The U.S. government plans to sell the bulk of its stake in bailed-out auto lender Ally Financial Inc, to raise up to $2.66 billion.
A successful initial public offering will cut the U.S. Treasury's stake to 14.1 percent from 36.8...
The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), on Thursday signed a final peace pact, ending about 45 years of conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people in the country's south.
The fight...
Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea, as Moscow's economy minister spoke of the cost of military action in its former Soviet neighbor.
The International Monetary Fund announced...
The euro fell on Thursday and peripheral European government bond yields hit their lowest levels in years as speculation grew that the European Central Bank may ease monetary policy soon.
Emerging market stocks edged higher and Ukraine's sovereign government bonds...
China will beef up its internet security in response to recent reports that the U.S. government spied on a major telecommunications firm, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Reports that the U.S. National Security Agency infiltrated servers at the headquarters...
Yahoo Japan Corp said on Thursday that it would buy mobile and broadband provider eAccess Ltd from its parent SoftBank Corp for 324 billion yen ($3.17 billion) in a bid to expand its services for tablets and smartphones.
SoftBank, which...
Manchester City will look to compound Arsene Wenger's woes when they visit the Emirates stadium this weekend, knowing a win would take them closer to the Premier League title and inflict a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal's chances.
Wenger's side...
Liverpool continued their Premier League title charge, overcoming Sunderland after suffering a scare.
With the Reds thwarted early on, Santiago Vergini was fortunate to stay on the pitch after fouling Luis Suarez.
But Steven Gerrard drew the full reward from the...
World number two Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Andy Murray in a high-quality Sony Open quarter-final.
Djokovic, 26, won their first meeting since last July's Wimbledon final 7-5 6-3 to end Murray's reign in Miami.
Djokovic now faces 20th seed Kei...
Real Madrid suffered their second La Liga loss of the week and lost ground in the title race with a 2-1 defeat at fifth-placed Sevilla.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a deflected free kick for Real, who were beaten...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
