The dramatic sell-off in China's main stock market has continued despite efforts by regulators to try to stem the losses.
The Shanghai Composite index plunged 8% on opening, taking the drop in share values to 30% since their June peak.
On...
A senior Iranian diplomat said on Wednesday Iran has presented "constructive solutions" to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Students news agency ISNA reported.
"Iran has presented constructive solutions to overcome the remaining differences. We will...
Malaysian police raided the office of troubled state investment fund 1MDB on Wednesday, following a report that claimed investigators looking into the firm found nearly $700 million had been transferred to Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank account.
Najib has denied...
South Sudan's rebel leader warned on Wednesday of renewed fighting, saying President Salva Kiir's new three-year mandate was illegal and the people had the right to "rise up and overthrow his regime" if he stayed on.
Riek Machar's statement was...
Rwanda's main opposition party opened a case in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to prevent constitutional change that would allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third term seven-year in office.
The debate about term limits and challenges...
Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software company, plans to announce a new round of layoffs as early as Wednesday as it tries to cut costs further, the New York Times reported.
The latest job cuts are in addition to the...
Brent oil bounced back from a three-month low to around $57 a barrel on Wednesday after an industry report showed a larger-than-forecast drop in U.S. crude stocks and Iran nuclear talks failed to produce a deal.
Oil had come under...
British bank Barclays has ousted Chief Executive Antony Jenkins after three years in the post, saying on Wednesday it had decided new blood would help accelerate strategic change and boost shareholder returns.
Shares in the bank were up 3.2 percent...
In Hollywood, there's no better magnet for stargazing than a movie premiere. So on a Sunday afternoon in late June, the summer sun couldn't keep thousands of fans from lining Hollywood Boulevard, hoping to spot a star. And they...
BEVERLY HILLS, July 07, (THEWILL) – The Governor Aminu Tambuwal Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) met on Tuesday evening with Speaker Dogara Yakubu and some members of the House of Representatives who insisted on fairness and...