In a historic appointment, Satsuki Katayama became Japan’s first female finance minister in October, taking the reins of the powerful portfolio at a moment of acute economic tension in the country. A ...

FILE - Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn is seen during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala ...

Israel's Cabinet approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said on Sunday. The settlements include two that were previously evacuated during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right finance minister says the Cabinet has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West ...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year. In one notable move, Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Josée Hogue becomes ...

Seven ministers, including two new appointees, and eight new deputy ministers took their oath of office, allegiance and secrecy before His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, at Istana Negara on ...

Johari Abdul Ghani appointed as trade minister, Anwar says Cabinet reshuffle seen as crucial in meeting political, economic challenges Malaysia's economic growth projected to slow amid trade ...

Washington is set to begin its turn as chair of the Group of 20 by reducing the number of meetings among finance chiefs, people familiar with the matter said, in an apparent move to streamline the ...

Sergey Ryabkov told ABC News Moscow cannot compromise on key territories. MOSCOW and LONDON -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told ABC News during an exclusive interview on Monday that ...

The State Department is so far refusing to comment on a growing corruption crisis engulfing the Balkan nation of Albania, a vital U.S. ally in the region. Following an Albanian court’s decision to ...

Court temporarily restores Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku to her duties, after the government disputed a court order that had suspended her. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Belinda Balluku ...