SoftBank’s profit drop amid WeWork worries, Sprint approval
TOKYO — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. said its profit for last quarter dropped amid worries about the perceived risk of its in...
Amnesty finds Saudi anti-terror court a weapon of repression
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia has used a secretive court established to try terrorism cases as "a weapon of repression" to imprison peace...
Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit
NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Micha...
8 films from the Sundance Film Festival you’ll want to see
PARK CITY, Utah — When the 36th annual edition of the Sundance Film Festival wrapped Sunday after 11 days of snow and cinema, it had ushered in an ava...
Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend’s brother for defamation
NEW YORK — Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend, is suing the Amazon founder for defamation, alleging that Bezos and his team false...
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in what appeared to be an attempt by Sau...
Key events leading to statement on Jeff Bezos phone hack
Experts at the United Nations said Wednesday that the phone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was likely hacked through a file se...
At Sundance, an annual rebirth for American movies
NEW YORK — The Sundance Film Festival, coming at the start of a new movie calendar, is an annual rite of renewal. New movies. New filmmakers. New voic...
Democrats, and some in GOP, seek more info on Iran decision
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration made its case on Capitol Hill for killing a powerful Iranian general, but Democrats — and a handful of Republica...
Trump tests Congress’ war powers with strike against Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran is posing a gut check for Congress, brazenly testing whether the House and Senate will e...
Saudis sentence 5 people to death for Khashoggi’s killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family cri...
Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — Supermodels and social media mavens, their makeup artists and hair stylists in tow, posed at a concert in leather pants, chunk...
AP Interview: Saudi prince says sports is a tool for change
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — A world class tennis exhibition, an international golf tournament, a Formula series car race and the world heavyweight boxing ...
‘Simplicity is genius’: Joshua boxes smart to reclaim titles
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and havin...
Official: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A US official says the Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a Florida naval base had hosted a dinner party the night befor...
US digs into Saudi shooting suspect motive in Navy shooting
WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement officials were digging into the background of the suspected Florida Naval station shooter Friday, to determine the S...
‘Sportswashing’ fears dog Ruiz-Joshua fight in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In one part of Riyadh, two of the world’s most high-profile boxers squared off at a weigh-in outside a 5-star hotel ahead of th...
Official: Oregon lags in socially conscious investing
TIGARD, Ore. — Oregon’s state employee pension fund is invested in an Israeli company whose smartphone spyware has been used against dissidents, human...
Uber CEO walks back comment on Saudi writer’s slaying
NEW YORK — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is facing criticism for calling the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi "a mistake" in an interv...
Saudi energy minister: Saudi Aramco’s public offering ‘soon’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A planned stock offering of a small part of state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco "will come soon" and only at the direction of Saud...
Japan’s SoftBank shaken by WeWork, but committing billions
TOKYO — Japanese technology giant SoftBank has committed billions of dollars to bailing out office-space sharing startup WeWork in a daring vote of co...