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Islamic State in Raqqa mounts last stand

U.S.-backed militias will capture Islamic State's last foothold in the jihadists' former Syrian capital of Raqqa within hours, a militia spokesman said on Tuesday. More »

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Shrinking margins cloud Costco`s profit beat, shares fall

Costco Wholesale Corp's (COST.O) quarterly profit scraped past estimates, helped by a hike in membership fees, but a fall in gross margins fueled concerns of an intensifying grocer price war, sending shares down 3.6 percent in after-market trading. More »

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U.N. Human Rights Council extends Burundi rights probe

The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Friday to extend the mandate of a Commission of Inquiry into human rights in Burundi, dealing a blow to an attempt by a group of African countries to replace the commission with a different team. More »

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Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar

Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state that have triggered an exodus of about 300,000 Rohingya Muslims, prompting the government to tighten security at Buddhist pagodas. More »

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Trump officials to unveil plan to cut factory rules this week

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, U.S., before traveling to Bedminister, New Jersey for the weekend, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas The Trump administration intends to unveil this week a p... More »

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Tanzanian child victims of witchcraft attacks get new limbs

Baraka Lusambo, 7, a Tanzanian with albinism who had an arm chopped off in a witchcraft-driven attack, puts on his shirt during a prosthetic fitting while he sucks on his lollipop, at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2017. REU... More »

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Seattle to become latest U.S. city to tax sugary drinks

Seattle’s City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers, becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the sake of public health. More »

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Massachusetts judge allows right-to-die lawsuit to move forward

FILE PHOTO: Retired Massachusetts physician Roger Kligler, a plaintiff in a right-to-die lawsuit, speaks to reporters outside a courtroom in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Nate Raymond/File Photo A Massa... More »

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WHO confirms second Ebola case in Congo outbreak

FILE PHOTO: A health worker sprays a colleague with disinfectant during a training session for Congolese health workers to deal with Ebola virus in Kinshasa October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Media Coulibaly The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday a sec... More »

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Yemen declares state of emergency in Sanaa over cholera

Women sit with relatives infected with cholera at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen May 14, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad Officials in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, controlled by the armed Houthi movement, declared a state of emergency on... More »

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At least one dead in new Ebola outbreak in Congo

At least one person has died from the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, signaling a new outbreak of the disease which killed thousands in West Africa. More »

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U.S. soda sales drops for 12th straight year: trade publication

Regular and mini cans of Coke and Pepsi are pictured in this photo illustration in New York August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Sales of soda drinks decreased about 1.2 percent in the United States in 2016, falling for the 12th year in a row, a report by tra... More »

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Pepsi pulls Kendall Jenner ad after social media backlash

FILE PHOTO: Model Kendall Jenner presents a creation from the Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2017 collection at New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo PepsiCo pulled a commercial featuring model Kend... More »

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Warren Buffett adorns Cherry Coke cans in China

File photo: Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett drinks a can of Cherry Coke at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha May 1, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Coca-Cola Co is putting the likeness of Warren Buffett on Cherry Coke cans in China, hoping t... More »

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U.S. GDP revision, higher oil boost stocks

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Equities in world markets edged higher on Thursday, led by gains on Wall Street after an upward revision to U.S. economic growth, whil... More »

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Food startup Eatsa sued for not making kiosks accessible to blind

Customers order meals on tablets and pick up food from cubbies at Eatsa, a restaurant in the financial district of San Francisco, California, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Henderson Fast food startup Eatsa is being sued by disability rights advocates... More »

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First U.S. bumble bee added to endangered species list

File Photo: A rusty patched bumble bee which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing for federal protection as an endangered species is pictured in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. August 7, 2015. Photo courtesy of Rich Hatfield/Handout via REUTERS The rus... More »

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BAT says strong demand for `glo` smokeless tobacco

FILE PHOTO: People walk past the British American Tobacco offices in London, Britain October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo British American Tobacco (BAT) said demand for its “glo” tobacco heating device overwhelmed supply in its Japan test market... More »

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`Trophy` film tackles African hunting and conservation

John Hume, the worlds largest rhino breeder walks among his rhinos at Buffalo Dream Ranch, North West Province, South Africa in this November 2016 handout photo. Shaul Schwarz / Reel Peak Films/Handout via REUTERS The new documentary “Trophy” opens in a sprawl... More »

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Study shows healthcare in Syria now a target of war

FILE PHOTO: People inspect damage in Omar Bin Abdulaziz hospital, in the rebel-held besieged area of Aleppo, Syria November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo The international community must do more to protect healthcare in Syria as medical servic... More »

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U.S. civil liberties group ACLU seeks to tap anti-Trump energy

File photo: A member of the ACLU observes a polling station during voting in the 2016 presidential election at Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S November 8, 2016. REUTERS/David Becker The American Civil Liberties Union is launching what it bil... More »

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EPA chief unconvinced on CO2 link to global warming

The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners. REUTER... More »

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China lawmaker expects debate over new civil code to intensify

(L-R) Wang Aili, Director-General of the Office of Criminal Laws of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, Zhang Rongshun, Vice Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Commission of NPC Standing Committee, Xu... More »

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Watchdog presses U.S. lawmakers to probe Icahn`s role with Trump

Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it has asked lawmakers to investigate ... More »

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New Interior head lifts lead ammunition ban in nod to hunters

New Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (2nd from R) rides on horseback with a U.S. Park Police horse mounted unit while reporting for his first day of work at the Interior Department in Washington, U.S., March 2, 2017. Tami Heilemann/Department of Interior/Handout ... More »

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Obama-era human rights envoy says U.N. must investigate Myanmar

Keith Harper (R) United States representative to the Human Rights Council pauses before the start of the Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The U.N. Hu... More »

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Millions at risk from African famine worsened by Boko Haram: U.N.

