Reuters

Syrian rebel forces have been fighting Assad for more than three years with political backing from the West in a war that has cost 190,000 lives.

India has been pushing for an agreement with Japan on the lines of a 2008 deal with the United States.

The inquiry into tycoon Bernard Tapie has embroiled several of former president Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet members including Lagarde.

Heads of some of the United Kingdom's biggest companies say the outcome of the Sept. 18 referendum will affect generations to come.

Tabqa was the army's last foothold in an area otherwise controlled by the militants, who have seized large areas of Syria and Iraq.

An EU probe would come at an awkward time for Qualcomm, which is being investigated by China's pricing regulator for monopoly practices.

The Ukrainian leader sounds a hopeful note after a summit meeting.

The civil suit by Mikio Watanabe claimed that Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (Tepco) was to blame for the July 2011 death of his wife.

The wealthy country has mediated the release of foreign and Syrian captives on several occasions during Syria's 3-year-old civil war.

The quake struck just as the grape-harvesting season was getting under way in Napa County, a significant wine-producing area.

The Microsoft investigation comes amid a spate of anti-trust probes against foreign firms in China.

The future of golf appears to be a dual between Adam Scott and Rory McIlroy.

The golf legend makes the move while recovering from a back injury.

French President Francois Hollande asked his prime minister on Monday to form a new government, looking to impose his will on the cabinet after rebel leftist ministers had called for an economic policy U-turn.

Burger King and Tim Hortons, comparable in size by market value, confirmed their merger discussions late on Sunday, saying the potential deal would create a fast-food powerhouse and that the new entity would be based inCanada.

Companies that have business relations with Russia are, on average, more pessimistic than those that do not have them.

The weakness of the economy was a major factor in Valls seeing his approval rating drop to a new low this month.

His endorsement, a formality, paves the way for the establishment of an interim government in coming weeks.

The Himalayan region of Kashmir has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan since both countries became independent in 1947.

The acquisition would be Roche's largest since 2009, when it bought out the remaining stake it did not own in Genentech for about $47 billion.

The U.S. Federal Reserve has not boosted its interest rates since 2006.

The recent clashes have constituted the worst fighting since the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

The country marked its Independence Day holiday with a parade of military vehicles, some battle-tested, through a Kiev square.

Hamas rockets have injured two people in Israel, while an Israeli airstrike destroyed a residential tower block in Gaza City.

Michael Pimentel died of multiple gunshot wounds suffered in a confrontation with a motorist shortly before noon in Elmendorf, Texas.

Usain Bolt won the 100 meters under a closed roof at 9.98 seconds.

The attack came a day after Shiite militiamen machine-gunned 68 Sunnis at a mosque, raising the prospect of revenge attacks.