Since coming to office in January 2017, US President Donald Trump's administration has witnessed the departure - at times forced - of a number of high-ranking officials. Among the most high-profile firings and resignations

Over the past year, East Africa has seen an unprecedented flurry of political developments that are changing dramatically the political landscape in the region.  Eritrea has emerged out of its diplomatic isolation, signing declarations

Just three days after he was narrowly confirmed to the US Supreme Court despite facing allegations of sexual assault, Brett Kavanaugh is set to take his seat on the bench, solidifying a conservative majority

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Sales in the world's biggest auto market are falling, causing big problems for top global brands that have come to rely on it for much of their growth.China has been a

Washington, DC (CNN Business)When Nida Kazmi got laid off from her job as a product manager at Bloomberg two years ago, she came up with a fallback plan: Selling stuff on Amazon. She chose

Bali, Indonesia (CNN Business)The trade war is set to take its toll on the American and Chinese economies in 2019.The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its growth forecasts for the United States and

If you stand in it for long enough, you start to hear your heartbeat. A ringing in your ears becomes deafening. When you move, your bones make a grinding noise. Eventually you lose your

DUBAI: The southern coastal cities of Oman and Yemen are bracing themselves for a battering as Tropical Storm Luban heads their way just months after Cyclone Mekunu left a path of destruction, killing 30

ISTANBUL: They are among Istanbul’s most iconic sights — magnificent waterside mansions strung out along the Bosphorus as the waters of the strait dividing Europe and Asia lap almost at their front doors.Once the

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named several of his advisers and a theology professor to a new economic policy committee, as the country seeks to reassure foreign investors spooked by a falling lira currency