BERLIN (AP)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken with President Donald Trump about the situation in Syria and Russia's newly announced weapons systems. Merkel's office said Friday they spoke late Thursday, agreeing on the need for Syrian government forces and their Russian and...

OUAGADOUGOU (AFP)-  Heavy gunfire was heard Friday near the French embassy in Ouagadougou, the capital of the Sahel state of Burkina Faso, an AFP reporter said. Witnesses said five armed men got out of a car and opened fire on passersby before heading towards the embassy....

Berlin "rejects" President Donald Trump's decision to impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. "The federal government rejects such tariffs... the problem of global overcapacity in the steel and aluminum sectors...

Spotify may incontestably be the king of music streaming, but as the Swedish firm prepares for a stock listing, there is still a divide whether its reign is benign or not for artists and the music industry. "We really do believe that we can improve the world, one song at a time," Spotify's...