Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pledged to continue a military operation against Taliban insurgents in their stronghold of North Waziristan until peace returns to the country. “I am confident this operation will be a harbinger of peace and stability,” Sharif ...

Iraqi forces searched homes in Sunni Muslim-dominated areas in Baghdad as they prepared to defend the capital from a possible attack by an al-Qaeda breakaway group that captured the biggest city in the north. Army and security forces looked for weapons ...

Russia has pulled back most of its troops from the border with Ukraine, according to a U.S. defense official, a move that if completed would fulfill a pledge by Russian President Vladimir Putin. A “majority of the Russian forces” have been withdrawn from the ...

Carlyle Group LP (CG) will earn a return of about 80 percent from its $514 million investment in Beats Electronics LLC with the headphone maker's sale to Apple Inc. (AAPL), a person with knowledge of the matter said. Carlyle, the world's second-largest ...

Carlyle Group LP (CG) will earn a return of about 80 percent from its $514 million investment in Beats Electronics LLC with the headphone maker's sale to Apple Inc. (AAPL), a person with knowledge of the matter said. Carlyle, the world's second-largest ...

Google Inc. has designed its own self-driving vehicles that transport passengers at the push of a button as it aims to spread the new automotive technology, co-founder Sergey Brin said. Working with automotive partners, the company plans to have 100 to 200 ...

May 19 (Bloomberg) -- President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops near the Ukrainian border back to base, the Kremlin said, signaling a possible easing of tensions six days before Ukraine's presidential election. Rand Corporation Senior Political ...

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, created in the footprints of the World Trade Center in New York City. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Cuomo ...

Rebels in eastern Ukraine said they're seeking to join Russia after disputed referendums as the government in Kiev was handed a deadline to pay for Russian gas to prevent a supply cutoff. The self-styled Donetsk People's Republic declared itself a ...

South Africa's High Court postponed the trial of Briton Shrien Dewani, who has been charged with murdering his wife during their honeymoon, until June 20 to allow him to receive further psychiatric treatment. Dewani will be returned to Valkenberg hospital in ...

Members of civil society groups sit to protest the abduction of the Chibok school girls during a rally pressing for the girls' release in Abuja. Close. Members of civil society groups sit to protest the abduction of the Chibok school girls... Read More. Close. Open.

Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympian on trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, agreed to sell his house where the shooting occurred, his real estate agent said. “We have accepted one of the bids and the transfer process is now under way,” agent Ansie ...

Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympian on trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, agreed to sell his house where the shooting occurred, his real estate agent said. “We have accepted one of the bids and the transfer process is now under way,” agent Ansie ...

Global ad revenues are set to exceed half a trillion dollars this year, Magna Global predicted in December. Sporting events including the Sochi Winter Olympics and soccer World Cup starting in Brazil next month will help boost the industry by 6.5 percent to ...

A woman holds a sign during a rally calling for the release of missing Chibok school girls, in Lagos. Close. A woman holds a sign during a rally calling for the release of missing Chibok school girls, in Lagos. Close. Open. Photographer: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP ...

April 30 (Bloomberg) -- AdRoll President Adam Berke and Bloomberg Contributing Editor David Kirkpatrick discuss Facebook offering improved tools and a more streamlined experience for logins, including the option to sign in anonymously. They speak with ...

A post-antibiotic era, where common infections and minor injuries may lead to death, is a real possibility this century, the World Health Organization said in the first global survey of resistance to antimicrobial drugs. “Very high rates of resistance” to treatments ...

The Los Angeles Clippers lost four sponsors and a half-dozen more suspended deals as the National Basketball Association called a news conference to address racist comments attributed to team owner Donald Sterling. The NBA team's sponsorship ...

A relative weeps before yellow ribbons at Jindo harbour where relatives of family members of the 'Sewol' ferry are waiting for developments in the search and recovery operations, on April 27, 2014. Close. A relative weeps before yellow ribbons at Jindo ...

A relative weeps before yellow ribbons at Jindo harbour where relatives of family members of the 'Sewol' ferry are waiting for developments in the search and recovery operations, on April 27, 2014. Close. A relative weeps before yellow ribbons at Jindo ...