Prospects of an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September has made world markets jittery.
Google, the world's dominant Internet search engine, has seen the sheen fade from its "do no evil" motto on accusations of abuse of dominance.
The children, joined by their families, were being treated for severe dehydration at an Austrian hospital.
Angela Merkel, eager for adequate shelter for the refugees to be in place before winter sets in, said Europe must move fast.
“We've made significant progress and are awaiting council approval before taking any next steps,” Jeff Millman, an aide to the mayor, told the LA Times.
German oceanographic experts have said that ocean current modeling leads them to believe that the search area in the southern Indian Ocean could be thousands of miles off-target.
More than 200,000 people have entered Greece since January, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday.
Drug testing has entered a whole new realm: the Electronic Sports League. But pro gamers say drug and alcohol use is as much about managing stress as boosting performance.
Russian Speaker Sergey Naryshkin urged Ukrainian President Poroshenko to ensure all Ukrainians followed peace agreements, especially ahead of local elections in Russia and Ukraine in the fall.
Niloy Neel was hacked to death on Aug. 7 -- the fourth such killing of independent writers in the South Asian country this year.
A security official in the western town of Zuwara, from where the overcrowded boat had set off, said there were around 400 people on board.
The few inspectors chosen to go to the Parchin site in Iran might not have the credentials needed to monitor the country’s nuclear militarization.
Political leaders have scrambled to find policy solutions to the region's migration crisis as the number of arrivals keeps rising.
"We must send them back to their own countries," said Marine Le Pen, leader of France's right-wing nationalist party.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the western Balkans have "huge challenges" with the migrant crisis and that everyone was "shaken" by news of the Austrian tragedy.
European shares are now on course to recover most of the week's losses on a day that saw Chinese and Asian stocks make significant gains.
Obama particularly cited Merkel's decision to ease the burden on other countries by providing haven to Syrian refugees.
Hungary made plans on Wednesday to reinforce its southern border with helicopters, mounted police and dogs, and was also considering using the army as record numbers of migrants, many of them Syrian refugees, passed through coils of razor-wire into Europe.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed a draft law to bring forward the transfer of 500 million euros ($575 million) originally intended for 2016.
Following a day of volatility in Asian markets, European stocks fell sharply in Wednesday morning trade.
Europe cannot afford to ignore the massive migrant crisis the continent faces, a senior U.N. official warned.
