Bad Blood: Katy Perry still outearns Taylor Swift
The "bad blood" between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry may be about to get worse.
Second Baltic pipeline will cost Ukraine $2bn a year: PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk blasted a planned second gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea, claiming it would cost his country $2 billion (1.8 billion euros) a year in lost revenue.
Germany to speed up repatriations of rejected asylum-seekers
Germany plans to speed up repatriations of rejected asylum-seekers from new central hubs, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition allies agreed, vowing to bring order to a record migrant influx.
France advises against non-essential travel to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort
France advised its nationals against all non-essential travel to Sharm el-Sheikh following the crash of a Russian passenger jet that took off from the Egyptian resort at the weekend.
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank on ongoing depreciation of the tenge
To keep the gold and FX reserves intact, the Central Bank decided to minimize its participation in the country’s FX market starting from November 5, 2015.
Nazarbayev arrives in Paris
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in Paris for an official visit.
Diddy surprises with New York 'hustler's fairy tale'
One of the biggest forces in hip-hop, Diddy has long since made his mark in the world of business. In a surprise return to music, he asks: what if street hustlers similarly redirected their talents?
Beijing using historic Taiwan meet as decoy: analysts
Beijing is casting itself as the peacemaker in this weekend's historic summit with Taiwan, but experts say it is at least partly aiming to draw attention away from its aggressive expansionism in the South China Sea.
Trump steps up insults of rivals on campaign trail
Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump stepped up attacks on his campaign rivals, insisting none of them have the caliber to become the next president of the United States.
Croatia votes as migrants flow in, economy languishes
Croatians vote in a general election as the nation faces an ongoing influx of refugees -- a crisis that rival political camps have tried to exploit, while lacking concrete policy pledges to kickstart the sluggish economy.
Romanian PM quits over club blaze, but protesters unsatisfied
Romania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned, after a deadly nightclub blaze prompted mass demonstrations, but his move failed to stop tens of thousands from taking to the streets for a second night.
UK says bomb may have downed Russian jet, halts Sharm flights
Britain halted flights to and from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh airport over concerns a Russian airliner that crashed in the Sinai peninsula may have been brought down by a bomb.
Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped
At least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.
Moody's cuts VW's credit rating amid emissions scandal
Moody's hit embattled German automaker Volkswagen with a credit downgrade, saying the company's reputation and earnings were at risk from the growing emissions cheating scandal.
At least 36 dead in S.Sudan air crash
At least 36 people were killed when a Soviet-era Antonov plane crashed just after take-off from South Sudan's capital Juba.
Erdogan seeks new charter to increase his powers
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a new constitution that would give him greater powers, heightening opposition fears over authoritarian rule.
Egypt's Sisi calls for NATO help in Libya 'vacuum'
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for NATO powers to help rebuild Libya, beset by violence since an uprising backed by the Western military alliance toppled leader Moamer Kadhafi.
Jeb Bush apologizes for 'French work week' putdown
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has informally apologized to France for accusing a rival of only showing up for "a French work week."
French footballer Benzema held over sextape blackmail: legal source
French footballer Karim Benzema was arrested in connection with blackmail over a sextape featuring fellow player Mathieu Valbuena, a source close to the probe told AFP.
Obama says 2016 hopefuls will get serious
Barack Obama says the plethora of candidates vying to succeed him as US president will be forced to exit "silly season" and be "more serious" as the 2016 general election nears.