Reuters

Motiur Rahman Nizami is accused of genocide, rape and orchestrating the massacre of top intellectuals during the 1971 war of independence.

The military’s move follows a practice already established for civilian departments as part of President Xi Jinping’s war on graft

Activity was sparse early Thursday, with Japan still on holiday and many investors taking cover ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report.

Rodrigo Duterte leads opinion polls ahead of Monday's election, much to the dismay of critics who say he has no clear economic policies.

The rise was mainly attributed to oil and gas companies struggling to repay debts after a decline in petroleum prices.

The plan, which follows a judge's shutdown of the Facebook service, will have to pass through several committees before lawmakers vote.

Top tech companies planned an open letter suggesting a dozen policy recommendations for the remaining presidential candidates.

Judicial Watch sued the State Department to gain access to records related to a Clinton aide's employment.

Amazon added more than 30,000 sellers and more than 300,000 businesses to its platform in the past year.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter also said the U.S. greatly regrets the death of a Navy SEAL in an attack by the Islamic State group in Iraq.

Reduced production in the oil sands region due to fires pushes aside concern about excess global oil supplies.

Private employers added 156,000 jobs in April, which is well below economists’ expectations, according to a Wednesday report.

A takeover by ICE would have created the world’s biggest trading-to-clearing exchange group.

As part of the move, ownership in 1MDB’s subsidiaries and four land assets would be transferred to the country’s finance ministry.

AB InBev, set to increase its global beer leadership by buying SABMiller, reported lower than expected earnings after it sold 10 percent less beer in its second-largest market.

France’s second-biggest listed bank said Wednesday that net income rose 6.5 percent in the first three months of the year.

The serviceman, grandson of a banker linked to a 1980s scandal, was the third American killed in an anti-ISIS effort since 2014.

Sheldon Silver, who had been one of the state's most powerful politicians, was convicted of taking millions in illegal kickbacks.

The 6,540-acre fire has closed off the main southern exit from Fort McMurray, Alberta, prompting residents to head north.

The request came from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who called for a demonstration Wednesday outside Congress in Brasilia.

Shares of the company, which also owns Showtime, radio stations and book publisher Simon & Schuster, were up in after-hours trading.

The suspension was lifted after about 24 hours when an appeals judge Tuesday ruled in favor of an injunction by WhatsApp's lawyers.

Net operating revenue fell and Sprint has been offering customers half-off discounts to switch from rival networks.

Cost-cutting helped cushion the impact of a drop in drilling and completion activity.

Search company Baidu faces an investigation after a student who used the site to research cancer treatments died of the disease.

The steep drop in profits at the Swiss bank follows a tough quarter for its investment banking division.

Production in the region continues to rise, countering falls in U.S. output and threatening to keep a global supply overhang in place for longer.

An overnight bounce in US shares boosted risk appetite Tuesday while gold briefly popped to a one-year high.

Berta Cáceres, who fought to stop construction of hydroelectric plants and mines on indigenous territory, was fatally shot in March.