Clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and militias in the country's north-west are placing fleeing Sudanese refugees at "grave risk", Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday.

UK anti-terrorism police on Thursday said they were investigating how a parcel burst into flames at a depot earlier this year, after a similar case in Germany blamed on Russia.

Gold futures were rising 0.2% to $2,697.00 a troy ounce, just shy of their all-time record of $2,708.70 an ounce set in late September. Gold bulls are gaining strength, in a surge that reflects ...

Nestle lowered its outlook again for 2024 and reshuffled its executive team on Thursday as the global food giant reported falling sales for the first nine months of the year.

Israel bombed a Syrian coastal city on Thursday and the United States conducted multiple strikes on targets in Yemen nearly a month into Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

A South Korean court acquitted the former Seoul police chief and two officers Thursday of professional negligence over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush that killed more than 150 people, an official ...

India slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday as "cavalier" over his handling of the disastrous diplomatic fallout following the 2023 killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada.

China has jailed 15 people for their roles in a building collapse that killed dozens and sparked a public scandal over construction standards, state media said Thursday.

Oil prices were edging lower in early trading as markets monitor developments in the Middle East and await further details on China's stimulus plans. Brent crude and WTI were both down 0.3% at $74.03 ...

China test-fired two missiles during a day of military drills around Taiwan, a Taiwanese security official said, adding they were directed inland and not at the self-ruled island.

A judge in Hong Kong jailed six policemen on Thursday for harassing homeless people, following a rare criminal conviction of law enforcement in the Chinese financial hub.

Some asset-management companies have star portfolio managers. Wasatch Global Investors takes the opposite approach, says JB ...