World economy
Trade talks only after other issues are resolved, Tusk tells May
01 Apr 2017
European Union President Donald Tusk on Friday made a small concession to British Prime Minister Theresa May by indicating he would allow some talks to run side by side before Brexit is finalised, potentially towards the later part of the year
S Korea ex-president Park Geun-hye jailed as court denies bail
01 Apr 2017
The Seoul Central District Court ordered Park’s arrest on charges of bribery, abuse of authority, coercion, and leaking government secrets, after a marathon court hearing
It’s official, Ivanka Trump to get White House office
30 Mar 2017
Ivanka Trump would be the first child of a president to hold an official White House post since Dwight Eisenhower’s son John
The physics of wealth inequality
30 Mar 2017
Adrian Bejan, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke University, says in a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Physics, that the growing income disparity between the rich and poor is part of the laws of physics
‘Thank you and goodbye’: Theresa May triggers Brexit
30 Mar 2017
The outcome of the divorce negotiations with the EU will shape the future of Britain's $2.6-trillion economy, and determine whether London can keep its place as one of the top two global financial centres
After South China Sea, China looks to develop land in Panama Canal
27 Mar 2017
The Panama Canal Authority plans to parcel out 1,200 hectares of land and grant concession agreements of up to 40 years, to develop infrastructure and buildings on land previously used by the United States military forces
UK Parliament slams Pak move to annex Gilgit-Baltistan
27 Mar 2017
The UK Parliament said in a resolution that Pakistan's move is an attempt to facilitate the 'forced and illegal construction' of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Bill to replace Obamacare fails as Trump’s Republicans rebel
25 Mar 2017
House leaders pulled out Trump’s healthcare bill after a rebellion by Republican moderates and the party's most conservative lawmakers left them short of votes, ensuring that Trump's first major legislative initiative ended in failure
EU leaders sign Rome Declaration to cement union
25 Mar 2017
Oil edges up, but major recovery unlikely
24 Mar 2017
Eight held after knife-wielding terrorist kills 3 in London
23 Mar 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May vowed that Parliament would work as usual after an attacker with suspected Islamic links ran rampant in central London on Wednesday, running down several pedestrians and knifing a policeman before being shot dead
‘Trump aides were in touch with Russians to hurt Clinton’
23 Mar 2017
The FBI has reportedly obtained information suggesting that aides of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to coordinate the release of information to damage Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign
Britain joins US in electronics ban on flights from select countries
22 Mar 2017
Britain on Tuesday joined the United States in banning larger electronic devices from the passenger cabin on flights from some airports in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa