World economy
Saudi Arabia overtakes India as world’s top defence importer
09 Mar 2015
Saudi Arabia emerged the world's top importer of defence equipment in 2014, displacing India from the top slot
Juncker calls for EU army to counter Russia
09 Mar 2015
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker believes that the creation of a European army will offset the EU’s foreign policy worries in its tussle with the Russian Federation
Indians fishing in Lanka waters can be shot: Wickramas
07 Mar 2015
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremasinghe's statement comes just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Colombo
CIA plans major overhaul, creation of computer hacking wing
07 Mar 2015
CIA plans to create a new directorate that will be responsible for accelerating the integration of its digital and cyber capabilities, and delegate more powers to regional centres
SFO launches investigation into Bank of England liquidity auctions
05 Mar 2015
The UK Serious Fraud Office has begun an unprecedented criminal investigation into the Bank of England's emergency lending measures at the height of the credit crisis
ECB to launch €1-trillion bond buying programme on 9 March
05 Mar 2015
The European Central Bank will start repurchasing government bonds next week, aimed at pumping €1-trillion additional cash into the euro zone economy,to boost sagging growth
US economy grew at moderate pace through mid-Feb
05 Mar 2015
China lowers 2015 growth rate to 7 per cent
05 Mar 2015
China ups 2015 defence spending to over $140 billion
04 Mar 2015
China is ramping up investment in high-tech equipment such as submarines and stealth jets, partly to offset a slowing of economic growth
China launches $80-bn Silk Road infrastructure project
02 Mar 2015
The project involves construction of over 60,000 km of road, including 4,070 km of expressways, to improve the connectivity of existing transportation network
US-Israel rift widens as Iran nuclear talks enter last lap
26 Feb 2015
As nuclear talks between six major powers and Iran edge towards a possible resolution, tension has increased between the US and Israel, which accused negotiators of having "given up" on prevention of an Iranian nuclear weapons programme
The Intersection of Three Crises
25 Feb 2015
Within the past two weeks, a cease-fire roadmap was agreed upon in Minsk, a temporary deal to keep Greece in the eurozone was reached in Brussels, and US and Iranian negotiators advanced a potential nuclear deal in Geneva. Understanding how these crises are linked is the first step toward assessing when and where the next flare-up is likely to occur, says Stratfor analyst Reva Bhalla.
US eases norms for spouses of H-1B visa holders
25 Feb 2015
Bangla court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Khaleda Zia
25 Feb 2015
Amid a political stand-off in the country, a Bangladesh court has issued a warrant for the arrest of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia
Home Depot 4Q profit beats analysts estimates
25 Feb 2015
Fresh ISIL outrage: 90 Christians abducted in Syria
25 Feb 2015
The militants struck before dawn, carrying out house-to-house raids in a cluster of villages in northeastern Syria and abducted at least 90 people — many of them women and children
Creditors favour Greece's new economic measures
24 Feb 2015
India protests manhandling of Maldives ex-president Nasheed
24 Feb 2015
While India had not reacted to the arrest on Sunday, it is significant that Monday’s statement refers to concern over both the “arrest and manhandling” of Maldives' former president Mohammad Nasheed