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  Brexit, Italy, trade: Risks piling up for Europe's economy

  November 16, 2018 19:15 IST

  Europe's long-running economic rebound is facing a mid-life crisis as it copes with worries including a potential debt explosion in Italy, an escalating US-China trade war and a potentially disruptive British exit from the European Union

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  French minister warns of new Cold War from US/China tensions

  November 16, 2018 19:15 IST

  French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned that the trade dispute between the United States and China could escalate into a fresh Cold War.

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  Report: Russia has access to UK visa processing

  November 16, 2018 19:00 IST

  Investigative group Bellingcat and Russian website 'The Insider' claim Russian intelligence has infiltrated the computer infrastructure of a company that processes British visa applications.

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  Correction: Ailing Iranian-American detained in Iran story

  November 16, 2018 19:00 IST

  Correction: United States-Iran-Detainee story

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  AC Milan preparing for new UEFA judgment on FFP violations

  November 16, 2018 18:45 IST

  AC Milan is preparing for another hearing before UEFA's club finance panel next week

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  The Latest: Judge rejects challenge to rules of hand recount

  November 16, 2018 18:45 IST

  A Florida judge is rejecting a challenge to the rules that will be used in a hand recount in the state's contentious U.S. Senate race

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  Iraq resumes Kirkuk oil exports after yearlong pause

  November 16, 2018 18:30 IST

  Iraq's Oil Ministry says Iraq has resumed oil exports from its fields around Kirkuk, a year after the city was seized by federal forces from the autonomous Kurdish administration in the north of the country

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  Poland celebrates Penderecki 85th birthday with festival

  November 16, 2018 18:30 IST

  Poland's leading composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki is celebrating his 85th birthday with a week-long festival of his music in Warsaw

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  Swiss prosecutor cleared of misconduct in FIFA case

  November 16, 2018 18:30 IST

  A Swiss federal prosecutor has been cleared of possible wrongdoing in his work leading an investigation of FIFA, but will leave his job

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  South American circus lions still unsettled in South Africa

  November 16, 2018 18:15 IST

  More than two dozen lions that were rescued from South American circuses and transferred to a South African big cat refuge could be on the move again after a legal dispute

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  Nations approve overhaul of international system of measurements; new definitions for the kilogram and other key units

  November 16, 2018 18:15 IST

  Nations approve overhaul of international system of measurements; new definitions for the kilogram and other key units

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  World markets subdued on trade, Brexit tensions

  November 16, 2018 18:15 IST

  World markets are subdued amid trade tensions and political risks surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union.

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  Yes, GPS apps make you worse at navigating – but that's OK

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer M. Bernstein, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences(THE CONVERSATION) Many of us have had the experience of arriving in an unfamiliar city and needing to get to a specific destination – whether it’s checking in at a hotel, meeting a friend at a local brewery, or navigating to a meeting on time. With a few clicks of the

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  How fierce fall and winter winds help fuel California fires

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Faith Kearns, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Max Moritz, University of California, Santa Barbara(THE CONVERSATION) It doesn’t take long in California to develop a feel for “fire weather.” When it’s hot and dry and the winds blow a certain way, there can be no doubt that, as in the past, landscapes will continue to be forged in fire.And

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  You can't characterize human nature if studies overlook 85 percent of people on Earth

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel Hruschka, Arizona State University(THE CONVERSATION) Over the last century, behavioral researchers have revealed the biases and prejudices that shape how people see the world and the carrots and sticks that influence our daily actions. Their discoveries have filled psychology textbooks and inspired generations of students. They’ve also informed how businesses manage their

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  What is augmented reality, anyway?

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Maximilian Speicher, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) Augmented reality systems show virtual objects in the real world – like cat ears and whiskers on a Snapchat selfie, or how well a particular chair might fit in a room. The first big break for AR was the “Pokémon GO” game, released in 2016 with a feature that let players see virtual Pokémon standing in front of them, ready

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  Transgender Americans still face workplace discrimination despite some progress and support of companies like Apple

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 to honor the memory of those whose lives were lost due to trans prejudice and hatred. In that spirit of reflection, the day serves as an opportune time to examine how the opportunities and experiences of transgender individuals in the workplace

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  Before the tragedy at Jonestown, the people of Peoples Temple had a dream

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rebecca Moore, San Diego State University(THE CONVERSATION) When people hear the word “Jonestown,” they usually think of horror and death. Located in the South American country of Guyana, the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project was supposed to be the religious group’s “promised land.” In 1977 almost 1,000 Americans had moved to Jonestown, as it was called, hoping to create a new

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  A look at Americans who have been detained in North Korea

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  A look at Americans who have been detained in North Korea

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  Fugitive Macedonian ex-PM 'passed through' Montenegro

  November 16, 2018 18:00 IST

  Montenegro's police say a fugitive former Macedonian prime minister had entered Montenegro from Albania and left the country the same day

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  Spat over WWII brothels shows Japan's trouble facing past

  November 16, 2018 16:45 IST

  A journalist close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has defended her view that South Korean women who were sent into Japanese WWII military brothels were not sex slaves, accusing a liberal-leaning newspaper of fabrication

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  Only on AP: Stacey Abrams' team prepares push for new vote

  November 16, 2018 16:45 IST

  Democrat Stacey Abrams is considering an unprecedented legal challenge in the unresolved Georgia governor's race that could leave the state's Supreme Court deciding whether to force another round of voting

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  10 Things to Know for Today

  November 16, 2018 16:45 IST

  Among 10 Things to Know: Destroyed by wildfire, Paradise, California, is all but a memory; Wildfires' death toll rises to 63, over 600 missing; Recount by hand coming in Florida governor's contest; David Hockney painting sells for a record $90.3 million

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  French Polynesia president acknowledges nuclear test lies

  November 16, 2018 16:30 IST

  French Polynesia's president says leaders in France's collectivity of islands in the South Pacific "lied" to the population over the dangers of nuclear testing

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  Luxury hotel built in former pit mine to open in China

  November 16, 2018 16:15 IST

  A luxury hotel opening outside Shanghai is offering guests the chance of a very deep sleep

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  Florida: bitter US Senate race headed to a hand recount

  November 16, 2018 16:15 IST

  Bitter US Senate battle in Florida headed to legally required hand recount, while contest for Florida governor appears to be over

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  Hong Kong economy cools as trade tension mounts

  November 16, 2018 16:00 IST

  Hong Kong's economic growth slows as US-Chinese trade tension mounts

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  North Korea deports American even as it boasts of new weapon

  November 16, 2018 15:45 IST

  North Korea to deport American detained as it boasts of new weapon