TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar got a lift following a report that Republican senators were leaning toward John Taylor to be the next Federal Reserve chief. European stock futures STXEc1 were down 0.2 percent, pointing...
As U.S.-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the U.S. and Russia, whose allies are racing to take over the same strategic oil-rich territory from the Islamic State group. While the two sides will likely avoid a direct...
More than 1,100 children are suffering from acute malnutrition in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside the Syrian capital, the U.N.’s children’s fund UNICEF said Monday. Based on surveys done in recent months, the body said 1,114 children were suffering from various...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 4 children from the same family were killed when the Russian warplanes struck ISIS-held al-Aridi neighborhood in eastern Deir Ezzor city, local activists said on Monday. The strikes have targeted the remaining four districts under ISIS control including...
