
BUSINESS
Poor start to Q2 for global stocks
Stock markets around the world slumped Friday on the first day of the second quarter.

Stock markets around the world slumped Friday on the first day of the second quarter.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was interrupted at a campaign event in Westchester, New York.

A Turkish court resumes the trial of two prominent reporters charged with espionage.

Russia dismisses reports on a Moscow-Washington deal on the fate of Syria’s President Assad.

US Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders is leading front-runner Hillary Clinton by five points in Wisconsin.

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the kingdom will freeze its oil production levels only if Iran and other major producers do so.

Russia criticizes the US over its plans to boost presence along NATO’s eastern borders, saying Moscow is ready to respond.

Israel’s energy minister has met with Egypt’s foreign minister in Washington, DC.

A Virginia trooper has been shot to death in the state capital.

Iran and Austria have signed a major basic agreement - worth a total of $2 billion once finalized - to expand cooperation in several areas including the auto sector and the steel industry among others.

An Iranian official calls on the Muslim world to stay focused on the Palestinian cause despite the deadly crises plaguing the region.

The Chinese president expresses his country’s resolve to defend its sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.

The death toll from the collapse of an overpass in the Indian city of Kolkata rises to 25.

Russia says it has detained a CIA-trained Ukrainian spy attempting to infiltrate its main security agency.

Nearly a dozen American congressmen call for an inquiry into the possibility of gross violations of human rights by Israel.

South Korea says the North appears to have fired another missile off its eastern coast.

An Israeli soldier who killed a Palestinian in al-Khalil execution-style faces manslaughter — not murder — charges.

President Abbas says the Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapse amid the Israeli regime’s ongoing military operations in the West Bank.