Reuters

Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, also chairman of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), told Bild daily that refugees were welcome but that they have to make an effort to fit in.

"The Taliban were attacking from several directions and we did not know what to do," Kunduz deputy Gov. Abdullah Danishy said.

U.S. Air Force and company officials had no immediate comment on how many rocket launches would be covered by the deal.

After the U.S. and Russian presidents met Monday, both powers said they were committed to destroying the Islamic State group.

"Global equities are closing in on their worst quarter since 2011, with a number of factors fueling fears in an already jittery market," strategists at Barclays wrote.

"We need to change the way we're viewed by the public," said Michael Hayden, global head of research and development at Teva.

Cecile Richards, president of the health services organization, fielded hostile questions from GOP lawmakers during a five-hour House committee hearing.

Asked if he was optimistic the agreement would eliminate Chinese cyber attacks, Clapper said simply: "No."

An apparent discrepancy in data supplied to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was "a significant failure," an NHTSA official said.

Shares in commodity trading firms, such as Glencore and Noble Group, were hit hard and a Japanese shipper filed for bankruptcy.

Four online critics of religious militancy, including a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin, have been hacked to death in the Muslim-majority nation this year.

Ansar Iqbal claimed he was 15 when he and a friend were arrested, 16 years ago, for the murder of a neighbor.

The news of Xi's Oct. 20-23 visit comes a week after British finance minister George Osborne visited China to strengthen economic and financial ties.

Billionaire investor activist Carl Icahn ramped up criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve, warning about the unintended consequences of ultra low interest rates on the economy and financial markets.

Chinese industrial companies' profits fell at their fastest rate in four years, official data showed.

The acquisition is calculated to give Energy Transfer a new foothold in the Gulf of Mexico and a dominant position in the Northeast's Marcellus Shale area.

The San Francisco company's growth comes despite legal battles over who can list properties and how they should be zoned and taxed.

Merchants have claimed that the credit card companies prevented retailers from encouraging customers to use cheaper payment methods.

Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform want Valeant to provide documents on huge price increases for two of its products.

Although Blatter was not expecting the raid, some within FIFA had been told something was coming, a FIFA source said.

Switzerland's WEKO watchdog said its investigation, the result of a preliminary probe, was looking at whether UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Mitsui conspired to set bid/ask spreads.

Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's relationship with the bloc ahead of a referendum.

President Abdulla Yameen, who rose to power in a bitterly contested presidential election in 2013, is a controversial figure both at home and abroad.

Six of the pro-democracy activists face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Countries around the world have launched their own investigations after the company was caught cheating on tests in the United States.

The strong pro-independence showing dealt a blow to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, three months before a national election.

The attack probably targeted members of the local government watching the game, officials said.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said earlier on Sunday it was vital to coordinate all efforts against the Islamic State but this was not yet happening.

The statement from the Dalai Lama’s office said doctors had urged him to rest for several weeks.