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Scattered Violations of South Syria Ceasefire

Frontlines across three provinces in southern Syria remained mostly quiet on Monday almost 24 hours into an...

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China Shipper Cosco To Buy HK Rival OOIL For $6.3bn

Chinese shipping giant Cosco is set to buy its Hong Kong rival OOIL for $6.3bn (£4.9bn). The deal would make Cosco the...

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Qualcomm Seeks Apple IPhone Sales Ban

Qualcomm, the world’s biggest producer of mobile phone chips, has appealed for the sale of some iPhones in the US to...

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Syria Sides Meet Again In Geneva, With Expectations Low

Syria's government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva with little...

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Turkey Marks Failed Coup That Changed Country

Turkey marks one year on July 15 since a coup attempt aiming to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that failed...

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Fresh Quake Rocks Philippine Island

A 5.9-magnitude quake Monday rocked a central Philippine island still reeling from a deadly tremor last week, though...

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Mosul Victory Marks Win For Pentagon Training Plan

The Iraqi military's hard-fought victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul marks a defining moment not just for...

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Forest Fires Rage In Sweltering California

Wildfires raged Sunday across much of California forcing hundreds to evacuate homes as the most populous US state...

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Schauffele Claims Greenbrier Classic For His First Win

Xander Schauffele fired a three-under 67 to win the Greenbrier Classic by one stroke and claim the first USPGA Tour...

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Kuwait Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted

Kuwait Airways said Sunday that a ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound flights had been lifted by...

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Top NBA Pick Fultz Recovering From Ankle Sprain

First overall draft pick Markelle Fultz is not expected to play any more summer league NBA games as he recovers from an...

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Europe Must Claim Tax Due From US Giants

France's finance minister urged his European counterparts Sunday to do more to chase down tax due from the European...

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US Vows To Press China To Enforce NKorea Sanctions

The United States will crank up pressure on China to ensure that it implements sanctions against North Korea over its...

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World Jihad’s Low-Profile Boss

Discreet in his youth and invisible as the world's most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose through the ranks quietly...

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Mosul Loss Huge, But Not Deadly, Blow To ‘caliphate’

Mosul was the largest city in the "caliphate" proclaimed by the Islamic State group and its loss is a huge blow to the...

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The Islamic State Group In Iraq, Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Sunday in the "liberated" city of Mosul, the Islamic State...

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We Won’t Cancel July 14 Entrance Exams – General Legal Council

The General Legal Council is bent on organizing the upcoming entrance exams for potential students to the Ghana Law...

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Trump Says Time To Work ‘constructively’ With Putin’s Russia

US President Donald Trump said Sunday it was time to work "constructively" with Russia, saying his counterpart Vladimir...

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Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks

A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...