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Iraqi lawmakers criticise Trump visit as blow to Iraqi sovereignty

Iraqi lawmakers criticise Trump visit as blow to Iraqi sovereignty

-- 2018-12-27 10:47:47

Iraqi political and militia leaders condemned US President Donald Trump’s surprise visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday as a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, and lawmakers said a meetin...

'Brexit, Trump's policies biggest risks to German economy'

'Brexit, Trump's policies biggest risks to German economy'

-- 2018-12-26 16:48:40

Germany’s leading industry groups have said Britain’s departure from the European Union and trade disputes triggered by US President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ polici...

UK’s Jeremy Hunt orders review into persecuted Christians’ plight

UK’s Jeremy Hunt orders review into persecuted Christians’ plight

-- 2018-12-26 16:15:50

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review into the plight of persecuted Christians around the world and how much help they get from the UK. The review, led by the Bishop of Truro, will look...

NPL ratio in Albanian banks down: BoA

NPL ratio in Albanian banks down: BoA

-- 2018-12-26 13:59:33

The quality of loan portfolio in Albania improved in 2018 and in November alone the non-performing loans (NPL) ratio of the country’s banking system dropped to 12.7 per cent of all loans, the Bo...

Japan wants to promote free and fair trade

Japan wants to promote free and fair trade

-- 2018-12-26 12:56:22

Japan’s top government spokesman said on Wednesday his government wants to promote rules that protect free and fair trade for the global economy. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, speakin...

Nifty, Sensex plunge on global uncertainties

Nifty, Sensex plunge on global uncertainties

-- 2018-12-26 12:10:25

Indian shares fell on Wednesday, with major indexes falling over 1.0 per cent as investors fretted over political uncertainties in the US amid concerns of a slowdown in global growth. Domestic shares...

Asian shares slip on fears of US slowdown

Asian shares slip on fears of US slowdown

-- 2018-12-26 11:54:57

Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said that there was “nothing new” in efforts to end the partial government shutdown over a US-Mexico border wall...

Japan to restart commercial whaling in July

Japan to restart commercial whaling in July

-- 2018-12-26 11:37:41

Japan says it is to restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism. It said it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body ta...

Three die in China chemical plant blast

Three die in China chemical plant blast

-- 2018-12-26 11:07:51

A blast at a chemical plant in China’s northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region has killed three people and severely injured six, the official Tianshan news website reported on Wednesday. The ex...

Grameen Foundation Scotland collapses

Grameen Foundation Scotland collapses

-- 2018-12-25 17:12:00

The Grameen Foundation Scotland, a Scottish charity which provided micro-credit business loans in deprived communities, has collapsed under debts. The initiative was launched in 2012 with the inspira...

Gaddafi’s son should play role in Libyan politics, Russia says

Gaddafi’s son should play role in Libyan politics, Russia says

-- 2018-12-25 15:46:21

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the former Libyan leader, should play a role in his country’s political life, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was cited as sayin...

Rouhani presents Iranian budget, says US sanctions to bite

Rouhani presents Iranian budget, says US sanctions to bite

-- 2018-12-25 14:38:10

President Hassan Rouhani presented a state budget of 4,700 trillion rials to parliament on Tuesday, saying US sanctions would affect Iranians’ lives and economic growth but not bring the governm...

Markets not merry as stock losses extend into eighth day

Markets not merry as stock losses extend into eighth day

-- 2018-12-25 14:01:16

A gauge of stocks worldwide posted an eighth straight decline on Monday as investors ignored Trump administration attempts to reinforce confidence and the US president called the Federal Reserve the &...

Mexican governor, her senator husband die in chopper crash

Mexican governor, her senator husband die in chopper crash

-- 2018-12-25 10:53:57

A Mexican governor and her senator husband were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash near the city of Puebla in central Mexico, the government said, just days after she had taken office following a...

India rescuers step up efforts to save trapped coal miners

India rescuers step up efforts to save trapped coal miners

-- 2018-12-24 15:05:19

Rescuers in India say they are hoping for a miracle to save 15 workers trapped inside a flooded coal mine in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. The men were trapped 11 days ago when sudden floodin...

