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December 8, 2016

ECB under pressure to extend stimulus amid uncertainties

The European Central Bank is expected to extend its main stimulus program in an effort to secure economic growth and inflation in a region beset by political uncertainties.

December 8, 2016

Pirates preying on Venezuelan fishermen as industry unravels

The pirates had killed Flaco Marval's brother and two cousins, and word was they were coming for the rest of the family.

December 8, 2016

Rights group says US may be complicit in Yemen 'atrocities'

Human Rights Watch is calling for an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia over the war in Yemen, and says the United States might be complicit in "atrocities" there.

December 8, 2016

IS calls for attacks on US bases in uneasy island of Bahrain

The Islamic State group is calling for its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain, including those targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island.

December 8, 2016

Walmart to invest $1.3 billion in Mexico

Walmart's Mexico unit will invest $1.3 billion over the next three years, company officials announced Wednesday at an event with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

December 8, 2016

Looking behind the deal: Russia sells part of its oil giant

A surprise decision by Russia to sell a fifth of its state-controlled oil company to, among others, a Swiss company has raised questions about the impact of Western sanctions and who is behind the deal.

December 8, 2016

UAE police head to US after Ohio police killing of Emirati

A state-owned newspaper in the United Arab Emirates is reporting that Abu Dhabi investigators are heading to the U.S. after police in Ohio shot dead an Emirati.

December 8, 2016

France allows Holocaust museums to digitize WWII archives

France has signed an accord to allow Holocaust museums in Paris and in Washington, D.C., to digitize the vast French World War II archives — so that the museums can more easily display information on the Vichy regime to the public.

December 8, 2016

Germany hosts foreign ministers from 57-nation OSCE

Foreign ministers from the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are meeting in Germany, which says the group is needed more than ever to bolster dialogue between east and west.

December 8, 2016

NATO commander says 150 Turkish officers gone since coup

NATO's top military officer says that around 150 Turkish officers have been recalled or retired from the alliance's high command in response to the failed coup attempt in Turkey in July.