CAIRO—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt on Monday in a bid to help secure a cessation of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas "as soon as possible," according to senior U.S. officials. Mr. Kerry is scheduled to ...

Crude oil futures traded higher in London Friday, having retraced some of the most recent losses as the uncertain situation in Ukraine came sharply back into focus. Oil benchmarks on both sides of the Atlantic were pushed higher on Thursday by increased ...

Israeli ground forces moved into the Gaza Strip Thursday, and it's hard to see what other choices the country's leadership had to defend its citizens from the terror group Hamas's unrelenting missile attack. Israel agreed Tuesday to a cease-fire proposal from ...

Tony Abbott scored a big win Thursday when the Senate repealed Australia's carbon tax, fulfilling the Prime Minister's most prominent promise from last year's election. The global intelligentsia is now making Mr. Abbott public climate enemy number one, but ...

Afghan police arrive amid a battle between insurgents and security forces at Kabul's airport early on Thursday. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. KABUL—Gunmen used rockets to attack the Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital Thursday, ...

During a press conference on foreign policy on Wednesday, President Obama announced his approval of further sanctions against Russia for its continued military action against Ukraine. (Photo/Video: AP). Up Next ...

WASHINGTON—Russia has a resumed a buildup of combat troops along its border with Ukraine, U.S. officials said Wednesday, adding that Moscow is sending arms and possibly heavy weapons to pro-Russian separatists. The U.S. believes that up to 12,000 ...

U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday as investors focused on prior-day testimony from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen suggesting that the central bank is in no hurry to raise interest rates. Data showing the Chinese economy expanded by 7.5% in ...

U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday as investors focused on prior-day testimony from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen suggesting that the central bank is in no hurry to raise interest rates. Data showing the Chinese economy expanded by 7.5% in ...

The Palestinian death toll passed 200 on Wednesday morning as Israel threatened to broaden its offensive against Hamas after the Islamists rejected a truce, and the army warned tens of thousands of residents to clear out of northern Gaza. Gaza's health ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM Chief Virginia Rometty announced a partnership to create simple-to-use business apps and sell iPhones and iPads to Big Blue's corporate customers. Paul Sakuma/Apple. Enemies of the early personal-computer wars, Apple ...

The dollar gained on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said interest rates will remain low for the foreseeable future, but could rise sooner than expected if economic data continue to improve. The dollar initially slipped versus the yen to ...

A subway train derailed in Moscow on Tuesday, in one of the deadliest incidents ever on the city's metro, killing at least 20 people and injuring at least 100 others. (Photo: AP). Up Next. Top News. MARKETS. FEATURED. CAN'T MISS. BARRON'S ...

VIENNA—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry strongly condemned Hamas' continued rocket attacks on Israel on Tuesday, accusing the group of putting innocent lives in danger to “play politics.” At a news conference in Vienna, Mr. Kerry said the U.S. strongly ...

LAGOS, Nigeria—A new video shows the leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram crowing over recent victories including two explosions at a fuel depot in Lagos. It would be the first reported bombing by Boko Haram in Lagos—Nigeria's ...

LAGOS, Nigeria—A new video shows the leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram crowing over recent victories including two explosions at a fuel depot in Lagos. It would be the first reported bombing by Boko Haram in Lagos—Nigeria's ...

INDIANAPOLIS, July 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced results from its non-clinical study in genetically engineered mice examining combination therapy with the murine version of the beta-amyloid antibody N3pG ...

Palestinians gather outside the damaged house of Gaza's police chief, Taysir al-Batsh, after it was hit by an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City. Associated Press. TEL AVIV—Thousands of Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip fled their homes for United ...

Shares in both BES, as the Portuguese lender is known, and its holding company Espírito Santo Financial Group SA, have been suspended from trading since Thursday, following steep losses on reports of accounting irregularities throughout the ...

Gold is on track for a sixth consecutive weekly gain on the European spot market, its longest winning streak since late February. The metal hit a near four-month high $1,345.28 a troy ounce Thursday when news of financial problems at Portuguese lender ...