BEIRUT: Targeted killings and kidnappings for ransom have for months rattled Syria’s Idlib province, with angry residents blaming dominant opposition and terrorist forces for the chaos.Even as the regime says it aims to retake

After days of torrential rain, floodwaters are finally receding in Kerala. But more than a million people are still in makeshift camps after their homes were inundated. Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from the

The United States has placed new sanctions on two Russian shipping companies for violating sanctions against North Korea, as well as two individuals over cyber-related activities. And Washington is also likely to impose further

Businesses in Venezuela have closed as part of a 24-hour strike organised by the three leading opposition parties over the growing economic crisis. Venezuelans have been fleeing their country to seek a better life

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has officially declared an end to an era of austerity, as the nation exits the biggest international bailout in history. Greece avoided bankruptcy through $300bn of international loans since

Microsoft's digital crimes unit shut down six websites belonging to hackers who attempted to interfere with November's United States midterm elections, the company said. The sites, closed last week, specifically targeted two Republican think-thanks,

The world's biggest shipping company is about to try out a new route. Denmark's Maersk (AMKBY) said Tuesday it plans to send the first container ship from East Asia to Europe via the Arctic

Cannabis stocks have been soaring since the maker of Corona beer boosted its investment in Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth by $4 billion. Rival Cronos Group (CRON) has soared more than 40% in the

Mothers working for Goldman Sachs will no longer have to pump and dump on the road. The investment bank will now pay for women to ship breast milk home when they're traveling for business,

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of US President Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying he made payments to influence the 2016 election at the direction of a