President Xi Jinping has said that no one can "dictate" China's economic development path, in a closely watched speech marking 40 years since the opening up of the Chinese economy to the rest of

At the time of his stunning election victory in 2015, Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena claimed he would have been buried "six feet under the earth" had he lost that vote to incumbent Mahinda

The United Nations and the Palestinian Authority have appealed for $350m in aid for Palestinians in 2019, saying they needed more but had to be "realistic" following major aid cuts by the United States. The

The Taliban held a meeting on Monday with American officials in the latest attempt to bring a negotiated end to Afghanistan's 17-year war. The meeting was held in the United Arab Emirates and involved Saudi,

Afghanistan's presidential election will take place next year on April 20 with results due by June, the electoral authority in the conflict-ridden country announced. The 12-day registration of presidential hopefuls will start next week,

New York (CNN Business)Ousted CBS chief executive Les Moonves "will not receive any severance payment" from the company, the board of directors said Monday evening.The board members said they had concluded that they had

New York (CNN Money)Big Tech's expansion outside of Silicon Valley continues: Google announced Monday it will invest more than $1 billion to double its workforce in New York City.In a blog post, Google said

London (CNN Business)Asos is having a nightmare holiday season. Shares in the UK online fashion retailer plunged 40% on Monday after it warned that weak sales in the crucial month of November would harm

Hong Kong (CNN Business)China may be in the middle of a tech battle with the United States, but that hasn't stopped some of its biggest companies from expanding their presence in Silicon Valley. Tencent

ANKARA: In a potentially major policy shift, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday said Ankara will consider working with Syrian President Bashar Assad if he wins a free and fair election.  Ankara had previously