Kuwait, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Iraq and Oman on Monday reported their first infections from the coronavirus, which has killed more than 2,600 globally, the vast majority in China.Kuwait reported three cases,

week-long "reduction in violence" between the Taliban, the United States and Afghan security forces took effect on Friday, raising hopes of a resolution to the 18-year-long war.The agreement struck during

The mother of a woman murdered in New Zealand has told her killer she thinks about "the terror and pain she must have experienced at your hand".A 28-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons,

Overly dry and hot winds in West Africa are damaging prospects for cocoa output for the second year in Ghana, the world's second-largest producer, sources told Reuters News Agency.Cocoa futures on

internationally recognised government has said it is suspending its participation in ceasefire negotiations hosted by the United Nations in Geneva, hours after an attack by renegade military

The United Nations has published a database of more than one hundred companies it says are doing business in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Though welcomed by Palestinian

Tesla has been ordered to temporarily halt preparations for a car factory in Germany after environmentalists won a court injunction on Sunday.The electric carmaker had been clearing forest land near the

One of President Donald Trump's nominees for the Federal Reserve came under sharp questioning Thursday from senators over her unorthodox economic views, including from two Republicans whose doubts about

Nestle has axed its range of chocolate that used a new low-sugar technique, less than two years after it was launched.The Swiss food giant said demand for its Milkybar Wowsomes had been "underwhelming".The

Bats are traditionally eaten by the Minahasan people from North Sulawesi in the form of a curry-like dish called Paniki. Whole bats are used in Paniki, including the head and wings."It (the coronavirus)

The virus outbreak that began in China and has spread to more than 20 countries is stretching already-strained public health systems in Asia and beyond, raising questions over whether everyone can get

BMW's China venture with Brilliance said on Feb. 5 the Chinese firm planned to restart production on Feb. 17. [nL8N2A55AY]*Daimler said on Feb. 3 it plans to resume passenger car production in Beijing

Seven Russian anarchists and anti-fascist activists have been handed lengthy jail terms on terror charges.A court in the city of Penza sentenced the men - said to be part of a group known as Set, meaning

In a major realignment, Sinn Fein support surged 50% to bring it into joint first place on 22% with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, the two center-right parties that have dominated Irish politics for a century,

The officer said nine civilians had been evacuated from the shopping mall and security forces were checking whether any remained there."The perpetrator is still in the basement and it doesn't look as though

More than 50,000 trees are to be planted in urban areas of England as 13 projects have been given the go ahead.The government's Urban Tree Challenge Fund will see each scheme receive a share from a £10m

Image copyrightDR LI WENLIANGImage captionDr Li had posted a picture of himself on social media from his hospital bedThe death of a Chinese doctor who tried to warn about the coronavirus outbreak has sparked

Twitter recently disclosed an "incident" in how the service handles phone numbers. The announcement declared that it had shut down "a large network of fake accounts" responsible for uploading lists of

<p>How big a deal is it? And what are they actually doing? Sung had some surprising answers.</p><p>"So I think the world kind of noticed on Oct. 24 when [Chinese President]

EBay Inc is going to sell its ticketing unit StubHub to ticket reseller Viagogo Ltd for $4.05 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday, nearly a year after the ecommerce major came under pressure