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Gunmen storm governorate building in Iraq’s Erbil

-- 2018-07-23 14:12:51

Gunmen entered the governorate building in Erbil, the seat of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq on Monday, and fired from windows at security forces, a deputy governor of the ci...

Somalia’s al Shabaab storms army base, killing 27 soldiers

-- 2018-07-23 11:22:14

Somalia’s al Shabaab group said on Monday its fighters had attacked a military base in the south of the country, killing 27 soldiers. “We first attacked the base with a suicide car bomb a...

Trump warns Rouhani not to threaten US again

-- 2018-07-23 10:44:53

US President Donald Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani not to threaten the United States again, after Rouhani cautioned Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran. “Never,...

Asian shares fall on Trump comments

-- 2018-07-23 10:21:57

Asian shares dipped on Monday on fears of more protectionist measures from the United States while the dollar declined against major currencies after US President Donald Trump criticised the Federal R...

'Trade tensions posing increased risk to global growth'

-- 2018-07-22 19:38:34

Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s largest economies have said heightened trade and geopolitical tensions  are posing an increased risk to global growth. They have call...

Irish abortion law reform: Over 170 politicians sign letter

-- 2018-07-22 14:34:57

More than 170 politicians from the UK and Ireland have signed a letter urging the UK government to reform Northern Ireland's abortion laws. It is the only part of the UK where abortion is illegal unl...

Gunmen shoot dead 11 taxi drivers in South Africa

-- 2018-07-22 12:52:56

Gunmen have shot dead 11 taxi drivers returning to Johannesburg in South Africa from the funeral of a colleague in Kwa-Zulu Natal, a police spokesman said on Sunday. The drivers, who were members of...

Woman dies in US store shooting; suspect in custody

-- 2018-07-22 11:57:47

Police in Los Angeles arrested a man who took hostages and barricaded himself inside a Trader Joe’s store on Saturday, ending a three-hour standoff during which he fatally shot a woman inside, a...

Argentina 'unequivocally' making fiscal progress: IMF

Reuters 2018-07-22 09:54:06

Argentina is “unequivocally” making progress on its goals to cut its fiscal deficit as part of a $50 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, Fund Managing Director Christine Lag...

US to give $200m in defence aid to Ukraine

-- 2018-07-21 13:36:33

The US has announced it will give Ukraine $200m (£152m) to strengthen its defence capabilities. In a statement, the Pentagon said the funds would be for training, communications, medical, and o...

Myanmar's foreign trade reaches $10.2b in three months

-- 2018-07-21 13:14:17

Myanmar's trade with foreign countries has reached $10.2 billion as of July 17 during the six-month transitional period which started in April, according to the figures of the Commerce Ministry Saturd...

Brazil cuts GDP growth forecast to 1.6pc

-- 2018-07-21 12:57:11

The Brazilian government has cut its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year to 1.6 per cent from 2.5 per cent and raised the estimate for the inflation rate in 2018. The governm...

Wall St rises as Microsoft jumps

-- 2018-07-21 12:02:02

US stocks rose on Friday as solid results from Microsoft lifted technology stocks and eased rising trade tensions after US President Donald Trump’s comment on tariff. Trump said he was ready to...

Colombia’s Santos welcomes former Farc rebels in congress

-- 2018-07-21 11:43:16

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has welcomed former Farc rebels as they took their seats at the opening session of parliament. He said he was happy to see ex-rebels who fought the state...

Microsoft shares at all-time high after bumper results

-- 2018-07-21 11:34:28

Microsoft Corp shares rose about 5.0 per cent to an all-time high on Friday, after investors cheered another blockbuster quarter, backed by growth in its legacy software business and Azure cloud compu...

Bumper wheat harvest may ignite Argentina economy

-- 2018-07-20 21:19:54

A record wheat harvest expected in Argentina this year could arrive just in time to jumpstart the ailing South American economy in the fourth quarter, after growth has been hit by low investment, high...

European shares slip as banks shares dip

-- 2018-07-20 14:42:13

European shares tumbled on Friday as autos and banks stocks gave up their gains amid rising trade tensions which caused a selloff in the Chinese yuan and US stock markets overnight. Autos shares, the...

Japan’s core CPI rises 0.8pc in June

-- 2018-07-20 14:12:01

Japan's core consumer prices increased in June from a year earlier owing to rising costs for energy, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Com...

China's stock rebound drives Asian markets higher

-- 2018-07-20 14:02:38

Asian shares pushed higher on Friday, clawing back earlier losses in volatile trade as China’s stocks recovered sharply and the yuan bounced from a one-year low with market participants suspecti...

N Korean economy falls lowest in 20 years

-- 2018-07-20 13:23:00

North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday. Gross domestic product (GDP) of the isolated nation fell to...

Bumper wheat harvest may ignite Argentina economy

-- 2018-07-20 13:16:14

A record wheat harvest expected in Argentina this year could arrive just in time to jumpstart the ailing South American economy in the fourth quarter, after growth has been hit by low investment, high...

North Korea economy shrinks at sharpest rate in 20 years as sanctions bite

-- 2018-07-20 12:37:38

North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday, in a clear sign international sanctions imposed to stop Pyongy...

China yuan slides shake up Asian share markets

-- 2018-07-20 11:06:30

The Chinese yuan skidded to one-year lows on Friday, shaking up Asian share markets and stoking concerns Beijing’s currency management could become the next flash point in a fierce trade dispute...

Australia jobs jump in June

-- 2018-07-19 12:33:11

Australian employment surged by the most this year in June as firms took on more full-time workers, yet the jobless rate held steady as more people entered the labour force in a trend that has curbed...

Israel passes controversial ‘Jewish nation state’ law

-- 2018-07-19 12:29:27

Israel’s parliament has passed into law a controversial bill that defines the country as an exclusively Jewish state. The “Jewish nation state” bill downgrades Arabic as an official...

Mexico president-elect’s party to appeal campaign funding fine

-- 2018-07-19 11:10:54

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s political party said it would appeal a $10 million fine from the National Electoral Institute (INE) for breaking campaign finance rules. IN...

Turkey lifts state of emergency after two years

-- 2018-07-19 10:41:42

The Turkish government has ended the nationwide state of emergency that was imposed two years ago after a failed coup attempt, state media say. Under the state of emergency, tens of thousands of peop...

Asian shares rise on US earnings

-- 2018-07-19 10:00:58

Asian shares made early gains on Thursday as upbeat Wall Street earnings supported global investor sentiment, although trade war jitters pushed China’s offshore yuan to a fresh one-year low. Th...

Musk apologises for calling British cave diver a ‘pedo’

-- 2018-07-18 14:52:48

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has apologised to a British cave diver he called a "pedo guy" in a row over the cave rescue in Thailand. He said he had "spoken in anger" after Vern Unsworth ridiculed a m...

‘May threatened rebel lawmakers with a general election’

-- 2018-07-18 13:18:50

British Prime Minister Theresa May threatened rebel lawmakers in her Conservative Party with a general election this summer if they defeated her Brexit plans on customs, The Times newspaper reported....