Cathrin Schaer

Announcing third-quarter results on Tuesday morning, Puma listed several reasons for its somewhat sluggish performance so far this year.

Iraq is conducting its first census in 27 years. It hasn't happened more recently because undertaking such a head count could upset a political power-sharing system that was set up to prevent civil war.

The EU wants to appoint a special envoy as part of an evaluation of its Syria policy. Syrian activists are enraged, saying it whitewashes war crimes there. But others believe a more united EU approach may be needed.

Syria's civil war had been considered "frozen" for years. The past week's renewed fighting will have an impact on everything from displacement to the Assad regime's drug deals.

One of the world's biggest sporting goods trade fairs is determinedly turning away from the traditional business of writing orders and heading toward making contacts, initiating collaborations and d

The HTS rebel group that freed Syria from dictator Bashar Assad is setting up a new government. Its status as a terror group complicates its possible international relations, but is that reason enough to de-list it?

Clashes between Syrian Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed Syrian militias could be one of the biggest potential problems in Syria as the country grapples with life after dictator Bashar Assad.

Syria's dictator is thought to have taken billions out of the Syrian economy — money the devastated country desperately needs.