Kenedy's offensive social media posts about China sparked calls for his club Chelsea to be banned from the country and were a spectacular own goal in a lucrative market. Experts say that while the...
As President Donald Trump looks to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve, an unexpected frontrunner has emerged to lead the US central bank: current Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Trump, in an interview...
Sarah Sjostrom says there is more in the tank, with the women's 100m freestyle world-record again under threat after powering her way into Friday's final at the world championships. The 23-year-old...
Two women accused of the Cold War-style assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader in Malaysia are expected to plead not guilty to the murder in court Friday. Indonesian Siti Aisyah...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday called a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump "hurtful" -- but vowed to remain in his post. The president has launched a series of attacks...
The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the package to President Donald Trump, who must decide whether to accept the tough approach to Moscow or...
White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has launched a searing foul-mouthed attack on his most senior colleagues, describing one as a "paranoid schizophrenic." In an eye-watering...
US Republican efforts to reform health care hit the skids Thursday when three senators threatened to oppose a partial repeal of Obamacare unless House leaders pledged to negotiate further, leaving a...
A troubled genius working to save lives or a compulsive liar who defrauded investors? A US jury heard closing arguments Thursday in the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceutical...
US officials Thursday hailed the arrest and indictment of a Russian accused of laundering billions of dollars through a Bitcoin exchange he operated. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said cracking...
Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported profit shrank in the recently ended quarter despite surging sales as it poured money into growth. The US-based company said that net sales increased 25...
The UN Security Council on Thursday endorsed a plan agreed by Libya's rival leaders for a ceasefire, political talks and elections, in the latest attempt to put an end to six years of chaos in the...
The White House on Thursday abandoned a proposal to create a border adjustment tax which it had touted as a way of dealing with unfair competition from imports, but was strongly opposed by US...
Authorities in Ivory Coast have seized a record haul of three tonnes of pangolin scales worth an estimated $82,000, in what officials on Thursday called a "massacre". Eight men of various African...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the government in the Maldives to lift a blockade of parliament where troops have barred the opposition from taking their seats. Guterres...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday hailed a new law to fight domestic violence in Tunisia as a "landmark step" towards protecting women's rights but called for funding to fully implement it. The law,...
A group of former separatist rebels in Mali killed "dozens" of members of a pro-government armed group before a UN helicopter monitoring the fighting crashed in the country's north, sources told AFP...
Authorities in eastern Libya backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday ordered the closure of a Sudanese consulate and the expulsion of 12 diplomats, a pro-Haftar news agency announced....
US police are more likely to disproportionately shoot and kill black people in neighborhoods where white people harbor racial bias, a study published Thursday suggests. The research, published in the...
Closing arguments got underway Thursday in the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical executive label "The Most Hated Man in America." The...
