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Turkish regulators fine Google $25.5 mn for abusing market dominance

The move comes as regulators in Europe and the U.S. have also taken aim at Google''s dominance in some online markets, such as searches

French ground forces kill al-Qaida-linked commander in Mali: Military

A statement from the French defense minister said Moussa was in charge of training new jihadist recruits

Saudi Arabia claims it thwarted attack on an oil facility near Yemen

Saudi claimed it thwarted an attack by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels that sparked a fire near an Aramco oil distribution centre, involving unmanned boats loaded with explosives dispatched into Red Sea

At least 39 killed in the Philippines after typhoon left high water, mud

Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippines capital after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their roofs and killed at least 39 people

Biden to appoint Covid-19 pandemic response head: Incoming chief of staff

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said President-elect Joe Biden will appoint a Covid-19 coordinator, who will lead the administration's pandemic response

US votes recount: Georgia counties prepare for tally of presidential race

As Georgia counties prepare for a hand tally of the presidential race, the state's top elections official planned to quarantine after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus

UK reports 33,470 confirmed Covid-19 cases in its biggest one-day jump

The United Kingdom posted its biggest one-day jump in laboratory-confirmed coronavirus infections as the government reported 33,470 new cases

US piles up record October budget deficit of $284.1 billion: Treasury dept

The US is starting the 2021 budget year the way the old year ended, with soaring deficits

UN: Over 870,000 measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years

The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Armenians protest Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire-agreement for a 3rd day

The rally marked the third straight day of demonstrations triggered by the truce to halt more than six weeks of deadly fighting between the two ex-Soviet nations

World leaders talking to Joe Biden about coronavirus, climate change

World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues

Appeals court clears Harvard University of racial bias in admissions

A federal appeals in court upheld a district court decision clearing Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants.

Covid-19: Tokyo Olympics may allow foreign fans but there will be rules

Next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics if they happen will be like no other, particularly for non-Japanese fans if they are allowed to enter in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

US election: Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud

During a Pennsylvania court hearing this week on one of the many election lawsuits, a judge asked a campaign lawyer whether he had found any signs of fraud from among the 592 ballots challenged

Hong Kong legislature opens ahead of mass resignation of pro-democracy bloc

Hong Kong's legislature opened on Thursday ahead of the planned mass resignation of its pro-democracy bloc, one day after the government ousted four of its members

Donald Trump's silent public outing belies the White House in tumult

Trump has spent 10 minutes in public honouring America's war veterans a veneer of normalcy for a White House that's frozen by a defeated president mulling his options

Olympic leaders raise hopes for safe Tokyo Games with fans in the venues

Encouraged by progress this week in finding a Covid-19 vaccine and staging sports events in Japan, the IOC is getting more confident that next year's Tokyo Olympics can have fans in the venues

President-elect Biden moves forward without help from Trump's intel team

The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief of most sensitive intelligence

North Korea calls United Nations nuclear watchdog 'a marionette' of West'

North Korea called the UN's nuclear watchdog a marionette dancing to the tune of hostile Western countries, rejecting its information about the country's nuclear programme as grossly distorted

Yemen faces 'looming famine,' needs millions of dollars: UN food chief

The head of World Food Program sounded an alarm that war-torn Yemen faces looming famine" and urged nations to provide hundreds of millions of dollars immediately