World economy
China warns its citizens in Pakistan of imminent terrorist attack
09 Dec 2017
While the Chinese embassy did not give any details, China has long feared of collusion between members of its Uighur Muslim minority in its far western region of Xinjiang and militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Britain and EU strike Brexit deal; to start trade talks
08 Dec 2017
While a joint report commits to the UK leaving the EU's single market and customs union, it also commits to close trade relation between the two, which then would necessitate comprehensive free trade deal and closely mirroring customs arrangements
Russia’s Putin to seek re-election, expected to win comfortably
07 Dec 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been in power for the past 18 years, plans to seek a new six-year term in the country's March elections, which if he wins would make him the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin
Britain’s MI5 foils ‘Islamist’ plot to kill PM May; 2 held
07 Dec 2017
A terror plot to assassinate British Prime Minister Theresa May after detonating an explosive device at her Downing Street office has been foiled by the country’s security services, media reports said on Wednesday
UAE announces new partnership with Saudi Arabia
06 Dec 2017
The move, which comes ahead of a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, is widely seen as a setback to the broader alliance that has so far failed to resolve the Qatar dispute
Apple to start paying Ireland €13 billion in unpaid taxes
05 Dec 2017
Apple today reached an agreement with the European Union to pay €13 billion to Ireland in unpaid taxes, following the landmark decision by the European regulator to crack down on companies parking their profits in low-tax havens in Europe
US Supreme Court clears Trump’s new travel ban order
05 Dec 2017
President Donald Trump’s latest order bans visitors from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen as also people from North Korea and a selection of senior officials from Venezuela
FCC net neutrality move sparks backlash
04 Dec 2017
Russian links probe: Flynn pleads guilty, may help prosecutors
04 Dec 2017
Michael Flynn admitted he lied to FBI agents in January about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador, and experts suggest he has been recruited by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to give evidence against a much bigger fish
Chabahar port opens an India-Iran-Afghanistan economic corridor
04 Dec 2017
Last month India shipped the first consignment of a planned 1300,000 tonne wheat supply to Afghanistan through the Chabahar port
Trump set to dump Tillerson; CIA chief Pompeo likely replacement
01 Dec 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s relationship with President Donald Trump has been strained, and his ouster would lay the groundwork for another major personnel change in an already turbulent presidency
Experts see dawn of environmental sustainability in technology-driven 'Age of Optimization'
29 Nov 2017
The world is entering "a technology-driven Age of Optimization" bringing about more sustainable production, consumption and work in many manifestations and at every scale
Tillerson to skip Hyderabad GES meet in ‘snub to White House’
25 Nov 2017
Former Secretary of State John Kerry and even President Barak Obama have attended the large yearly event multiple times. But this year, apart from Ivanka Trump, the US delegation is unusually thin
To address hunger effectively, first check the weather, says new study
25 Nov 2017
Too little rain, or too much, is often a driver of poverty and hunger, leading to poor nutrition and food insecurity among vulnerable populations
Bangladesh, Myanmar strike deal on Rohingya repatriation
23 Nov 2017
The United States, however, cast doubt on the China-sponsored three-step process to resolve a complicated refugee crisis