The U.S. stock market roared back, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now.

China and South Africa have signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal.

In Nairobi’s informal settlements, the closure of Kenyan supplier Koko Networks has left thousands of households without access to clean bioethanol cooking fuel.

Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether to use that stockpile to restore a crippled economy while its citizens are looking at gold as a way to revive their battered finances.

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law.

Iran and the United States are poised Friday to hold negotiations in Oman at least over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Sharp drops hit Wall Street as technology stocks sank even more and bitcoin’s price plunged again to roughly half its record set in the fall.

An Israeli court has indicted a brother of the chief of Israel’s security service on charges of smuggling tens of thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes into war-ravaged Gaza Strip at a time when getting aid into the territory is difficult and many P…

In a new poll, two-thirds of respondents say they are somewhat or very worried about affording health care.

Malaysia has announced a full ban on importing electronic waste to tighten controls on hazardous materials and protect the environment.