KABUL, Afghanistan — The fields of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan were free of opium poppies this year, a success touted often by Afghan and international officials. But one look at Mohammad ...

OTTAWA, Canada - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-foot-high marijuana plants. Gen.

Hedge fund Millennium Management is in talks to raise about $20 billion in new capital, much more than what it had initially set out to, a source familiar with the matter told ‌Reuters on Wednesday.