The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 542.4 points, or 1.23 percent, to 43,588.58. The S&P 500 declined 1.6 percent to 6,238.01, and the Nasdaq Composite slid 2.24 percent to 20,650.13.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed in a bar shooting on Friday in Anaconda, U.S. state of Montana, local media reported, citing law enforcement officials. The shooting occurred ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), accusing her of ...

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Relief workers have handed cash to more than 10,000 hungry families in Gaza, who find little food on the market to spend on, UN humanitarians said on Friday. "Market ...

JERUSALEM/SANAA -- The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Israeli territory on Friday evening. Israel's national emergency ...

RAMALLAH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed on Friday Portugal's announcement of its intention to take steps to pave the way for its recognition of the Palestinian state ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Trump administration is suspending federal research funding to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the top public universities in the United ...

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering ...

KATHMANDU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Nepal values the "time-tested friendship" with China and looks forward to further advancing bilateral relations, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said Friday.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Multiple fatalities were reported on Friday after a shooting at a business in Anaconda, U.S. state of Montana, according to local media. Enditem ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday exchanged views on the latest developments in the region, especially Gaza, according to a statement released by the Iranian ...

SARAJEVO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Appellate Division Panel of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday upheld a one-year prison sentence for Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, ...