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Foxconn, which assembles Apple's iPhone, is one of China's biggest private employers with more than 30 factories and research facilities, including one in Wuhan

Staff Making IPhones In Central China Plant To Be Quarantined

Staff making iPhones in central China plant to be quarantined

Argentine Senate Passes Debt-restructuring Bill

Argentine Senators debate a bill to renegotiate the public external debt in Buenos Aires on February 5

Argentine Senate passes debt-restructuring bill

Palestinian Killed By Israeli Fire In West Bank Clashes: Official Media

Relatives mourn Palestinian teenager Mohammed al-Haddad, killed by Israeli fire during clashes in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday

Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in West Bank clashes: official media

Tom Ford, chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America which runs New York Fashion Week, is showcasing in Los Angeles instead

What You Need To Know About New York Fashion Week

What you need to know about New York Fashion Week

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Passengers on the Diamond Princess are bracing for 14 days of quarantine after 20 coronavirus cases were detected on the ship

Captain, Bring Me Whisky: Spirited Plea From Virus Cruise 'Prisoner'

Captain, bring me whisky: spirited plea from virus cruise 'prisoner'

Map locating the Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul, where a plane skidded off the runway.

Three Dead, Scores Hurt, In Turkey Plane Accident

Three dead, scores hurt, in Turkey plane accident

President Donald Trump was voted "not guilty" on both charges in his historic impeachment trial in the US Senate

In Political Triumph, Trump Acquitted In Impeachment Trial

In political triumph, Trump acquitted in impeachment trial

In the film the two recall details of their postings from Leopoldville, as Kinshasa was once known, to the Middle East and to Burma

Surviving WWII Congo Troops Honoured For Colonial-era Battles

Surviving WWII Congo troops honoured for colonial-era battles

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during their meeting in Beijing in December 2019

Coronavirus Update: How Is China’s Ally Iran Coping With Outbreak?

Iran needs to sell oil to China but was forced to ban air travel between the countries.

New York's garment district has witnessed a 95 percent fall in its workforce over the past 60 years

Garment District Decline Threatens Fabric Of New York

Garment district decline threatens fabric of New York

Setien (R) refused to comment on the controversy

Barcelona Coach Refuses To Get "into Messi's Life" After Abidal Row

Barcelona coach refuses to get "into Messi's life" after Abidal row

French figure skating chief Didier Gailhaguet cuts a defiant figure amid claims of rape and sexual abuse of minors in the sport and government demands for his resignation

French Chief Defiant In Figure Skating 'Rape And Sexual Abuse' Scandal

French chief defiant in figure skating 'rape and sexual abuse' scandal

Prada sparked outrage in December 2018 when it released keychains that evoked racist stereotypes

Prada Makes Deal With NYC After Racism Controversy

Prada makes deal with NYC after racism controversy

The Ponzi scheme of Bernie Madoff, pictured in 2009, was revealed during the 2008 financial crisis and resulted in many investors losing their savings

Fraudster Madoff Is Dying, Wants Out Of Prison: Lawyer

Fraudster Madoff is dying, wants out of prison: lawyer

Harrison Ford, in Mexico City to promote "The Call of the Wild," also took a chance to express his political views

US Has Lost Its 'Moral Leadership,' Actor Harrison Ford Says

US has lost its 'moral leadership,' actor Harrison Ford says

People on board have described confusion and boredom after being confined to cabins following the decision by Japanese authorities to quarantine the vessel

Ten More On Cruise Ship Off Japan Have New Coronavirus

Ten more on cruise ship off Japan have new coronavirus

Kirk Douglas, pictured in Marbella, Spain, in 1970

Kirk Douglas, From Ragman's Son To Hollywood Icon

Kirk Douglas, from ragman's son to Hollywood icon

Kirk Douglas is survived by three sons, including the movie star Michael Douglas, pictured left with his father in 2018

Hollywood Legend Kirk Douglas Dead At 103

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103

President Donald Trump got acquitted in his impeachment trial, but critics say he poses a danger

Post-impeachment, How Far Will Unleashed Trump Go?

Post-impeachment, how far will unleashed Trump go?

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington

Kenya Leader Warns Against US, China Rivalry In Africa

Kenya leader warns against US, China rivalry in Africa

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to visit left-wing allies Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela on his Latin American tour

Russian FM Begins Latin America Tour With Fidel Castro Tribute

Russian FM begins Latin America tour with Fidel Castro tribute

Sanna Marin is Finland's youngest ever leader

Finland Passes Measure To Ensure Equal Paid Leave For Both Parents Of Newborn Children

Finland has introduced a new policy that will offer equal paid leave to both parents of newborn children.

While the number of deaths and infections in China has continued to rise, analysts say investor concerns about the spread and economic impact are easing for now

US Indices End At Records As Coronavirus Fears Ebb

US indices end at records as coronavirus fears ebb

Airbnb hopes the pilot program it introduced in Canada will reduce violence and damage to properties

Airbnb To Limit Bookings By People Under 25 In Canada

Airbnb to limit bookings by people under 25 in Canada

General Motors reported a fourth-quarter loss due to a lengthy labor strike in the United States, while projecting lower 2020 industrywide sales in the US and China

As Tesla Gyrates, Ford And GM Get No Love From Wall Street

As Tesla gyrates, Ford and GM get no love from Wall Street

Bjoern Hoecke, chairman of far-right AfD group in the eastern state of Thuringia (R) congratulates Free Democrat Thomas Kemmerich (L), newly elected regional leader, with AfD help

Far-right Backing For Regional Politician Shocks Germany

Far-right backing for regional politician shocks Germany

Iraqi followers of influential cleric Moqtada Sadr (with batons) clash with protesters as they raid an anti-government protest camp in the central holy city of Najaf on Wednesday

Seven Killed As Rival Protesters Clash In Iraq's Najaf

Seven killed as rival protesters clash in Iraq's Najaf

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama in Washington, ahead of Pompeo's first trip to sub-Saharan Africa

Pompeo To Pay First Visit To Africa

Pompeo to pay first visit to Africa

Exiled ex-president Evo Morales is trying to engineer a return to politics in Bolivia by running for a Senate seat

Morales Opponents To Seek Ex-president's Election Disqualification

Morales opponents to seek ex-president's election disqualification

US Senator Mitt Romney said he will vote to convict President Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trial

Republican Romney Says He'll Vote To Convict Trump

Republican Romney says he'll vote to convict Trump

The Syrian regime offensive has displaced some 520,000 people in one of the biggest upheavals of the nine-year war

Syrian Forces Make Fresh Advance Despite Erdogan Warning

Syrian forces make fresh advance despite Erdogan warning

Turkish Airlines

VIDEO: Turkish Plane Crashes, Breaks Into Three Parts While Trying To Land

The plane reportedly skidded across the runway as it tried to land before the fuselage began breaking off.

Tesla shares dived around 20 percent, giving back some of the gains the electric-car maker racked up since October

Tesla Shares Dive, Giving Back Some Gains From Rally

Tesla shares dive, giving back some gains from rally

Harlem Desir, OSCE Representative on freedom of the media, said Ukraine's disinformation bill could mean "a lot of state interference in the media activities, journalism"

OSCE Warns Ukraine Over Disinformation Bill

OSCE warns Ukraine over disinformation bill

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