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September 20, 2017

UEFA president wants lawmakers to help make soccer fairer

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin challenged European lawmakers on Wednesday to help make the business of soccer fairer.

September 20, 2017

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 15 The Japan News on United Nations reform and the ...

September 20, 2017

EU hails entry into force of Canada trade pact

The European Union is celebrating the entry into force of a major trade agreement with Canada as a boost for multilateralism ...

September 20, 2017

Global stocks flat as investors await Fed meeting outcome

Global stock markets were little changed Wednesday as investors took to the sidelines ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's ...

September 20, 2017

Asian stocks flat as investors await Fed meeting results

Asian stock markets were little changed on Wednesday as investors took to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's ...

September 19, 2017

Markets Right Now: Banks, tech stocks lead indexes higher

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4 p.m. U.S. stocks posted slight gains on Wall Street, ...

September 19, 2017

EU lawmakers visit train linked to Hungary's prime minster

European Parliament members who oversee the EU's budget on Tuesday visited a three-station railroad that links three ...

September 19, 2017

In ceremonial budget speech, Dutch king sees strong economy

The Dutch economy is forecast to grow by a robust 3.3 percent this year and 2.5 percent in 2018, the Dutch king said Tuesday ...

September 19, 2017

Portuguese regulator rejects Altice's bid for media company

Portugal's telecom regulator has blocked an attempt by international operator Altice to buy control of local company Media ...

September 19, 2017

EU Chamber warns China: Open economy faster or risk backlash

A business group urged China on Tuesday to carry out promises to open its economy and warned that inaction might fuel a ...

September 19, 2017

Trump calls for UN reform, but with more restrained tones

President Donald Trump used his United Nations debut on Monday to prod the international organization to cut its bloated ...

September 18, 2017

UK PM, Trudeau say Canada-EU deal a 'basis' for new talks

Prime Ministers Theresa May of Britain and Justin Trudeau of Canada said Monday their countries are working toward a new ...

September 18, 2017

Global markets edge up ahead of Trump speech, Fed meeting

Global stock markets edged up on Monday as investors looked ahead to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and U.S. President Donald ...

September 16, 2017

The Latest: London attack highlights need to train US agents

The Latest on an incident at a subway station in London (all times local): 10 p.m. The president of Amtrak's police labor ...

September 16, 2017

The Latest: Trump tweets tough talk after London explosion

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the London subway incident (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Donald Trump's suggestion ...

September 16, 2017

Trump's tough talk on London bomb irks British leader

President Donald Trump's suggestion that London police could have done more to prevent Friday's homemade bomb explosion drew ...

September 15, 2017

UN expert defends use of donation before reporting on Russia

A U.N. human rights expert took the unusual step Friday of publicly defending his use of a $50,000 donation from Russia's ...

September 15, 2017

UK threat level raised to "critical" after subway bombing

A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car exploded in London on Friday, injuring 29 people and prompting authorities ...

September 15, 2017

North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight

North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon ...