Cohen gets 3 years in prison

Despite pleas from his lawyers for leniency, Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for crimes including orchestrating hush payments to women in violation of campaign laws before the 2016 election and financial wrongdoing.

Lanxess strengthens presence in Chinese market

German specialty chemicals company Lanxess said it is strengthening its presence in the growth market of Asia, with the largest share of its investment going to China.

Clean water efforts include competition

Lanxess is paying close attention to its social responsibility as it seeks sustainable development in China.

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May in plea to EU after vote delay

British Prime Minister Theresa May met European Union officials and heads of state on Tuesday in a bid to save her plans for Britain's exit from the EU next March - and possibly her own political future.

French reforms still a must, experts say

Making reforms will still be on French President Emmanuel Macron's agenda, despite his attempt to restore calm after weeks of violent protests, experts say.

Only one meal per day for children as embattled Yemenis hope for end of war

SANAA - As a 55-year-old father who cannot secure the next meal for his eight starving children, Ahmed al-Sharafi doesn't complain.

Thousands evacuated after bomb threat

At least 2,000 people were evacuated from a hospital in downtown Moscow after a bomb threat was received on Monday.

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Unity dilemma for Merkel's prodigy

Maintaining stability and erasing divergences within Germany's Christian Democratic Union will be a major and difficult task for its new leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, experts said.

Winter storm causes icy roads and power losses across southern US

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the southern United States on Sunday - causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls and power losses to hundreds of thousands of people.

Ahead of vote, ECJ confirms UK still able to stop Brexit

Speculation was rife in Westminster on Monday that British Prime Minister Theresa May would delay Tuesday's key vote on her agonizingly negotiated Brexit deal to leave the EU.