Oil prices rise, with Brent crude up 0.2% at $73.00 a barrel and WTI up 0.3% at $69.81 a barrel. Oil's gains reflect market optimism around a recovery in demand for crude from China, with government ...

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A former CEO of Japanese optical equipment firm Olympus was found guilty on Friday of a drug charge, with a Tokyo court handing down a suspended jail sentence.

China on Friday warned the United States it did "not tolerate interference" after the US State Department called Hong Kong's announcement of bounties on six democracy campaigners based overseas "a ...

South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, finding he "actively participated in the insurrection" after his predecessor declared martial law earlier this month.

Eddie Howe hopes his current Newcastle team have "moved on" from the one which finished fourth in the Premier League two seasons ago.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early ...

The head of Russia's civil aviation agency on Friday said Ukrainian drones were attacking the city of Grozny as an Azerbaijani Airlines plane which eventually crashed in Kazakhstan was trying to land.

Bitcoin price rises and looks to end the year up about 100%, fueled by hopes that Trump will boost the crypto further.

Croatians will vote for a new president on Sunday, with many analysts saying incumbent left-wing populist Zoran Milanovic is a clear frontrunner.

Croatians vote on Sunday for a new president -- a largely ceremonial post -- with the incumbent left-wing populist Zoran Milanovic leading in the polls ahead of the contest.

Croatians will vote Sunday in the Balkan country's presidential election, with opinion polls widely predicting the outspoken ...