Russia says West risks ‘direct military clash’ over cyber attacks
Russia warned the West on Thursday that cyber attacks against its infrastructure risked leading to direct military confrontation, and that attempts to challenge Moscow...
Japan’s firms offer biggest pay hikes in 30 years
TOKYO — Japanese firms offered the biggest pay hikes in three decades at this year’s negotiations with workers, the country’s largest trade union group...
Thailand frees endangered turtles with trackers to boost conservation hopes
PHUKET, Thailand - Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping...
Armed men storm TV studio in Ecuador as violence escalates
GUAYAQUIL/QUITO — Ecuador faced a string of violent incidents on Tuesday, including the on-air invasion of a TV station by gunmen, as President Daniel...
Facebook says it removes accounts which targeted Vietnamese activists
Facebook has removed a network of accounts from its platform which it said targeted Vietnamese activists who were critical of the country’s government, an...
Tupperware cancels auction, agrees to lender takeover
NEW YORK - Bankrupt Tupperware Brands agreed on Tuesday to sell its business to a group of lenders for $23.5 million in cash and...
Why food prices will remain high in India
Food inflation in India, driven by supply-side factors like adverse weather affecting crops, has remained at around 8% year-on-year since November 2023 and is...
Tillerson in fresh bid to resolve Gulf crisis
RIYADH -- US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson is to launch a fresh bid Sunday to ease a crisis between Riyadh and Doha,...
Overlapping crises add urgency for IMF, World Bank resources, reforms
WASHINGTON — Global financial leaders are digging into a long to-do list after International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank member countries sent them...
‘I’m not a cat,’ says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap
When Judge Roy Ferguson opened up virtual proceedings of the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas on Zoom on Tuesday, he was not expecting...
Gaza children dizzy from hunger as war impedes food deliveries
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The children displaced to south Gaza were craving chicken, but all their mother had left to feed the family for...
Tanker ablaze, 32 missing after collision off China
BEIJING -- Thirty-two people, mostly Iranians, were missing Sunday after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship off the coast of east China,...