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UN representative endorses use of force in strife-torn Iraq
26 Jun 2014
The success of any military operation hinges on cooperation between Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, and Erbil, the seat of the autonomous Kurdish region
Iran trashes speculation it may cooperate with US over Iraq
23 Jun 2014
Tehran and Washington have been shocked by the lightning offensive, spearheaded by ISIL and involving Sunni tribes and Saddam loyalists
Narendra Modi now the toast of US Congress
21 Jun 2014
The US, which denied a visa to Narendra Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat, now wants the Indian prime minister to address a joint session of the US Congress in September
Obama set to send 300 US ‘military advisors’ to Iraq
20 Jun 2014
President Obama warned that the growing prospect of civil war in Iraq poses the danger of destabilisation “throughout the region” and disruption of important “ global energy markets”
Fed to reduce bond purchases, keep rates unchanged
19 Jun 2014
The US Federal Reserve expects economic activity in the US to expand at a moderate pace
41 Indian workers in Mosul remain untraceable
18 Jun 2014
Indian nurses stranded in Iraq
18 Jun 2014
Argentina disregards US Supreme Court over $1.5-bn bond default
18 Jun 2014
Analysts say this could be Argentina's last-ditch effort to gain leverage over bond holders ahead of a negotiated settlement
Public distrust, threat of severe Russian sanctions impacting global economy: CFO survey
16 Jun 2014
Chief financial officers around the world indicate that public mistrust of business and political leaders has harmed the business environment. They also say that severe sanctions on Russia would hurt the economies of their home countries.
EU worried as Russia threatens to close gas-supply to Ukraine
16 Jun 2014
The breakdown of the talks is likely to increase political tensions between Kiev and Moscow as Ukrainian government forces clashed with pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine
EU worried as Russia threatens to close gas-supply to Ukraine
16 Jun 2014
The breakdown of the talks is likely to increase political tensions between Kiev and Moscow as Ukrainian government forces clashed with pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine
US producer prices down unexpectedly in May
16 Jun 2014
Global economic crisis linked to 10,000 suicides: study
14 Jun 2014
WHO data on suicides in 24 EU countries, the US and Canada, between 2007, when the economic crisis began, and 2009, suicide rates rose by 6.5 per cent and remained at this level through 2011
S&P upgrades UK’s rating outlook to Stable
14 Jun 2014
S&P warned that the rating could be imperiled if Britain leaves the EU, a move the country's Conservative Party has pledged to put to a referendum in 2017
US warns of air strikes as invading Al Qaeda militants leave Iraq in limbo
13 Jun 2014
The militant attack, the biggest threat to Iraq’s stability since the US withdrawal at the end of 2011, could trigger a partition of the nation on sectarian lines
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