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One officer, three protesters die in Sudan gunfire

One officer, three protesters die in Sudan gunfire

-- 2019-05-14 11:37:38

One officer and three protesters were killed and many protesters wounded in the Sudanese capital late on Monday, Sudan’s state TV said. Earlier, heavy gunfire was heard in Khartoum late into th...

Five dead in mysterious crossbow attack in Germany

Five dead in mysterious crossbow attack in Germany

-- 2019-05-14 11:25:24

German police probing the deaths of three people shot with crossbow arrows in a rural Bavarian hotel near Passau in Germany have found two more female bodies in a flat 650km (400 miles) away. The fla...

Sweden reopens rape case against Assange

Sweden reopens rape case against Assange

-- 2019-05-13 15:32:15

Swedish prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. The inquiry has been revived at the request of the alleged victim's lawyer....

Indian shares nearly flat in thin trade

Indian shares nearly flat in thin trade

-- 2019-05-13 14:35:36

Indian shares were largely unchanged on Monday in thin trade, as gains in index heavyweights such as ITC Ltd and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd offset losses in Larsen and Toubro Ltd after it posted lo...

Asian shares move lower

Asian shares move lower

-- 2019-05-13 13:19:23

Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after trade talks between the US and China wrapped up Friday without an agreement. Shares dropped more than 1.0 per cent in Shanghai, to 2,909.60. Japan&rsquo...

Algeria arrests 95 illegal immigrants

Algeria arrests 95 illegal immigrants

-- 2019-05-13 12:41:18

The Algerian army arrested 95 illegal immigrants in various operations, the defence ministry said Sunday. Algeria's coast guards in Oran Province, 400 km northwest of the capital Algiers, foiled an a...

Stocks stumble in early trading

Stocks stumble in early trading

FE Online Report 2019-05-13 12:18:50

The prices of most of the shares on bourses saw downward trend in early trading on Monday as risk-averse investors continued their selling binge. Following the previous day’s marginal fall, the...

Sweden to announce decision on Julian Assange rape case

Sweden to announce decision on Julian Assange rape case

-- 2019-05-13 11:47:56

Swedish prosecutors are set to announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. The investigation may be revived at the request of th...

Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim unrest

Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim unrest

-- 2019-05-13 11:25:12

Sri Lanka is temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, it said on Monday after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the worst un...

Pakistan reaches $6b agreement with IMF

Pakistan reaches $6b agreement with IMF

-- 2019-05-12 22:33:25

Pakistan has finalised an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package, announced the country’s Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr...

Turkey hopes to overcome the impacts of currency crisis

Turkey hopes to overcome the impacts of currency crisis

-- 2019-05-12 19:22:07

The Turkish economy will hopefully overcome the impacts of a currency crisis last year with just two quarters of contraction, Turkey’s Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday. Speaking t...

Saudi security forces kill eight in flashpoint Shi’ite area

Saudi security forces kill eight in flashpoint Shi’ite area

-- 2019-05-12 11:38:55

Saudi security forces have killed eight people during an operation in the predominantly Shi’ite eastern Al-Qatif region, state news agency (SPA) said on Saturday. The oil-producing province is...

May should set resignation date next week: Senior lawmaker

May should set resignation date next week: Senior lawmaker

-- 2019-05-11 15:08:26

British Prime Minister Theresa May should set a date for her departure next week when she meets leaders of an influential group of Conservative lawmakers to address her future, the group’s chair...

Afghan gov’t forces free 10 civilians from Taliban jail

Afghan gov’t forces free 10 civilians from Taliban jail

-- 2019-05-11 13:16:34

The Afghan National Army commandoes conducted an operation and freed 10 civilians from a Taliban prison in the country's northern province of Kunduz, a military source said Saturday. "The raid was la...

Scuffles break out at Hong Kong legislature over extradition law

Scuffles break out at Hong Kong legislature over extradition law

-- 2019-05-11 12:00:29

Scuffles broke out in Hong Kong’s legislature on Saturday between pro-democracy lawmakers and those loyal to Beijing over an extradition law that will extend Beijing’s powers over the fina...

Yangon govt invites investment in SMEs

Yangon govt invites investment in SMEs

-- 2019-05-11 11:03:54

Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, regional government has invited local and foreign investors to help develop small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in addition to value-added agro-industry and busine...

