World economy
Unabated climate change would reverse the development gains in Asia: report
15 Jul 2017
Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life, warns a new report
JIT-hit Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif seeks cabinet support
13 Jul 2017
If the Pakistan SC decides to implement the report, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif might either be removed or, at the very least, be rendered completely ineffectual, which would have implications for India in the security sphere
Trump admin bars Kaspersky over alleged Kremlin links
12 Jul 2017
The Trump administration has removed Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab from two lists of approved vendors on suspicions that the company may be too closely connected to Russian intelligence agencies
Panama Papers: probe seeks graft case against Pak PM Sharif
11 Jul 2017
In its report submitted to the Pakistan Supreme Court, the six-member JIT that probed the Sharif family's business dealings has recommended that a corruption case should be filed against Sharif and his sons and dughter
Iraq’s PM Abadi arrives in Mosul, declares victory over ISIS
10 Jul 2017
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived at Mosul on Sunday, three years after the city's abrupt fall to jihadists alerted the world to Islamic State's growing strength, territorial ambitions and barbarity
Isolate nations backing terror, Modi tells G20
07 Jul 2017
The prime minister presented a 10-point action plan for the G20 to effectively fight terrorism, which, he said, is the biggest challenge the world faces today
Isolated Qatar plans to boost gas output by 30%
04 Jul 2017
Confusion prevails as US top court partly upholds Trump travel ban
29 Jun 2017
Following a US Supreme Court ruling, the US State Department issued a cable to all embassies and consulates seeking to clarify the new visa rules for applicants from six mainly Muslim countries, but there is still considerable confusion on the details
UAE threatens to force sanctions on Qatar: report
28 Jun 2017
The UAE, a partner in the Saudi Arabia-led `siege countries’ has now threatened a trade embargo on Qatar by forcing its trading partners to choose between working with them and working with Doha, says an Al Jazeera report
PM off to Portugal on way to US and Netherlands
24 Jun 2017
The prime minister plans to hold in-depth discussions with US President Donald Trump during his visit to the United States in order to build a forward-looking vision for partnership with the new administration
Brexit could cost London its euro clearing monopoly
24 Jun 2017
Frankfurt-based ECB, the central bank for the 19 countries using the euro, proposes to have more oversight of the lucrative business that has a daily turnover of €1 trillion