World stocks steadied at two-month lows on Thursday though bond markets stayed firmly in the red, as eight years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers two of Europe's top central banks prepared to keep their interest rates pointing down. Europe's main stock markets in London .FTSE,...

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany needed "viable solutions" to integrate refugees into the workforce faster after she met with blue-chip companies, which have hired just over 100 refugees since around a million arrived in the country last year. Merkel, fighting for her...

The U.S. does not have the cure-all for Syria’s woes, CIA Director John Brennan acknowledged Wednesday, stressing that the crisis, already in its sixth year, will likely wear on for several more. “In my 36 years working national security issues it is the most complicated issue I ever...

Two convoys of aid for the Syrian city of Aleppo were waiting in no-man's land on Wednesday after crossing the Turkish border, as disagreements between warring sides and security fears held up deliveries on the third day of a ceasefire. The convoys, each of around 20 trucks carrying mostly...