The bank said it "assumed" there would be economic red lines, like oil at $100 a barrel, that the US would be unwilling the cross.

Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.

Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.

Since taking control in 1965, Buffett grew a struggling textile mill into a global conglomerate.

Since taking control in 1965, Buffett grew a struggling textile mill into a global conglomerate.

O'Leary described his choice of language as "careless" and said "it won't happen again".

O'Leary described his choice of language as "careless" and said "it won't happen again".

Authorities linked the deaths to disease, but this has been disputed by intelligence reports and relatives of the accused.

The French president says he has tasked the government with protecting critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.

Cristiano Ronaldo is named in the first squad selected by new Portugal coach Jorge Jesus for their upcoming Nations League games.

Cristiano Ronaldo is named in the first squad selected by new Portugal coach Jorge Jesus for their upcoming Nations League games.

A market spread is generally the difference between two market prices. Most commonly, traders use the term to describe the bid-ask spread: the difference between the highest price a buyer is currently prepared to pay and the lowest price a seller is prepared to accept. (News On Japan)

Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.

Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.

It is the first time the juror, who refused to side with the others and acquit Clancy, has spoken publicly about his decision.

It is the first time the juror, who refused to side with the others and acquit Clancy, has spoken publicly about his decision.

The gunman is among the dead in what is the third school shooting in the country since June.

Authorities linked the deaths to disease, but this has been disputed by intelligence reports and relatives of the accused.

A vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque building during Friday prayers, a senior police official told the BBC.

Anonymous and fluid criminal groups known in Japan as "tokuryu" are adopting increasingly elaborate tactics, including a scheme in which elderly victims are persuaded to hide cash inside refrigerators before thieves enter their homes, as authorities struggle to combat networks whose members often have no direct contact with one another. (News On Japan)