Chinese President Xi Jinping is amping up his campaign against corruption, as the highest-ranking general ever to be ensnared is accused of bribery. This is another sign that the country is battening down the hatches.

Putin has changed tacks since announcing last week that he’d asked the Russian parliament to revoke his mandate to send troops to Ukraine.

The AP will now use algorithmically generated stories to cover companies’ quarterly earnings reports. TAI, for one, welcomes its new robot journalism overlords.

As public financing for state universities continues to decline, schools are forced to adapt. UCLA’s business school, for example, will soon be self-supporting.

After breaking the ceasefire due to increased activity from the separatists, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko calls on the EU to turn up the heat on Putin. But don’t hold your breath….

Jordan is vulnerable to ISIS. That poses a serious problem for both the U.S. and Israel.

Gazprom’s CEO warned Europe to expect disruptions to its gas supply this winter, when demand is highest. This conflict isn’t over yet, not by a long shot.

A new report estimates Scottish shale contains some 6 billion barrels of oil, in addition to trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. How will this figure into the Scottish independence debate?

France’s largest bank is hit with billions in fines for trading with Sudan, Iran, and others.

The famous “crack-smoking mayor” is trying to get his life on track, and we applaud that. But running for mayor again doesn’t look like the best way to put recovery first.