Hundreds of thousands of Catalans rallied in central Barcelona on Monday, waving red and yellow striped flags and banging drums, in a show of support for independence after Madrid moved to block a planned referendum.

Peyton Manning’s reputation as the National Football League’s most bankable player took a hit when he was among 10 athletes cited in a lawsuit filed by six former female students against the University of Tennessee.

Stock markets across the Middle East fell yesterday after oil prices dropped again and Saudi Arabia, heavily influenced by the petrochemicals sector....

As the clock struck one minute past midnight, thousands of people erupted in cheers of celebration for their new citizenship.

There is no doubt that the 7.9 magnitude earthquake Nepal suffered on April 25, and its severe aftershocks, served a crushing blow to the country’s industry.