Kerry, Lavrov speak by phone about Russia plane shootdownSecretary of State John Kerry spoke by phone with Russia's foreign minister and urged a de-escalation of tensions after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Turkey-Syria border.
26 November 2015
Biden to discuss security, migrants at Balkans summitUS Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Zagreb for a Western Balkans summit, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
25 November 2015
Golovkin improves his P4P standingGennady Golovkin, WBA Super, IBO, WBC Interim and IBF middleweight champion has gone up in the Pound for Pound (P4P) rating from Bleacher Report after the fight between Saul “Canelo" Alvarez and Miguel Cotto.
24 November 2015
Kerry in Abu Dhabi for talks on Syria peace planUS Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Abu Dhabi to meet his Emirati counterparts on efforts to build a Syrian opposition coalition to lead peace talks with the Damascus regime.
Obama meets refugees as bitter Syria debate ragesUS President Barack Obama said the world must offer haven to refugees, as he visited a Malaysian centre for displaced children amid a bitter and racially tinged US debate over the Syria exodus.
21 November 2015
Hopes for Syria peace dim after Assad, Obama remarksHopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed at international talks in Vienna.
Clinton backs sweeping US-led global fight against ISHillary Clinton called for a US-led global fight to defeat the Islamic State group and shut down its flow of fighters, propaganda and weapons in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Barclays fined another $150 mn over forex 'misconduct'New York's financial regulator announced another $150 million fine against British bank Barclays over its "misconduct" in foreign exchange services offered to clients.
19 November 2015
Florence and the Machine to headline US summer festsEnglish rock act Florence and the Machines will headline two US summer music festivals, which announced lineups months before expected amid growing competition.
Unstoppable Golovkin wants all middleweight beltsGennady Golovkin, the WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim titleholder from Kazakhstan once again proved his undefeated status at the biggest boxing arena Madison Square Garden.