Kenyans urged to remain calm amid poll anxiety2017-08-11
Kenya's government on Thursday appealed to citizens to remain calm following peaceful conclusion to Kenya's general elections which are tightly contested amid anxiety across the East African nation.

Tillerson plays down threat from DPRK after Trump's "fire and fury" warning2017-08-10
U.S.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday played down the threat from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK), telling Americans to"sleep well at night.

Spotlight: Turkey shows readiness to ease tension with Germany2017-08-10
METU's Bagci said Erdogan seemed to act like a bull in a china shop by publicly targeting Germany in harsh language, while some leading government figures have tried to minimize the harm to bilateral ties by adopting a moderate discourse.

DPRK produces missile-ready nuclear weapons: report2017-08-09
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Opposition parties barred from elections in Venezuela2017-08-09
Venezuela's National Electoral Council decided on Tuesday to bar the opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), from running in seven of 23 states for regional elections in December.

U.S. Fed official supports maintaining current interest rate in near term2017-08-08
Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis President James Bullard said on Monday that it's appropriate for the Fed to keep the interest rate unchanged in near term in view of the low inflation.

Britain denies agreeing to multi-billion under Brexit divorce bill2017-08-08
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday denied Britain agreed on the amount of its Brexit divorce bill, days after a report claimed that it plans to offer the European Union (EU) 36 billion pounds (46.8 billion U.S. dollars).

Economy priority for Turkey's new government 1 year after coup turmoil2017-08-08
One year after an overnight coup attempt on July 15, 2016, the country's recently reshuffled government has set the economy as their priority task, despite that pro-growth policy is still far from reaching a consensus among all layers of society.

High humidity, heatwave hits Istanbul2017-08-08
An extreme humidity and heatwave has gripped Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on Monday.

U.S. VP Pence dismisses rumors he will run in 20202017-08-07
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday called rumors that he plans to run for White House in 2020 "absurd."

U.S.-backed forces capture 55 pct of Syria's Raqqa2017-08-07
After two months of battles, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF)have captured 55 percent of Syria's northern city of Raqqa, the main stronghold of the Islamic State(IS)in Syria, a monitor group reported on Sunday.

Dow posts 7th straight record high amid earnings, data2017-08-04
U.S.stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its seventh straight record close, as investors digested a batch of corporate earnings report and economic data.

Trump blames Congress for "all-time and very dangerous low" ties with Russia2017-08-04
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed U.S. Congress for causing U.S.-Russian relationship to be at "an all-time and very dangerous low."