Two women who worked at Nike have filed a lawsuit accusing the company of systemic gender discrimination. The former employees, Kelly Cahill and Sara Johnston, allege that the company paid them less than male

Visa, Mastercard and American Express have been campaigning to enter China for years. After more than a decade of trying, they may have missed their chance. Beijing has repeatedly signaled it will open up

Starbucks is brewing up some kombucha. The coffee chain announced it's going to sell its own line of the trendy fermented tea. Starbucks (SBUX) is offering six flavors of kombucha under its Evolution juice

Secret Israeli military report reveals drone killed four boys on Gaza beach in 2014 CAIRO: A confidential Israeli military police report has revealed how a drone strike killed four Palestinian boys playing on the

AMMAN:  King Abdullah of Jordan said his country would hold all those accountable for undermining the security of the Kingdom and the safety of its citizens after four security officers were killed in a shoot-out.

Turkish lira plunges as Erdogan blames crash on ‘political plot’ against Ankara ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira sank to a fresh record low of 7.24 to the dollar in early Asia Pacific trade, as investor

Washington, DC - Thousands of anti-fascist and antiracist protesters descended on the US capital to counter a far-right rally, one year after the first "Unite the Right" in Charlottesville, Virginia turned deadly.  Counterdemonstrators far outnumbered the two

The leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have signed a landmark deal on the legal status of the resource-rich Caspian Sea, taking a big step towards resolving 22 years of dispute with

Nayapara camp, Bangladesh - Romeda Begum's victory speech was neither long nor captivating. "It was my first experience talking to a large crowd," said the 26-year-old, recalling the moment after being declared the winner

I still remember the shock I felt when, at the age of 12, my teacher told me the word "joo" I had just spoken, which I had thought to mean to lie or cheat,