Venezuela reopens borders with Brazil, Aruba: Official

Venezuela reopens borders with Brazil, Aruba: Official

-- 2019-05-11 10:58:08

Venezuela is reopening its borders with Brazil and the Caribbean island of Aruba, Venezuela’s Economy Vice President Tareck El Aissami said on Friday, though Aruba’s government said it did...

World stocks rebound on trade talk hopes

World stocks rebound on trade talk hopes

-- 2019-05-11 10:41:03

World stocks rebounded on trade talk hopes on Friday after US President Donald Trump said US-China trade talks were constructive. The major US stock indexes swooned more than 1.0 per cent before rebo...

Wall Street manages to end higher

Wall Street manages to end higher

-- 2019-05-11 10:31:56

US stocks closed higher on Friday, recovering all their early losses, as investors kept themselves informed of latest updates regarding global trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 114.01...

US sends missile system, ship to Gulf amid Iran tensions

US sends missile system, ship to Gulf amid Iran tensions

-- 2019-05-11 10:21:28

The US is sending a Patriot air defence missile system and a warship to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran. The USS Arlington, which transports amphibious vehicles and aircraft, will...

Uber shares plunge on stock market debut

Uber shares plunge on stock market debut

-- 2019-05-11 10:14:19

Uber shares slid to close 7.6 per cent down on their first day of trading, as the highly anticipated share market listing failed to win over investors. Boss Dara Khosrowshahi was among those who rang...

US raises tariffs on $200b worth of Chinese goods

US raises tariffs on $200b worth of Chinese goods

-- 2019-05-10 17:30:23

The US has more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion (£153.7b) worth of Chinese products, in a sharp escalation of the countries' damaging trade war. Tariffs on affected Chinese goods have rise...

France will not tolerate repeated Brexit delays: Official

France will not tolerate repeated Brexit delays: Official

-- 2019-05-10 15:13:00

France will not tolerate repeated extensions of the Brexit deadline, a French presidential adviser said on Friday, expressing hope that European elections in Britain would jolt its political parties i...

US air strike kills 13 IS fighters in Somalia

US air strike kills 13 IS fighters in Somalia

-- 2019-05-10 13:49:55

A US air strike killed 13 Islamic State fighters in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday, the US military said, days after another strike killed three. The US military has ste...

China has stepped up infiltration efforts: Taiwan president

China has stepped up infiltration efforts: Taiwan president

-- 2019-05-10 11:26:54

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen said on Friday that China has stepped up its efforts to infiltrate and gain influence in Taiwan and she asked national security agencies to counter Beijing’s effort...

Wikileaks: Chelsea Manning freed from jail despite refusing to testify

Wikileaks: Chelsea Manning freed from jail despite refusing to testify

-- 2019-05-10 11:05:04

Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from prison, despite refusing to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks. Manning, 31, was held for 62 days after a Virginia ju...

Indonesia’s c/a deficit shrinks in Jan-Mar: BI

Indonesia’s c/a deficit shrinks in Jan-Mar: BI

-- 2019-05-10 11:01:20

Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank of Indonesia, said that the current account deficit narrowed in January-March to the smallest in a year, helping the country to post a balance of payments surplus...

China shares inch up amid ongoing trade talks

China shares inch up amid ongoing trade talks

-- 2019-05-10 10:50:17

Chinese shares and the yuan rose Friday on signs Beijing and Washington might still be able to avert a trade deal collapse. In late morning trade, the benchmark Shanghai Composite index was up 1.3 pe...

Asian shares trim early gains

Asian shares trim early gains

-- 2019-05-10 10:42:27

Asian shares trimmed most of its sharp early gains on Friday but benchmarks in Shanghai and Hong Kong jumped amid uncertainty over the potential outcome of trade talks between China and the US. Japan...

Thailand’s Maya Bay to remain closed until 2021

Thailand’s Maya Bay to remain closed until 2021

-- 2019-05-10 10:32:18

A Thai bay that was made iconic by its appearance in the film The Beach is to remain closed until 2021. Maya Bay, on the island of Phi Phi Leh, was temporarily closed last year after a sharp rise in...