World

The European Union is stepping up pressure on Moldova to punish those behind a $1 billion bank heist in 2014 and recover the money, amid suspicions the government is buying time for possible political gain. Ilan...

A regional forum on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology aims to boost chances for Bosnians starting their own businesses, but bureaucratic complexities still create problems for the country’s budding businesspeople. Denis Zvizdic, the chair of Bosnia and...

Basking in the glow of a creditor settlement to save the biggest private company in the Balkans, Croatia’s governing elite, including the prime minister, filed into the National Library in Zagreb late last month for the...

Even before computers became a staple of our daily lives, we’ve dreamed of a more natural and intuitive way to interact with them. Smart speakers and voice assistants are fundamentally changing the way we engage with technology....

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters because of an injury, a move that means Novak Djokovic will take over as world No 1 when the new ATP rankings are announced on Monday. Tournament organisers in Paris...

VENICE, Italy — Near the Accademia Bridge, a corridor of thin trees lay horizontal, as if hit by a nuclear wind. Vaporetto tickets, pigeon feathers and candy wrappers floated in stagnant pools around St. Mark’s Basilica....

NEW DELHI — Days after a man-eating tiger was shot dead in central India, a backlash is underway, with politicians and animal rights advocates decrying the killing and a senior government minister threatening legal action against people involved in the...

HONG KONG — For North Korea experts, virtually every detail in the authoritarian state is a potential window into the political priorities of its elusive leader, Kim Jong-un. A mass gymnastics performance that ended in North...

TOPSIDE, Nauru — She was 3 years old when she arrived on Nauru, a child fleeing war in Sri Lanka. Now, Sajeenthana is 8. Her gaze is vacant. Sometimes she punches adults. And she talks about...

EBERSBACH-NEUGERSDORF, Germany — Frank Dehmel was on the streets of East Germany in 1989. Every Monday, he marched against the Communist regime, demanding freedom and democracy and chanting with the crowds: “We are the people!” Three...