DAMASCUS, June 19 (Reuters) - Syria expects to have its first transaction with a U.S. bank "in a matter of weeks", Syrian central bank governor Abdelkader Husriyeh said on Thursday, a day after a high ...

The Kenyan shilling was steady against the dollar on Thursday compared with the previous session, supported by some remittance hard currency inflows, traders said.

Sweden's government said on Thursday all parties in parliament have agreed to back its plan to invest heavily in the ...

The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate to zero on Thursday in response to falling inflation, appreciation pressure on the Swiss franc and economic uncertainty caused by the U.S.

As the Chicago White Sox praise the prowess of a budding duo of rookie catchers, the St. Louis Cardinals are especially keen on the recent efforts of their one-time backstop.

Ford Motor is recalling 197,432 vehicles in the U.S. due to a risk of back seat occupants getting trapped due to inability of entering or exiting the vehicle in case of an emergency, the U.S. National ...

China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that "a certain number" of rare earth export licence applications had been ...

North Korea fired more than 10 multiple-launched rockets on Thursday morning from Sunan near the capital Pyongyang in a north-westerly direction, South Korea's military said.

European shares opened lower on Thursday as persistent Middle East tensions and fears of possible U.S. involvement kept ...

Only the United States has the clout to engage Israel and Iran in negotiations as the two countries continue to trade air ...

The rand weakened in early trade on Thursday, weighed down by risk-off sentiment as the Iran-Israel conflict continued into a ...

The Indian rupee declined on Thursday to hover around its weakest level in over two months, as persistent worries about ...