The federal judge Refuses to Put Off Stone Sentencing
The federal judge in the Roger Stone trial is refusing to postpone sentencing while President Donald Trump says the conviction ...
NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik gets presidential pardon from Trump
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. ...
Syria's Aleppo Airport Resumes Flights Amid Nearby Offensive
ALEPPO, SYRIA - A Syrian commercial flight landed at Aleppo airport on Wednesday from Damascus, marking the resumption of domestic ...
Ukraine Bans Zelenskiy Film Over Inclusion Of Russian Co-Star
Ukraine's Cinema Agency has banned a 2012 film featuring the country's current president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, because the film includes a ...
European warships told to avoid rescuing people trying to flee Libya
It is a craven, indefensible choice. On Tuesday, European Union foreign ministers agreed to launch a mission in the Mediterranean ...
Europe's biggest bank to restructure in major reorganization
HONG KONG - HSBC, the largest of Hong Kong's three currency-issuing banks, said on Tuesday it plans to cut as ...
Stocks in Europe and Britain make solid gains, U.S. markets shut
LONDON, UK - Shares in the UK and Europe were on the rise on Monday, although markets were quiet with ...
Blessed by Brexit: More firms went Dutch in 2019 as UK left EU
Twice as many companies set up operations in the Netherlands in 2019 compared with a year earlier as the United ...
EU Must Press Vietnam to End Abuses, Rights Groups Say
The European Union must press Vietnam to end its ongoing crackdown on civil society and political dissent, human rights groups ...
Spain Looks to Adopt Digital Tax That Has Angered the US
LISBON, PORTUGAL - Spain's government approved Tuesday the introduction of new taxes on digital business and stock market transactions, following ...
International court overturns appeal, Yukos shareholders win billions
MOSCOW, Russia - An international appeals court in the Netherlands has ordered Russia to pay $50 billion in compensation to ...
Stocks in Asia on the rise, euro trades at 3-year low
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks were broadly higher in Asia Wednesday, although in mainland China indices remained flat.The Chinese government's approach ...
U.S.-India trade deal not expected during Trump visit next week
WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump has signalled that a "big trade" deal might not be on the agenda during ...
U.S. stocks largely weaker, greenback in demand
NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street was sharply weaker on Tuesday, joining a global meltdown in stocks. Only the ...
Europe's biggest bank to restructure in major reorganization
HONG KONG - HSBC, the largest of Hong Kong's three currency-issuing banks, said on Tuesday it plans to cut as ...
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NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik gets presidential pardon from Trump
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. ...
European warships told to avoid rescuing people trying to flee Libya
It is a craven, indefensible choice. On Tuesday, European Union foreign ministers agreed to launch a mission in the Mediterranean ...
Two Saudi babies abducted from hospital in 1990s returned to families
DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia - A baby boy kidnapped from hospital 3 hours after he was born more than twenty years ...
Syrian conflict "reaching horrifying new level"
DAMASCUS, Syria - Tensions in Syria have reached breaking point again. Syrian government attacks in Ilib province, Israeli attacks on ...
China: Covid-19 Not as Deadly as Other Coronaviruses
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - China has published new data on more than 44,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, which show the disease ...
Taliban confident of reaching deal with U.S. by end of month
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Taliban appeared confident Monday it will sign a peace agreement with the United States by the ...
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...