BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have captured the town of Hawija and the surrounding area from Islamic State, though some fighting still raged in a pocket to the north and east of the town where the militants were surrounded, the military said on Thursday. With the capture of Hawija,...

(Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks and Wall Street rallied to fresh highs on Wednesday on encouraging growth worldwide, while the dollar fell even as data revealed an accelerating U.S. service sector that could lead to higher interest rates in December. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq...

(Reuters) - Asian shares were a tad firmer on Thursday, taking their cues from strong U.S. data although holiday-thinned trade and uncertainty about the impact of recent hurricanes on the U.S. economy are likely to keep investors cautious. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares...

Saudi authorities have arrested 22 people, including a Qatari national, for sowing public dissent, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Wednesday. In a separate statement carried by the state news agency SPA, authorities said they arrested another 24 people for stirring tribal...