Syria's security forces launched an operation on Thursday against pro-Assad "militias" in the western province of Tartus, state news agency SANA reported, a day after deadly clashes with gunmen ...

Bond yields edged higher as stock futures pointed lower. The 10-year Treasury yield increased to 4.631%, while the 2-year yield climbed to 4.361%. Bond yields and stocks tend to move in opposite ...

Indonesians pray for those who lost their lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at a mass grave in Banda Aceh on the 20th anniversary of the disaster. More than 220,000 people across Asia died two ...