Somalia executes Al Shabaab bomber

Somalia executes Al Shabaab bomber

-- 2018-12-24 14:31:03

The mastermind of militant car bombs that killed 26 people and injured nearly 40 others in Mogadishu in 2017 was executed in Somalia on Monday, the prosecutor of the military court said. Abdulle Bule...

UK police release two people arrested in Gatwick drone probe

UK police release two people arrested in Gatwick drone probe

-- 2018-12-24 11:48:06

British police have released without charge two people arrested in an inquiry into the illegal use of drones at London’s Gatwick Airport that crippled operations for three days last week. Susse...

Sudanese cops fire tear gas at protesters after violence spreads

Sudanese cops fire tear gas at protesters after violence spreads

-- 2018-12-24 11:03:12

Sudanese police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters spilling out of a soccer match marched down a major road leading toward the centre of the capital, Khartoum, late on Sunday, demonstrating a...

Italy's 2019 budget wins Senate approval amid outcry

Italy's 2019 budget wins Senate approval amid outcry

-- 2018-12-24 10:42:17

The Italian government won a gruelling vote of confidence on its 2019 budget in the upper house in the early hours of Sunday, as it races to get the package approved before a year-end deadline. The b...

Asian markets a reluctant spectator to US political theatre

Asian markets a reluctant spectator to US political theatre

Reuters 2018-12-24 10:30:02

Asian stocks were subdued on Monday as investors fretted that political instability in the United States was leaving the country rudderless at a time when the global economy was showing signs of falte...

Turkey sending reinforcements to Syrian border

Turkey sending reinforcements to Syrian border

-- 2018-12-23 15:12:37

Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and weaponry had made their way...

Thailand sends 15 illegal Myanmar migrants back home

Thailand sends 15 illegal Myanmar migrants back home

-- 2018-12-23 12:18:20

Fifteen Myanmar illegal migrant workers have been sent back home by the Thai authorities as the workers' border passes have expired with no other official documents in possession, said the Information...

Qatar’s emir offers support for Sudan amid economic crisis

Qatar’s emir offers support for Sudan amid economic crisis

-- 2018-12-23 10:43:13

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday to express his support for Sudan after days of anti-government protests, Bashir’s office s...

UK police arrest two over Gatwick drone disruption

UK police arrest two over Gatwick drone disruption

-- 2018-12-22 15:59:05

Police have arrested a man and a woman after rogue drone operators crippled London’s Gatwick Airport for three days by repeatedly flying onto the airfield, sparking a major security response. B...

Iran executes businessman for economic crimes

Iran executes businessman for economic crimes

-- 2018-12-22 15:21:16

Iran on Saturday executed a businessman sentenced to death by a fast-track court set up to fight economic crimes, state television reported, following an outcry against profiteering and corruption tha...

Cuba expects 1.5pc economic growth in 2019

Cuba expects 1.5pc economic growth in 2019

-- 2018-12-22 14:27:46

Cuba's economy is expected to expand 1.5 per cent in 2019 after a 1.2-per cent growth in 2018 which is below the government's previous forecast of 2.0 per cent, the country's economy minister has said...

Blasts hit Somali capital city centre

Blasts hit Somali capital city centre

-- 2018-12-22 14:01:53

A car bomb exploded in the city centre of Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, causing huge clouds of smoke to rise above the city, followed by a second explosion nearby. “A suici...

Nepal bus crash kills 21

Nepal bus crash kills 21

-- 2018-12-22 13:52:47

A bus carrying college students and their instructors back from a botany field trip drove off a highway in a mountainous area on Friday, leaving 21 dead and 15 injured, police said. The bus plunged d...

Canadian stock falls for 4th straight day

Canadian stock falls for 4th straight day

-- 2018-12-22 11:36:42

Canadian main stock market fell for a fourth day in a row Friday due to lower health and oil prices while the Canadian dollar weakened to a 19-month low. The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark S&...

World stock markets sell-off again

World stock markets sell-off again

-- 2018-12-22 11:24:52

World stock markets continued a week-long sell-off on Friday as the threat of a US government shutdown. MSCI’s index of global equities fell 1.5 per cent, dragged down by broad declines in Eur...