Standards make everyday life run smoothly. You rarely notice them: the credit card that works in any corner of the world, the Wi-Fi signal that connects a remote village to the cloud, or the vaccine ...

Facing Alawite backlash, Syria’s new leaders take controversial steps to win loyalty A program that offers amnesty and aid to Alawites has been met with suspicion by many in the minority. There is ...

The Canadian dollar added to its weekly decline against the U.S. dollar on Friday as domestic data showed that the manufacturing sector contracted for an 11th straight month in December. Canada's ...