Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Khatib and his 16-year-old son both work as tuk-tuk drivers in Cairo, but it is not enough to pay the bills. Tough economic reforms and rising costs have hit refugees and migrants in Egypt particularly hard, aid groups say. Help from a charity is the only...

Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting its hot, shadowy edges where light bends around itself in a cosmic funhouse effect. Assembling data gathered by eight radio telescopes around the world, astronomers created the picture showing the violent...

Oil prices rose on Wednesday back toward five-month highs hit the previous day as OPEC production cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela continued to tighten supply, although economic worries increased. International benchmark Brent futures were at $70.92 per barrel at 0900 GMT, up...

Japan’s telcos were formally allocated 5G spectrum by regulators on Wednesday, a major milestone ahead of the launch of high-speed wireless services next spring. The three big carriers - NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank Corp - along with new entrant Rakuten Inc, received spectrum from the...