The world's first chemical tanker ship fitted with massive rigid aluminium "sails" has left Rotterdam, its owner hoping to plot a route to bringing down...
Israel hit Gaza with new air strikes on Tuesday as world powers grappled with how to broker a ceasefire ahead of...
The UN Security Council will vote on a new draft resolution Tuesday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, despite threat of a third US...
Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki told the UN's top court Monday his people were suffering "colonialism and apartheid" under the Israelis, urging judges to order an
Lionel Messi denied his absence from a match in Hong Kong two weeks ago that angered China was a political snub, but...
Mainland China's shares fell on Tuesday as its central bank announced a record cut to a benchmark lending rate in a bid...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's comparison of Israel's military campaign in Gaza to the Holocaust has unleashed a diplomatic firestorm, with Brazil recalling its ambassador
US banking giant Capital One announced Monday it will acquire financial services company Discover in a $35.3 billion all-stock deal combining two of...
Australia on Tuesday outlined a decade-long plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defence spending by an additional US$7 billion, in the face...
An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza...