World economy

Pak lodges FIR over Pathankot attack; no names

19 Feb 2016

Cameron, EU leaders brainstorm through night over Brexit

19 Feb 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron must take home a deal that he can sell to voters in a June referendum to keep Britain in the EU, but leaders of the bloc are unwilling to yield the concessions that he needs

Bombardier to cut 7,000 of its global workforce after posting disappointing results

18 Feb 2016

Pakistan must vacate 'Occupied’ Kashmir: UK MP

17 Feb 2016

George Bush ends hibernation to back brother Jeb

16 Feb 2016

Cameron to hold crucial ‘Brexit’ talks with EU today

16 Feb 2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron is reported to be holding talks with the head of the European Parliament on a deal to avoid Britain crashing out of the European Union

Turkey, Saudi may send troops as Syrian army pushes into IS bastion

13 Feb 2016

If the Syrian troops succeed in retaking Aleppo and sealing the Turkish border, it would deal a crushing blow to both ISIS and Syrian insurgents opposed to Assad's rule

Bernie Sanders beats Hillary; Trump triumphs in New Hampshire

10 Feb 2016

Apart from the results, what was remarkable about the New Hampshire campaign is that all four leading contenders – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, John Kasich and Donald Trump – focused on the need to reform the campaign funding system

10 killed, dozens injured in German train collision

10 Feb 2016

Hong Kong riots fail to deter New Year revellers

10 Feb 2016

Michael Bloomberg may throw his hat in US presidential ring

09 Feb 2016

Opinion polls show that if billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg contests the November election, he would get only 10 per cent of the vote but would act as a spoiler for Hilary Clinton and give an edge to Donald Trump

Nepal ex-PM Koirala dies at critical juncture

09 Feb 2016

Sushil Koirala was a key architect of Nepal’s first republican constitution, and his death complicates the power equations in his Nepali Congress party

German regulator shuts operations of Canada's Maple Financial

08 Feb 2016

Argentina offers $6.5 bn cash payment to creditors suing over defaulted bonds

06 Feb 2016

Taiwan quake kills 7, leaves dozens hurt or missing

06 Feb 2016

Rescuers pulled 247 survivors from the rubble in the worst-hit Tainan city that left seven dead and several dozens hurt or missing

Pound could crash by 20% with UK’s EU exit: Goldman Sachs

05 Feb 2016

Obama proposes $10 a-barrel-oil tax to fund US railway, highway projects

05 Feb 2016

President Obama has proposed a $10-a-barrel oil tax spread over five years to pay for a variety of ''clean transportation'' technologies

Western powers pledge $10 bn as Syrian refugee problem worsens

05 Feb 2016

Zika in Europe: pregnant Spanish woman infected

05 Feb 2016

With dozens of cases emerging in Europe and North America from travellers returning from affected areas, WHO has stressed the potential link between Zika and microcephaly — which causes children to be born with abnormally small heads   

Zika in Europe: pregnant Spanish woman infected

05 Feb 2016

With dozens of cases emerging in Europe and North America from travellers returning from affected areas, WHO has stressed the potential link between Zika and microcephaly — which causes children to be born with abnormally small heads   

IMF to lend Pak $497 mn as part of bailout package

05 Feb 2016

ISIS thrives on political chaos, but feeling the pinch: US

05 Feb 2016

12 nations ink TPP treaty, but long road ahead

04 Feb 2016

India will stand by Pak if it acts against terror: Rajnath

04 Feb 2016

EU again urges Greece to control migrant influx

03 Feb 2016

The European Union has urged Greece to take specific steps to check the flow of asylum seekers to its shores and protect the 28-nation bloc's external border