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By Ryan Woo and Roxanne Liu BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday reported declining numbers of new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day, extending tentative signs that the l...

By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's major oil refiners have recovered from last year's steep losses with all reporting a profit for the April-June quarter, but they continue to face headwinds...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the Taliban to ensure the safety of its diplomats and staff at its consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat, which the Taliban has said i...

MILAN (Reuters) - Four years after spending 5.4 billion euros ($6.3 billion) to rescue it, Rome is in talks to sell Monte dei Paschi to UniCredit and cut its 64% stake in the Tuscan bank. Here is a ti...

By Silvia Ognibene, Valentina Za and Gavin Jones SIENA (Reuters) - When Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi returns from his brief summer break one of the thorniest items on his "to do" list will be f...

(Reuters) - Kandahar, the southern city which fell to the Taliban on Thursday, is Afghanistan's second largest city, a major economic hub and one of the keys to overall control of the country. - Found...

A look at the day ahead from Saikat Chatterjee. Investors can be forgiven for being nonplussed on the data front this week. A day after U.S. consumer inflation data showed early signs of price pressur...

By Chris Mfula LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's election commission will on Friday start announcing results of a tight presidential vote between top contenders President Edgar Lungu and main rival Hakainde...

By Sonali Paul and Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Expectations are growing that BHP Group Ltd will deliver a verdict on the future of its petroleum business at its results next week, as it comes...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defence minister said on Friday he was worried that Afghanistan was spiralling towards a failed state that could become a breeding ground for militants such as al Qaeda wh...