Jordan and Clyde Drexler say they could have played alongside each other. Fred Jewel/AP NBA Commissioner David Stern walks up to the podium — USA Network is televising the 1984 NBA Draft — and ... ( read original story ...)
Syria seizes assets of Assad cousin and business magnate Rami Makhlouf
Syria has frozen the assets of President Bashar Assad's cousin Rami Mahklouf, a powerful businessman who recently complained of shakedowns by people close to the president. In documents issued Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Cousin of Syria’s Assad says state confiscates his assets
One of Syria’s wealthiest businessmen who is a cousin of President Bashar Assad says the government has ordered the seizure of his assets and barred him from doing business with the state for five yea ... ( read original story ...)
Rami Makhlouf: The rift at the heart of Syria’s ruling family
Rami Makhlouf is a first cousin, on the maternal side, of President Bashar al-Assad. They're about the same age, in their early 50s, and were childhood friends. Makhlouf was seen as a staunch ... ( read original story ...)
Desperate Syrian refugees are resorting to selling their organs on the black market just to pay rent
One single mother told CBS News she sold her liver for $4,000, enough money to pay two years' rent for her family ... ( read original story ...)
Too big, too rich: Syrian president turns on his cousin
What's behind the angry videos posted by the billionaire relative of Bashar al-Assad? ( read original story ...)
KBR and NIPIneftegas JSC announce New Engineering Joint Venture in Kazakhstan
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with NIPIneftegas JSC to establish a new engineering and support services company, KBR-NIPILLP, in Kazakhstan. ( read original story ...)
Made in America: US bombs keep killing civilians in Yemen. Here’s why — money.
Year after year, the bombs fell — on wedding tents, funeral halls, fishing boats and a school bus, killing thousands of civilians. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Thailand to Inch Toward Lower Bound: Decision Day Guide
The Bank of Thailand is set to push its benchmark interest rate even closer to the lower bound as it tries to rescue an economy that just posted its worst quarterly contraction in more than eight ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic Sinks Japan Business Mood to Decade Low, Outlook Even Bleaker: Reuters Tankan
The slump in Japanese business confidence deepened in May, hitting decade lows as firms braced for a protracted period of coronavirus-driven economic weakness, the Reuters Tankan survey showed on ... ( read original story ...)