U.S. official declined to name the Russian diplomats who would be affected

Link stretches 2,252 kilometres, will take less than half the previous travelling time

Burning cash at alarming rate, Tokyo-based conglomerate facing multiple issues

Indices down; Dow 0.56%, S&P 0.84%, Nasdaq 0.89%

At least 81 journalists are reportedly imprisoned in Turkey since a failed coup attempt in July

Russia responds to the US election hacking accusations

Netanyahu has in the past denied wrongdoings

Iraqi PM has said it will take three months to rout Islamic State out of the country

Riyadh has backed groups opposing Iranian proxies in unrest or outright war in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Bahrain and Yemen

Duterte's latest threat comes just a few weeks after he admitted killing people during his 22 years as a mayor