Children attend a class at a primary school in Muna Garage IDP camp, Maiduguri, Nigeria November 7, 2016. UNICEF/Naftalin/Handout via REUTERS Aid agencies must get food to close to 3 million people by July to avert a famine in Africa’s Lake Chad region caused ... More »

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White House may boost recreational marijuana enforcement: spokesman

People pack a glass bowl with marijuana during Hempfest’s 420Fest at the Luxe Nightclub in Seattle, Washington April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Nick Adams The administration of President Donald Trump may ramp up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuan... More »

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Domestic demand drives German growth in fourth quarter

People carry bags outside a shopping mall on the last day of Christmas shopping in Berlin December 23, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke The German economy quadrupled its growth rate to 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 as higher state spending, rising p... More »

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New U.S. environmental chief says agency can also be pro-jobs

Director of Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt is sworn in by Justice Samuel Alito at the Executive Office in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that Ame... More »

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PepsiCo profit beats on demand for healthy snacks, drinks

FILE PHOTO – A bottle of Pepsi is seen in this file photo illustration February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/Illustration/Files PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as the company benefited from its cost-cutting programs and hig... More »

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Afghanistan gunmen kidnap 52 farmers, regional officials say

I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Gunmen in Afghanistan kidnapped 52 farmers on Wednesday, most of them members of the minority Uzbek community in the remote northern province of Jowzjan, regional officials said, but the motive for the abductions was not immed... More »

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California lawmaker makes push for health warning labels on soda

Cans of soda are displayed in a case at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego, California February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Sam Hodgson A California state senator is taking another stab at introducing a law that would require sugary drink manufacturers to put a warning labe... More »

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Protesters face off as U.S. abortion debate heats up

Planned Parenthood supporters hold signs at a protest in downtown Denver February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Anti-abortion protesters rallied at scores of Planned Parenthood clinics on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the healt... More »

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Survivors, Dutch soldiers reflect on Srebrenica in new exhibition

Boudewijn Kok, former member of Dutch batallion serving with the U.N. peacekeepers, walks through Memorial Centre in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Former Dutch peacekeepers and bereaved Bosnian Muslims co... More »

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Increasing opposition in Philippines to war on drugs: U.N. official

Agnes Callamard, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial summary or arbitrary Executions, speaks with reporters in Bangkok February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Marshall A United Nations human rights investigator says there are signs of mounting opposition within... More »

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U.N. needs $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen

Girls stand at the entrance to their tent at a camp for internally displaced people in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Naif Rahma The United Nations said on Wednesday that 12 million people in Yemen faced the threat of famine br... More »

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U.N. seeks $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen

Girls stand at the entrance to their tent at a camp for internally displaced people in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Naif Rahma The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving as... More »

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India scraps funding ties with Gates Foundation on immunization

Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda interact with slum dwellers during their visit to a slum area in Danapur near the eastern Indian city of Patna March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Krishna Murari Kishan A group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Fo... More »

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Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan`s musicians find voice

Malala Gul, a local singer, performs to record a song at a studio in Peshawar, Pakistan, January, 28, 2017. Picture taken January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz For years, violence kept most of Pakistan’s aspiring young musicians from following their dreams, whe... More »

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U.S. EPA employees protest Trump`s pick to run agency

File Photo: Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS... More »

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Super Bowl ads score eyeballs with political football

A scene from Budweiser’s Super Bowl commercial ”Born the Hard Way.” REUTERS/Courtesy Amheuser-Busch With Americans’ attention more finely tuned to the political climate under U.S. President Donald Trump, brands that dove headfirst into that conversation genera... More »

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Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants

The Bay family is reunited after Hamed Bay was separated from other passengers and questioned as a result of U.S. Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban, at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 28, 2017. Hamed Bay was traveling back to the U... More »

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U.S. tempers part of Trump travel ban amid big protests, criticism

Activists gather outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s executive actions on immigration in Washington January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday tempered a key element of his move to ban... More »

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Trump aides call travel ban success despite broad criticism

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (C) attend a ceremonial swearing-in for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (L) at Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Aides to U.S. ... More »

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Texas unveils `bathroom bill` that critics say targets LGBT rights

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick speaks at a news conference on the introduction of a bill that would limit access to bathrooms and other facilities for transgender people at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S., January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Herskovit... More »

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China`s yuan may see more volatility vs dollar after basket change

A customer holds a 100 Yuan note at a market in Beijing, August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee China’s yuan is likely to see more volatility against the U.S. dollar this year after its foreign exchange market operator changed the way it calculates a key yuan inde... More »

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Pakistani city launches new polio campaign after rare strain found

A boy receives polio vaccine drops by anti-polio vaccination workers along a street in Quetta, Pakistan January 2, 2017. REUTERS/ Naseer Ahmed Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunisation campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for childr... More »