Economy Dec 30 Stocks open lower to start holiday week Global shares were mixed Monday as Chinese benchmarks surged on expectations of lower financing costs following a policy decision by the country's central bank.
Nation Dec 29 Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at church Congregants returned fire and fatally shot a gunman who killed two people in a church near Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, police said.
World Dec 28 Death toll in Chile protests since October rises to 27 Chile’s human rights watchdog is calling for an investigation into the electrocution death of a man during anti-government protests. The death raised the number of those killed during protests that started in October to at least 27.
Nation Dec 28 US astronaut Christina Koch sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission.
World Dec 28 Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan The march coincided with the 59th consecutive Saturday of marches by the yellow vest movement that seeks social and economic justice.
World Dec 27 Russia will appeal 4-year Olympic ban Next year's Olympics in Tokyo will be the third consecutive edition of the games preceded by a legal battle over Russian doping issues.
Nation Dec 27 Court upholds Obama's creation of national monument in Atlantic Fishing groups had sued over the creation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a 5,000-square-mile area that contains fragile deep sea corals and vulnerable species of marine life.
World Dec 27 Syrian opposition calls on the world to aid rebel-held Idlib Opposition leader Nasr Hariri told reporters in Istanbul that the international community "should turn on the red lights because there is a humanitarian catastrophe inside Syria."…
World Dec 26 Trump warns against 'carnage' in Syrian rebel stronghold In a tweet Thursday, President Donald Trump wrote: “Russia, Syria, and Iran are killing, or on their way to killing, thousands of innocent civilians in Idlib Province. Don’t do it! Turkey is working hard to stop this carnage."…
World Dec 25 Erdogan in Tunisia for surprise visit to discuss Libya Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Wednesday he and President Kais Saied discussed steps for a ceasefire in Libya and a return to political dialogue.