World economy

Scotland’s ‘stay’ vote creates fresh dilemma

24 Jun 2016

It’s Brexit as UK votes to leave European Union

24 Jun 2016

While Scotland and London voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, it was not enough to stop the ‘leave’ juggernaut that swept England and Wales, putting Prime Minister David Cameron’s future in the balance

Cameron quits as PM; Scotland, Ireland in turmoil

24 Jun 2016

David Cameron has resigned as British prime minister following the failure of his Remain campaign to win the referendum on staying in the EU

Democrats end unprecedented sit-in for gun control

24 Jun 2016

US Democrat Representatives ended an extraordinary sit-in for gun control on the floor of the chamber on Thursday, more than 24 hours after it began, in the wake of the mass shooting at a Florida nightclub

New York City best place globally for women to start a business

23 Jun 2016

US slaps 500% duty on Chinese steel

23 Jun 2016

The US has slapped 500-per cent anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of cold-rolled steel flat products from China in a bid to stem the flow of low-priced steel exports from the Asian giant

Polls show ‘Remain’ has slight edge over Brexit

23 Jun 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron criss-crossed the country and talked himself hoarse on Wednesday urging voters to remain in the EU, but opinion polls said today’s race is still too close to call

India demands sanctions on new Taliban chief Akhundzada

23 Jun 2016

India has demanded that the United Nations slap sanctions against the new Taliban leader, Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, in Afghanistan, saying it is “sheer folly” that the leader of a proscribed entity is not yet designated as a terrorist individual

Pak not serious about fighting terror: Afghanistan

23 Jun 2016

Outlining an alarming scenario of far-reaching international threats, Afghanistan says that Taliban and several terrorist groups were seeking "to turn Afghanistan into a launching pad against Central Asia, South Asia, West Asia and the Far East

British business sounds alarm ahead of Brexit vote

22 Jun 2016

Ghana gives a big boost to rooftop solar projects

22 Jun 2016

Brexit would be ‘madness’, insists Cameron

21 Jun 2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron has invoked increasing trade with India as part of his plea to the country to vote to remain in the European Union  in Thursday’s crucial referendum

Nearly 57% of world's urban population has no broadband connection

21 Jun 2016

Number of refugees hit record 65.3 mn in 2015: UN

20 Jun 2016

British Labour MP shot dead ahead of Brexit referendum

17 Jun 2016

Over 50 US officials call for anti-Assad strikes in Syria

17 Jun 2016

French president Francois Holande ratifies Paris climate deal

16 Jun 2016

China irate as Obama meets Dalai Lama in White House

16 Jun 2016

Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca worker held in Geneva

16 Jun 2016

China asks men to donate sperm: report

15 Jun 2016

Malnutrition seen shrinking GDP in Asia and Africa by 11%

15 Jun 2016

Clinton clinches nomination, talks with Sanders

15 Jun 2016

The two agree on raising wages for working families, eliminating undisclosed money in politics and reducing the cost of college for students and their families, and on defeating Donald Trump

ASEAN withdraws joint statement targeting China

15 Jun 2016

Trump toughens rhetoric against Muslim immigrants

14 Jun 2016

Brexit poses questions over data rules, apart from trade concerns

13 Jun 2016