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  German pharmaceutical company Bayer cutting 12,000 jobs

  November 29, 2018 20:00 IST

  German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG says it's cutting 12,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to reduce costs

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  Michael Cohen, President Trump's ex-lawyer, is making a surprise court appearance before a federal judge in New York

  November 29, 2018 20:00 IST

  Michael Cohen, President Trump's ex-lawyer, is making a surprise court appearance before a federal judge in New York

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  Oprah offers rousing tribute to Mandela in S. Africa visit

  November 29, 2018 19:45 IST

  Oprah offers rousing tribute to Mandela in South Africa visit, tells youth 'your day will come'

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  US consumer spending rises strong 0.6 percent in October, while incomes up solid 0.5 percent

  November 29, 2018 19:30 IST

  US consumer spending rises strong 0.6 percent in October, while incomes up solid 0.5 percent

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  Boy could avoid prison in sister's accidental fatal shooting

  November 29, 2018 19:30 IST

  A 16-year-old boy could avoid a lengthy prison sentence for the accidental fatal shooting of his 14-year-old sister at their home in western Michigan

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  US consumer spending up strong 0.6 percent in October

  November 29, 2018 19:30 IST

  US consumer spending rises strong 0.6 percent in October, while incomes up solid 0.5 percent

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  Spanish league sues soccer federation over match in US

  November 29, 2018 19:30 IST

  The Spanish league has taken legal action against the country's soccer federation in an effort to get approval for a regular-season match in the United States

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  Pope urges charity when churches are sold, reused

  November 29, 2018 19:15 IST

  The Vatican and bishops from Europe and beyond have developed proposed guidelines for the sale or reuse of Catholic Churches to help ensure that they retain their cultural heritage and serve the good of the community, not commerce

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  The Latest: US sets up observation point in Syrian town

  November 29, 2018 19:00 IST

  U.S. forces have set up an observation point in a Syrian town controlled by its Kurdish-led Syrian allies along the border with Turkey in northeastern Syria, the scene of recent tension

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  Zimbabweans protest 'cocktail of lies' amid economic decline

  November 29, 2018 19:00 IST

  Zimbabweans protest 'cocktail of lies' amid sharp economic decline; pressure on Mnangagwa

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  Fiat Chrysler announces production plans for Italian plants

  November 29, 2018 18:45 IST

  Fiat Chrysler Automotive CEO Mike Manley has told Italian union leaders that the Italian-American carmaker will build a full-electric version of the 500 city car and a compact Alfa Romeo SUV at plants in Italy

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  Hungary launches mobile billboard to counter criticism

  November 29, 2018 18:45 IST

  The Hungarian government is using billboards mounted on a truck to counter criticism from Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the liberal ALDE faction of the European Parliament

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  Children's drawings seized in Russia over gay "propaganda"

  November 29, 2018 18:45 IST

  Police in Russia's fourth-largest city of Yekaterinburg have seized children's paintings over what they consider to be depictions of gay love.

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  624 sex assault complaints at Chicago schools this semester

  November 29, 2018 18:30 IST

  A Chicago Public Schools agency has received almost 500 allegations of student-on-student sexual violence since early September

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  The Latest: China halts work by team on gene-edited babies

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  China's government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies

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  Japanese prosecutors vow to hold Ghosn as long as needed

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  Japanese prosecutors to detain Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn for as long as needed to finish their investigation into suspicions of financial irregularities

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  How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) George Seidel, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong to have edited the genomes of two twin girls, Lulu and Nana, who were born in China. Scientists at Southern University of Science and Technology in Guangdong, China, condemned He’s research

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  Climate change is making soils saltier, forcing many farmers to find new livelihoods

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joyce J. Chen, The Ohio State University and Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University(THE CONVERSATION) Salt is essential for cooking, but too much salt in soil can ruin crops and render fields useless. According to legend, Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus sowed the soils of Carthage with salt after conquering the city during the Punic Wars. And after defeating the Italian

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  Swamped by cyberthreats, citizens need government protection

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Karen Renaud, Abertay University and Merrill Warkentin, Mississippi State University(THE CONVERSATION) Most people can’t keep up with the latest in technology, which puts them at risk as cybercriminals exploit human and technical weaknesses. For example, William and Nancy Skog hoped to retire to a beautiful new home. Then a fraudster fooled them into transferring US$307,000 to his

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  Trump was dealt a winning hand on trade – his hardball negotiating tactics are squandering it

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) James Lake, Southern Methodist University(THE CONVERSATION) As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 summit on Nov. 30, the stakes could hardly be higher. The two countries are in the middle of a trade war Trump launched earlier this year, one of the hardball negotiating strategies he believes can extract more benefits from

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  Betsy DeVos has little to show after 2 years in office

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dustin Hornbeck, Miami University(THE CONVERSATION) Despite widespread fear that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would dismantle the public system of education, she has failed to accomplish much of what she set out to do.That is my assessment as an educational policy researcher who has followed Secretary DeVos since she took the helm of the U.S. Department of Education in

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  The surprising way plastics could actually help fight climate change

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joseph Rollin, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Jenna E. Gallegos, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) What do your car, phone, soda bottle and shoes have in common? They’re all largely made from petroleum. This nonrenewable resource gets processed into a versatile set of chemicals called polymers – or more commonly, plastics. Over 5 billion gallons of oil each year

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  Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alan Stevens, Texas A&M University ; Carole White, University of Texas at Austin; Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University , and Sandhya Sanghi, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Family care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. health care system, with 83 percent of long-term care provided to older adults coming from family members or other unpaid

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  Will Trump pardon Manafort?

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Austin Sarat, Amherst College(THE CONVERSATION) Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, may be hoping for a presidential pardon.In September, Manafort pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice and conspiracy against the U.S. He also agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. However, Mueller recently filed papers in the

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  America's dark history of organized anti-Semitism re-emerges in today's far-right groups

  November 29, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bradley W. Hart, California State University, Fresno(THE CONVERSATION) Hours after Robert Bowers allegedly walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, investigators told the media that Bowers appeared to have acted alone and fit what experts call the “lone mass shooter profile.” Weeks later, FBI agents arrested a Washington D.C. man who followed Bowers on social media.

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  Bangladesh and West Indies urge attack in 2nd test

  November 29, 2018 17:45 IST

  To beat West Indies in the second test for a first series victory in nine years against anyone apart from Zimbabwe, Bangladesh's first instinct must be to attack, says captain Shakib Al Hasan

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  Sweden charges British-born Italian player for hit on ice

  November 29, 2018 17:45 IST

  A Swedish prosecutor has charged British-born Italian hockey player Thomas Larkin with assault for blindsiding an opponent during a game last year

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  After car hits Thai elephant, animal kills driver

  November 29, 2018 17:45 IST

  Police say a man was killed by a wild elephant after his speeding car hit the animal near a national park in northeastern Thailand