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September 26, 2016

Turkish markets hit by Moody's rating downgrade

Turkish financial markets took a battering Monday after ratings agency Moody's downgraded the country's credit grade to junk ...

September 26, 2016

Boris Johnson: Britain to continue support Turkey's EU bid

Britain will continue to support Turkey's bid to join the European Union even after Britain itself leaves the bloc, British ...

September 26, 2016

UK CEOs consider pulling up stakes because of Brexit

A survey of company CEOs in Britain suggests that a majority is considering moving some business away from the U.K.

September 26, 2016

Japan's leader vows to accelerate economic measures, TPP

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to accelerate his mix of policies to prop up Japan's economic recovery and ...

September 23, 2016

The Latest: Congo FM insists elections will take place

The latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Congo's foreign minister insists ...

September 23, 2016

Polish PM announces govt reshuffling, says change is needed

Poland's conservative prime minister said Friday she will make changes in her government next week because some ministers are ...

September 22, 2016

US claims win in dispute with EU over aerospace subsidies

The Obama administration on Thursday claimed a victory in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over whether ...

September 22, 2016

Afghanistan signs draft peace deal with prominent warlord

Afghanistan's government signed a draft peace deal on Thursday with a designated "global terrorist" after lengthy ...

September 21, 2016

Paris Climate Change agreement passes key threshold

Thirty-one countries formally joined the Paris climate change pact Wednesday, bringing the total number of countries ...

September 19, 2016

The Latest: 50 migrants rescued off western Greece

The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 9 p.m. Greek authorities say 50 refugees or other migrants have ...

September 19, 2016

Kenya: World court has no jurisdiction in Somalia dispute

Kenya says that the International Court of Justice has no jurisdiction in a case filed by Somalia covering a dispute over ...

September 18, 2016

World leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN

World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at ...

September 17, 2016

World Leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN

World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at ...

September 14, 2016

European Parliament: Polish policies are anti-democratic

The European Parliament slammed Polish government policies as anti-democratic for the second time this year Wednesday and ...

September 14, 2016

EU to extend investment plan until 2022 to boost growth

The European Union is extending its investment plan for a further three years in order to boost growth and employment.

September 11, 2016

Catalan separatists rally in Barcelona to support secession

Hundreds of thousands of separatist-minded Catalans rallied in Barcelona on Sunday to show their support for breaking away ...

September 10, 2016

Trade minister brands some British businesses fat and lazy

Britain's trade minister says U.K. businesses generally are too lazy to export goods around the world. In a speech to ...

September 09, 2016

MasterCard faces $18.6 billion UK lawsuit over fees

MasterCard is being sued for 14 billion pounds ($18.6 billion) on behalf of British consumers for allegedly charging ...

September 08, 2016

Dispute intensifies over Gabon presidential election

The dispute over Gabon's presidential election intensified Thursday as opposition candidate Jean Ping mounted a legal ...