High-profile Chinese official confesses to graft
The former deputy head of China's top planning agency confessed in court on Wednesday to extensive bribery involving several companies including a Toyota Motor Corp. joint venture, the court said.
Sep 24, 2014 11:03 AM EDT
Israel says its troops kill Hamas men accused of slaying teens
Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday and the military said they were members of Hamas responsible for the killing of three Israeli youths in June, an attack that led to the Gaza war.
U.S. and Arab allies launch first strikes on fighters in Syria
The United States and its Arab allies bombed Syria for the first time on Tuesday, killing scores of Islamic State fighters and members of a separate al Qaeda-linked group, opening a new front against militants by joining Syria's three-year-old civil war.
German union calls strikes again at Amazon warehouses
Workers at German warehouses of online retailer Amazon.com took strike action again on Monday as labor union Verdi pressed its demands in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
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Kurds say they have halted Islamic State advance on Syrian town
Syrian Kurdish fighters have halted an advance by Islamic State fighters to the east of a predominantly Kurdish town near the border with Turkey, a spokesman for the main armed Kurdish group said.
Sep 22, 2014 11:36 AM EDT
Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State
Syrian Kurds battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State advance on Monday as Kurdish youths from neighboring Turkey rushed to their aid, heightening the pressure on Ankara to act against the Islamist insurgents.
Sep 22, 2014 11:04 AM EDT
Yamal, Russia's gas megaplan, becomes symbol of sanctions defiance
Dozens of Russian energy ventures are in jeopardy due to Western sanctions on technology and funding. Looming over them all, a giant project the Kremlin is bent on saving no matter what.
Sep 19, 2014 11:28 AM EDT
Kurdish leader urges world to protect Syrian town from Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighboring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have driven many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border to Turkey.
Sep 19, 2014 11:24 AM EDT
Special Report: Scotland stays in UK, but Britain faces change
When 3.6 million Scots voted on Thursday on whether to leave or stay within the United Kingdom, they were answering one simple question: Should Scotland be an independent country?
Sep 19, 2014 11:15 AM EDT
French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State
French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighboring Syria.
Sep 19, 2014 11:11 AM EDT
Ukraine PM tells army to be on full battle alert despite ceasefire
Ukraine's prime minister told the defense ministry on Wednesday to ensure that government forces were on full battle alert despite a 12-day ceasefire with Russian-backed separatists.
Sep 17, 2014 11:16 AM EDT
Xi sees factory China and back office India as global engine
The "world's factory" and the "world's back office" could together drive global economic growth, Chinese President Xi Jinping said as he began a rare visit to India on Wednesday, playing down mistrust that has long kept the Asian giants apart.
Sep 17, 2014 11:13 AM EDT
Shares in Russia's Sistema plunge with billionaire chairman under house arrest
Shares in sprawling Russian holding company Sistema plummeted over 30 percent on Wednesday after its billionaire chairman was placed under house arrest, wiping more than $2 billion in value off the company.
Sep 17, 2014 11:10 AM EDT
Scots' support for independence lags on eve of referendum
On the eve of Scotland's historic referendum, polls showed support for staying in the United Kingdom just ahead of backing for independence but tens of thousands of citizens were still agonizing over which way to vote on Thursday.
Sep 17, 2014 11:04 AM EDT
Brazil's Neves: An insider in an election about change
The handsome, accomplished grandson of one of Brazil's most beloved politicians, Aecio Neves has been preparing his whole life to be president, friends say.
Sep 16, 2014 11:14 AM EDT
Ahead of independence vote, Britain pledges state funding to Scotland
Britain promised to guarantee Scotland high levels of state funding, granting Scots greater control over healthcare spending in a last-ditch attempt to shore up support for the United Kingdom before Thursday's vote on independence.
Sep 16, 2014 11:05 AM EDT
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