Treasurer Scott Morrison will be Australia's new prime minister after winning a three-way battle for the leadership of the Liberal party on Friday. Morrison defeated the key challenger Peter Dutton, a former cabinet minister,

Two men have been sentenced to prison for beating of a black man at a far-right rally in Charlottesville last year, local media reported. Jacob Scott Goodwin and Alex Ramos were sentenced to eight and

Egyptian authorities arrested a former diplomat and two others in Cairo in the face of planned protests in Tahrir Square calling for a referendum on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's rule. The arrest of Maasoum

A South Korean appeals court has increased the prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in a case stemming from a far-reaching corruption scandal that ended her rule in 2017. Park

Aramco, Saudi Arabia's crown jewel, may go down as the biggest IPO that never was. Proceeds from a blockbuster offering of the giant oil company, totaling up to $100 billion, were at the heart

The Happy Meal has come a long way. In response to customer backlash, lawsuits and efforts to ban toys from the kids meal, McDonald's has promised better ingredients, fewer calories and more responsible marketing.

Tim Cook is about to get even richer. The Apple CEO is set to collect about $120 million in stock tied to the company's performance. Cook was given a restricted stock award when he

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba doesn't want a trade war. But the company said Thursday that China wouldn't just survive a fight with the United States, it would thrive. And so could Alibaba. Alibaba (BABA)

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clung to power on Thursday as senior ministers deserted him. Turnbull, who narrowly won a leadership vote on Tuesday against former home affairs minister Peter Dutton, said he would

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Samoeurth Seavmeng sits at a conference table wearing black horn-rimmed glasses. Meng - as she's known online and to friends - glances at her smartphone and begins to speak to 10