Syrian regime army declared victory over Islamic State on Thursday, saying its capture of the jihadists’ last town in the country marked the collapse of their three-year, hardline reign in the in the region. The army and its allies are still fighting Islamic State in desert areas near...

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as Chinese crude imports slipped to their lowest level in a year, although traders said the overall market remains well supported on the back of OPEC-led supply cuts. Traders said the market was eyeing growing tensions in the Middle East with concern, keeping a...

A Syrian official said Tuesday the war-ravaged country plans to sign the Paris climate accord. Until now, it had been the only United Nations member state not to have done so. The move was announced at a global climate meeting in Bonn, Germany. It means the United States would be the...

LONDON (Reuters) - The global rally in stocks showed no sign of slowing on Tuesday, as upbeat investors pushed the most widely-tracked index of world stocks up for a ninth straight day and it sailed past the 500-point barrier. The latest leg of the run came as Japan’s Nikkei hit its...