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  Man City tops list of FIFA payments for World Cup players

  December 04, 2018 17:15 IST

  Manchester City is at the top of the FIFA list of clubs receiving payments from World Cup revenues for releasing players for national team duty in Russia

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  Armenian warplane crashes during training, 2 pilots killed

  December 04, 2018 17:00 IST

  The Armenian military says that one of its combat jets has crashed, killing both pilots

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  India nabs 4 after deadly violence over cow slaughter rumors

  December 04, 2018 17:00 IST

  Police in northern India have arrested four people for their alleged involvement in an attack on police over rumors of cow slaughter that left two people dead, including a police official

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  Portugal fetes China, risking tension with Western allies

  December 04, 2018 16:45 IST

  While some powerful European Union governments are uneasy about China possibly capturing control of the bloc's critical energy and transport infrastructure, Portugal is grabbing the opportunity with both hands

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  New parasite decimates giant clam species in Mediterranean

  December 04, 2018 16:45 IST

  A new parasite is devastating populations of an emblematic species of clam found only in the Mediterranean, and scientists are racing to figure out how to save the noble pen shell from extinction

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  US takes aim at China, Iran, Russia over treaty violations

  December 04, 2018 16:30 IST

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is taking aim at China, Iran and Russia for violating numerous treaties and multi-state agreements

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  UN aid chief: Yemen talks not an 'easy or rapid process'

  December 04, 2018 16:30 IST

  The U.N. humanitarian aid chief says he doesn't expect an "easy or rapid process" in peace talks that begin this week involving warring sides in Yemen, which faces the world's largest humanitarian crisis

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  Samsung signs Olympic sponsorship to 2028 Los Angeles Games

  December 04, 2018 16:15 IST

  Samsung has extended its IOC sponsorship deal through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, making it 30 years of Summer and Winter Games support

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  World shares retreat, dollar slips after US-China truce

  December 04, 2018 16:15 IST

  World shares break rally, dollar slips after US-China truce over tariffs

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  Holocaust survivors gathering for global Hanukkah ceremonies

  December 04, 2018 16:15 IST

  Survivors of the Nazi Holocaust are gathering in four cities around the world for menorah-lighting ceremonies marking the third night of Hanukkah

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  Japan firm warned of legal step over Korean forced laborers

  December 04, 2018 16:00 IST

  Lawyers for Korean wartime forced laborers have demanded that a Japanese steelmaker respond to their request to discuss compensation, warning they'll otherwise take steps to freeze its assets in their country

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  The Latest: 5 banks work to reduce greenhouse emissions

  December 04, 2018 15:45 IST

  Five international banks are pledging to use the billions at their disposal to steer clients away from businesses that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases

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  Indonesia rescues 20 Muslim Rohingya adrift off Aceh

  December 04, 2018 15:45 IST

  A wooden boat carrying 20 hungry, weak Rohingya Muslim men has been found adrift off Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh

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  Gambians embrace new freedoms with environment activism

  December 04, 2018 15:30 IST

  Gambians embrace new freedoms with environment activism after dictator steps aside

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  Iraqi parliament to vote on remaining Cabinet candidates

  December 04, 2018 15:15 IST

  Iraqi parliament to vote on remaining Cabinet candidates amid deep divisions over defense, interior ministry

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  Cambodia mulls law to restore opposition politicians' rights

  December 04, 2018 15:15 IST

  Cambodia's parliament will consider legislation to allow politicians banned from political activity to have the ban lifted, a measure Prime Minister Hun Sen's government is touting as a step "to strengthen democracy and political space"

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  The Latest: Ukraine seeks NATO support over Russia standoff

  December 04, 2018 15:15 IST

  NATO foreign ministers are meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin as the country seeks international backing for its Black Sea standoff with Russia.

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  Uber announces new minibus service in traffic-mad Egypt

  December 04, 2018 15:00 IST

  Ride-sharing Uber launches new minibus service in traffic-mad Cairo, US tech giant's fastest-growing market

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  Ukraine says cargo traffic resumed in Sea of Azov

  December 04, 2018 15:00 IST

  Ukraine says that traffic has resumed to and from its ports on the Sea of Azov following a standoff with Russia

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  Power cuts hit South Africa, hurting economy

  December 04, 2018 14:30 IST

  South Africa's troubled power utility implements power cuts nationwide, intensifying concern about attempts to spur growth in one of Africa's biggest economies

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  The Latest: EU court adviser says Britain can stop Brexit

  December 04, 2018 14:30 IST

  A top official at the European Union's highest court is advising that Britain can unilaterally change its mind about leaving the EU

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  EU top court official advises that Britain could unilaterally decide not to leave the bloc

  December 04, 2018 14:15 IST

  EU top court official advises that Britain could unilaterally decide not to leave the bloc

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  Pakistan loses Hafeez early after NZ scores 274

  December 04, 2018 14:15 IST

  New Zealand tailenders frustrated Pakistan before being bowled out for 274 on the second day of the third and final test on Tuesday

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  Belgian government fights for survival over UN migrants pact

  December 04, 2018 14:00 IST

  Belgium's center-right government is fighting for its survival since the largest coalition party said that it will not back a global U.N.-backed migration pact

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  Canticos creators on leveraging culture for global brands

  December 04, 2018 14:00 IST

  The studio behind a Hispanic-inspired digital series on Nickelodeon discuss leveraging culture to create a global brand

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  Oil prices perk up on trade truce, possible OPEC decision

  December 04, 2018 14:00 IST

  Oil prices reverse a long slump, for a day at least, on US-China trade truce and expectation of OPEC production cuts

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  Media: French PM to announce delay to fuel tax hikes

  December 04, 2018 14:00 IST

  French media say Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will announce a suspension of fuel tax hikes in an effort to appease a protest movement that has radicalized

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  UK's May in showdown with Parliament as Brexit debate opens

  December 04, 2018 13:45 IST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is putting the fate of her Brexit deal in Parliament's hands, saying lawmakers must back it to deliver on voters' 2016 decision to leave the European Union and "create a new role for our country in the world."