An Ecuadorian businessman living in the US state of Florida pleaded guilty in connection with a $4.4 million bribery and money laundering scheme that funneled cash to officials of Ecuador's state-controlled oil company in exchange for lucrative contracts, the Justice Department said in a press release on Thursday

The United States has imposed new Iran-related sanctions against six international petrochemical and petroleum companies and two persons accused of helping Iran skirt sanctions, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a statement on Friday

Russian and US ground troops have occasional "hiccups" in deconflicting their activities in Syria, with the United States forces having once "intercepted" a Russian major general who way traveling to Manbij in the north of the country, US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey said during a press briefing on Thursday

The Russian embassy in Bulgaria has not received an official notification from the Bulgarian authorities about charges of attempted murder against three Russian citizens, a representative of the diplomatic mission told Sputnik

In recognition of its extraordinary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts and initiatives, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) was conferred the CSR Award for “Impact through Education” by the National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) at a graceful ceremony held at the Serena Hotel

Taylor Swift, a US pop superstar, has recorded the latest track for her upcoming Netflix documentary, 'Miss Americana'.The song 'Only The Young', which was co-written and co-produced with Joel Little for the "Lover" album, is set to hit the streaming service on January 31

European Parliament President David Sassoli said on Wednesday that the European Union needs to come up with a policy that would ensure it is not susceptible to retaliatory measures coming from foreign trade partners as part of a greater strategy for bloc-wide economic, social and environmental sustainability