Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES) has reported a bigger-than-expected loss of 3.6 billion euros ($4.8 billion) for the first…
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional powers. The…
Ratings agency S & P declared Argentina in default after the government missed a deadline for paying interest on $13…
Liberia is closing down all schools across the country to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Some communities…
Russia will face further economic sanctions if it continues to support rebels in Ukraine, G7 leaders say. In a statement…
A Muslim woman has been killed by militant Islamists in Somalia for refusing to wear a veil, her relatives say.…
At least 17 Palestinians have been killed and 160 wounded in an Israeli strike that hit a fruit and vegetable…
A massive landslide buried a remote village in western India on July 30, killing at least 17 people, officials said.…
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has returned to the negotiating table in a last-ditch attempt to prevent Argentina defaulting on its…
Israel attacked a UN school housing refugees in Gaza despite repeated warnings that civilians were sheltering there, the UN has…