' tolerance for mounting price pressures, but a range of risks are likely to keep any tightening gradual.
A 45-year-old Chinese man has sought a divorce from his wife of 16 years.
Thailand has become the first country in Asia that has decriminalised cannabis and allowed its cultivation and possession.
In a heart-wrenching video from the Indian state of Bihar, an elderly couple could be seen begging for money.
Argentina's benchmark interest rate is likely to be hiked another 200 basis points next week, analysts polled by Reuters estimated, as the central bank seeks to counter soaring and painful inflation that could top 70% this year.
Isolated Russia celebrates tsar who opened 'window to Europe'
Medvedev: Russia's reforming president turned arch-hawk
The world's biggest insurers are expanding in Africa, looking to tap growth promised by a rising population and middle class, but climate change could complicate their quest for profits.
The Spanish government will "firmly defend" its national interests in the wake of Algeria's decision to suspend a 20-year-old treaty of friendship and cooperation and ban all non-gas trade with Spain, the foreign minister said on Thursday.
A decision by Cambodia to expand its biggest naval base and allow the Chinese military exclusive use of a portion of it shows an extraordinary lack of transparency, a senior U.S.
Biden eyes climate progress as Brazil leader joins Americas summit
Shanghai and Beijing went back on fresh COVID-19 alert on Thursday after parts of China's largest economic hub imposed new lockdown restriction and the city announced a round of mass testing for millions of residents.
Terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has threatened suicide bombings all over India to avenge purported remarks made against Prophet.
A 36-year-old Florida man has been convicted of abusing his stepson almost a year after a waitress managed to save the boy from his father.
Alan Hall, who spent 19 years in jail for a murder that he did not commit has finally been set free.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have never seen eye-to-eye, but they have agreed to an awkward, hastily arranged meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday for their own different motives.
'Every day something burns': Despair on Ukraine's battered frontline
A power sector union in Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it will go on an indefinite strike from midnight in protest against new government legislation, potentially leading to power blackouts in a country already grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades.
Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is holding a strong lead against incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for the October election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.
China's drone carrier hints at 'swarm' ambitions for Pacific
