By Andreas Rinke and Vladimir Soldatkin MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran

By Kwasi Kpodo and Stephanie Nebehay ACCRA/GENEVA (Reuters) – Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80, his foundation said,

By Philip Pullella and Scott Malone VATICAN CITY/BOSTON (Reuters) – The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” on Thursday over revelations that Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused about 1,000

By Daren Butler, Humeyra Pamuk and Jeff Mason ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis in Turkey

By Daren Butler and Behiye Selin Taner ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would boycott electronic products from the United States, retaliating in a row

By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s board named a special committee of three directors on Tuesday to decide what to do about Chief Executive Elon Musk’s potential offer to

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will keep its economic growth within a reasonable range in the second half of the year, and will ensure that its full-year growth target is achieved,

By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) – Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> Chief Executive Elon Musk on Monday tweeted that he would work with buyout firm Silver Lake and investment bank Goldman Sachs as

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is showing further signs of cooling as the U.S. prepares to impose even tougher trade tariffs, with investment in the first seven months of the

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – China rejected on Monday allegations raised by a U.N. panel that 1 million Uighurs may be held in internment camps in the restive Xinjiang