Other factors included a stronger yuan, speculation on more Japan stimulus and the European Central Bank's vow to fight deflation.
Syria’s ambassador to Russia says his country would retaliate against Saudi Arabia and Turkey if their ground forces were to intervene.
OPEC may change its stance on production caps, but industry experts say it might not be enough to end the oil glut around the world.
The transportation of goods by truck between the two countries is the latest target in the trade war between Moscow and Kiev.
The annual safety report released by the global aviation industry body excluded incidents involving Germanwings and Russia's Metrojet planes.
In November, a World Anti-Doping Agency report detailed evidence of systemic, state-sponsored doping among Russian athletes.
The U.N. envoy to Syria says the hope is Thursday’s ceasefire agreement will allow aid to get through to all besieged areas.
The cartel may be getting close to a consensus on how to halt the long slide in crude oil prices, Nigeria’s oil minister says.
Both France and the U.S. have called on Turkey to cease its targeting of the Kurdish fighters in Syria.
The agreement came two days after major powers agreed on Friday to a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria.
The Syrian army, on Saturday, regained control of al-Tamoura town and several surrounding hills located in Aleppo’s northern suburbs.
Jeb Bush at Saturday night's GOP debate in South Carolina said he's fed up with what he sees as Donald Trump's uninformed opinions on serious issues.
The French energy giant Total will soon receive its first delivery of 2 million barrels of oil as a result of the lifting of sanctions on Iran.
Cuba returned the dummy Hellfire missile after its manufacturer mistakenly shipped it to the island in 2014.
The latest State Department disclosures, some appearing to contain classified information, arrived shortly before Nevada's caucus and South Carolina's primary.
Saudi Arabia resumed its participation in airstrikes against ISIS in recent weeks, while the U.S. has welcomed its commitment to expand its role.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says sanctions on Moscow and military activities close to the Russian border “only aggravate” tensions between the two sides.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Russian airstrikes should stop targeting civilians in Syria to help achieve peace in the country.
The deployment comes ahead of talks next week to set up an even more sophisticated U.S. missile defense system in South Korea.
The meeting between the Roman Catholic pope and the Russian Orthodox patriarch was a historic moment in the 1,000-year-long Great Schism dividing Christianity.
Comments hinting at production cuts by major international oil suppliers sent the price of crude soaring Friday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia will not halt airstrikes because the plan does not apply to terrorist outfits in Syria.