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Nigeria delays presidential election for a week

-- 2019-02-16 12:06:14

Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections have been delayed for a week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the announcement just five hours before the polls were due t...

Five die in US warehouse shooting

-- 2019-02-16 10:46:03

A gunman opened fire at an Illinois manufacturing warehouse, apparently as he was being terminated from his job there, killing five fellow workers and wounding five police officers on Friday before he...

Trade tariffs cost US businesses $2.7b in Nov

-- 2019-02-15 12:00:28

US businesses paid an additional 2.7 billion US dollars in tariffs in November 2018, according to data released Thursday. This is the most recent monthly data available due to the 35-day partial go...

SE Asian stocks mostly dip as trade deficit widens

-- 2019-02-15 11:38:05

Most Southeast Asian stock markets slipped on Friday awaiting developments on the Sino-US negotiations, while Indonesian stocks dropped on disappointing trade data. Wall Street ended slightly lower,...

Asian stocks fall after weak US data, crude oil buoyant

-- 2019-02-15 10:13:58

Asian stocks fell on Friday after weak US retail sales figures raised fresh doubts about the strength of the world’s largest economy, offsetting optimism towards trade talks between the United S...

European shares hit three-month highs

-- 2019-02-14 15:50:49

Optimism about US-China trade talks, strong results from Nestle, AstraZeneca and Airbus helped European shares extend their winning streak to hit their highest in three months on Thursday. The pan-Eu...

French jobless rate falls to near 10-year low

-- 2019-02-14 14:09:59

France’s unemployment rate fell unexpectedly at the end of last year to its lowest level since the start of 2009, data published by the INSEE national statistics office on Thursday showed. The...

IS claims responsibility for attack on Nigeria governor’s convoy

-- 2019-02-14 13:11:53

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on the convoy of a state governor who was headed to a rally in northeastern Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. Th...

Asian shares edge down in cautious trading

-- 2019-02-14 12:41:05

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as China and the US kicked off two days of trade negotiations in Beijing. Regional indexes have advanced for three straight days on hopes that both sides wi...

Philippines releases Rappler news site head on bail

-- 2019-02-14 12:22:41

The head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a...

Colombia jails man for abusing 276 children

-- 2019-02-14 10:49:36

A Colombian man who admitted sexually abusing nearly 300 children has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Juan Carlos Sánchez Latorre committed the crimes in 2007-08, a court in the city of...

US public debt reaches record high

-- 2019-02-13 20:58:48

The US public debt has reached a record high of more than 22 trillion US dollars, according to data released by the US Treasury Department. Total outstanding public debt stands at $22.01 trillion as...

‘It’s May’s deal or long Brexit delay’

-- 2019-02-13 15:53:24

British lawmakers will face a stark choice between Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal or a long extension to the March 29 deadline for leaving the bloc, the UK’s chief Brexit negotia...

Sudan security arrests professors as protests continue to grow

-- 2019-02-13 13:36:45

Security forces arrested 14 professors who were gathering to protest outside Khartoum University on Tuesday, witnesses said, as anti-government demonstrations neared the end of their eighth week. Doc...

Australia ‘to reopen’ island detention centre

-- 2019-02-13 13:10:30

Australian PM Scott Morrison says he will reopen a controversial detention centre on Christmas Island, after a historic defeat in parliament. On Tuesday, non-government MPs secured enough votes to pa...

Thai princess apologises for causing ‘problems’ ahead of polls

-- 2019-02-13 12:22:10

The Thai king’s sister, disqualified this week by the Election Commission from running for prime minister, apologized for causing “problems” for the Thai people ahead of next month&r...

Singapore retail sales decline 6pc in Dec 2018

-- 2019-02-12 15:46:51

Singapore's retail sales decreased by 6.0 per cent year on year (y/y) in December 2018, compared to a 2.4 per cent decrease in November, the Department of Statistics of Singapore said Tuesday. The re...

Red Crescent recovers 10 bodies in eastern Libya

-- 2019-02-12 13:04:55

The Libyan Red Crescent on Monday recovered 10 unidentified bodies in the eastern Libyan city of Darna, where the army is fighting the remaining terrorists holed up in the city centre. "The recovery...

SE Asian stocks trade in tight range

-- 2019-02-12 12:44:20

Most Southeast Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Tuesday as Washington and Beijing started a new round of talks on Monday to resolve their months-long trade dispute. Stock markets across...

Japan demands apology from S Korea over ‘comfort women’ remarks

-- 2019-02-12 12:13:10

Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with Seoul and demanded an apology after a South Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologise over the issue of ‘comfort women&rsquo...

Asian stocks subdued, focus on new round of Sino-US talks

-- 2019-02-12 10:17:30

Asian shares barely budged on Tuesday with investors looking to a new round of Sino-US trade talks as the world’s two largest economies try to resolve a tariff dispute that has put a dent on glo...

Malaysia's IPI increases 3.1pc y/y in 2018

-- 2019-02-11 16:54:02

Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 3.1 per cent year-on-year (y/y) in 2018, supported by the expansion of manufacturing and electricity sector, official statistics showed on Monday...

Indian shares fall in line with regional peers

-- 2019-02-11 16:30:07

Indian shares fell on Monday, in line with broader Asian markets, as global growth worries, including the US-China tariff war, and lacklustre domestic earnings muted sentiment. MSCI’s broadest...

Asian shares slip, looming US-China trade talks in focus

-- 2019-02-11 12:58:47

Asian shares started the week on the backfoot as investors were unable to shake off worries about global growth, US politics and the Sino-US trade war, keeping the safe-haven dollar well bid near a si...

Sudanese forces fire tear gas to disperse women protesters

-- 2019-02-11 12:19:51

Sudanese security forces used tear gas on Sunday to break up a crowd of hundreds of people, mostly young women, demonstrating against the detention of women arrested at previous protests, witnesses sa...

US warships sail in disputed S China Sea amid trade tensions

-- 2019-02-11 11:43:06

Two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a US official said, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world’s two big...

Hungarian mothers of four to pay no income tax

-- 2019-02-11 11:18:52

Hungarian women with four children or more will be exempted for life from paying income tax, the prime minister has said, unveiling plans designed to boost the number of babies being born. It was a w...

May to seek more time from MPs to change Brexit deal

-- 2019-02-10 13:23:08

British prime minister is to urge MPs to give her more time to secure changes to her Brexit deal. Theresa May is expected to pledge in the Commons this week that MPs will get another say on Brexit if...

Seven get life in jail over Tunisia museum, hotel massacres

-- 2019-02-10 11:39:59

A Tunisian court jailed seven people for life on Saturday for their involvement in two deadly militant attacks in 2015, one on a museum in Tunis and the other on a hotel in a Mediterranean resort. Ot...

Turkey calls on China to close Uighur detention camps

-- 2019-02-10 11:05:45

Turkey has called on China to close its detention camps following the reported death of a renowned musician from the ethnic Uighur minority. Abdurehim Heyit is thought to have been serving an eight-y...