Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is in discussions to buy a stake in the SCMP Group, the publisher of Hong Kong-based newspaper, the South China Morning Post, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
BEIRUT-- Tunisian security forces were heavily deployed on Monday in Sousse, the coastal city of Tunisia that was the scene of a deadly terrorist attack on a beach in June. Police, the National Guard and the Tunisian army were deployed after reports that at least three armed men entered a hospital overnight on Sunday.
France and the U.K. will increase counterterrorism cooperation and intelligence-sharing, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced during a joint press conference Monday with French President Francois Hollande in Paris. “I firmly support the action that President Hollande has taken to strike ISIL [Islamic State group] in Syria and it is my firm conviction that Britain should do so too,” Cameron reportedly said Monday.
Cyber Monday 2015 is expected to see record sales level set for online shopping and the world's biggest retailer is looking to get the jump on everyone by launching its deals a day earlier.
Argentine voters handed a victory to conservative candidate Mauricio Macri in the country’s presidential elections Sunday, ending over a decade of leftist rule in Latin America's third biggest economy. With almost all votes counted, the 56-year-old Buenos Aires mayor was reportedly leading his opponent Daniel Scioli by 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent.
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa was “slow” causing unnecessary suffering and deaths, an independent panel of global health experts said, in a report, Monday.
Bahrain used torture methods like electric shocks, beatings and sexual abuse against detainees following a revolt in 2011 years after the country's ruler, Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, pledged to stop such practices, according to a report from Human Rights Watch.
Syrian president Bashar Assad said terrorists captured many areas in the country because of regional and international support, adding that the army, which has won a number of battles, could not be everywhere. Assad then credited Russia’s involvement in the fight against terrorism for "improving the situation" in Syria.
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was set to hold talks with senior Emirati and Saudi officials in Abu Dhabi on Monday to find ways to bring Syrian opposition groups together at a conference that will be hosted by Saudi Arabia next month. The hastily-arranged meetings in the UAE capital between Kerry, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir will discuss how to unify opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, a senior State Department official said.
The protracted search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will now focus on a specific region within the current search zone based on claims made by a British pilot who flies Boeing 777 planes. The multi-million dollar search for the plane, which went missing in March 2014, has dragged on for months without success.
SHANGHAI -- Chinese media say security has been tightened in the capital Beijing over the past week, following the attacks in Paris, with more checks on vehicles entering the city, and more police mobilized.
President Barack Obama has said the Islamic State group is not capable of striking a “mortal blow” against the United States as he vows to “destroy the terrorist organization.” According to Obama, an overreaction to the Paris attacks will help the terrorists achieve their goal. "The most powerful tool we have to fight ISIL is to say that we're not afraid, to not elevate them, to somehow buy into their fantasy that they're doing something important," the U.S. president said while using one of the acronyms for the terrorist group.
The British government is set to announce a 178 billion pound ($270 billion) investment in defense equipment and support over the next decade, according to a statement released by the prime minister’s office.
At least four people are dead since Saturday in southern Nepal after being shot by riot police, as protests continued against the country's new constitution. The dead were among those shot by police during clashes with demonstrators and several have been reportedly injured, in Saptari district, about 90 miles southeast of Kathmandu.
Special forces from the United States will arrive "very soon" in Syria to “suffocate and strangle” the core of the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIS, said Sunday.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement was given a boost on Monday with about eight candidates involved in crippling protests winning office at district elections, while some veterans from both sides of the political divide suffered defeat. The election of the so-called Umbrella Soldiers - named after the 2014 demonstrations in which activists used umbrellas to guard against tear gas and pepper spray - reflects continued support for political change in the Chinese-ruled city.
Makeup retailers have rolled out their Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2015 sales with big savings on hundreds of products. Even better, some stores and sites will offer tons of freebies this year. Beauty addicts this year will find top sales on a range of products. When you hear ulta is having major Black Friday sales____ — Brittany (@Brittany_Jordyn) November 18, 2015
UPDATE: 12:40 a.m. EST -- Two groups opened fire on each other at a New Orleans playground where hundreds of people had gathered to shoot a music video Sunday night, the Associated Press reported, citing police. Earlier, witnesses claimed that at least two gunmen shot several people at Bunny Friend Park, injuring 16.
Pope Francis had some bleak words during his Sunday sermon, declaring that the upcoming Christmas holiday will be a “charade,” citing unrest the world over. Francis led Mass at the Casa Santa Maria at the Vatican, just a little more than a week after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris that claimed 130 lives. Other recent events possibly weighing on his mind include the downing of a Russian airliner and multiple suicide bombings in Lebanon.
(Reuters) -- The average price of gasoline in the United States resumed its slide over the past two weeks, dropping 11 cents to $2.14 a gallon, the lowest since late January, according to a Lundberg survey released on Sunday. The 5 percent decline in gasoline prices came as oil refiners and gasoline wholesalers and retailers passed along lower oil-buying prices to consumers, said survey publisher Trilby Lundberg in emailed comments.
Politicians, activists and journalists routinely discuss America's eye-popping rates of incarceration. But what’s talked about less often is how many Americans live under probation or parole -- a sort of limbo within the nation’s criminal justice system. A new report released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics found that 4,708,100 adults live under community supervision, as of Dec. 31, 2014. That figure represents about 1 in 52 adults in the United States.
(Reuters) -- Nearly a dozen big Republican donors backing different presidential candidates are coming together to help fund an advertising campaign attacking front-runner Donald Trump, who faced sharp criticism from rivals this week for his inflammatory comments about Muslims. Matt David, spokesman for the group planning the attack, a Super PAC called New Day for America, which is supporting Ohio Gov. John Kasich's presidential bid, said 10 new donors had pledged money in the two days since Politico... Читать дальше...
Asian stocks pointed higher Monday morning after U.S. shares had their best week this year and investors shook off concerns about terror attacks in Paris and Mali. Both oil and gold slipped. New Zealand and Australia, the first two major markets to open, were up 0.7 percent and 0.1 percent. While Japan, the biggest market in the region, is closed for a holiday, Hong Kong futures are up about 0.3 percent, and Hong Kong, China and Korea futures are also higher.
In a series of 22 raids carried out late Sunday evening, armed Belgian police officers arrested 16 individuals around Brussels and the surrounding area who are believed to be connected to last week’s terrorist attack in Paris. The key subject of Belgium’s national manhunt, however, Salah Abdeslam, remained at large. Amid the raids, residents were told to stay inside and away from windows. Helicopters circled above as armored police vehicles roamed the streets.
The Syrian army has taken control of the Zahia Heights, a strategically important mountainous area about a mile from the Turkish border, Russia state news media reported Sunday. The Syrian troops also moved toward Jisr al-Shughur, about 7 miles away from the Turkish border.