Shares in German payments processing firm Wirecard were headed for a stormy finish to a turbulent week Friday, as fraud allegations piled on top of investors' concerns about lack of transparency. Singapore police confirmed to AFP they had searched premises belonging to the Munich-based...

U.S. officials are considering the controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to house captured suspected Daesh fighters as Washington prepares to withdraw from Syria, according to a report. U.S. partners who have roughly 1,000 Daesh suspects in custody have warned they may not...

Syria will continue to be one of the key issues for Germany’s intelligence service BND, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. Merkel said the Daesh terror group was diminished but not yet defeated at the opening ceremonies of BND headquarters in Berlin “It is rather conducting an...

The risk of new restrictions on doing business with Russia has risen since the Democratic Party won control of the U.S. House of Representatives. New anti-Moscow measures could jeopardize funding for a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline between Germany and Russia. In response, lenders in...