World economy

08 Nov 2016

The UN Security Council, which has blacklisted the Jaish has failed to place Azhar, 48, on a list of individuals and groups linked to the al Qaeda or Islamic State

08 Nov 2016

The final Reuters/Ipsos poll, hours before today’s presidential election, gives Democrat Hillary Clinton about a 90-per cent chance of defeating Republican Donald Trump – whose chances of an upset rest on four ‘swing’ states

08 Nov 2016

07 Nov 2016

The $45-billion spending and its accompanying costs will push Pakistan into a major debt trap and make Pakistanis refugees in their own land, says studies by the IMF and two western think-tanks

07 Nov 2016

07 Nov 2016

The FBI has determined that the Democratic presidential candidate should face no criminal charges for her email practices, putting a lid on the controversy that has dogged the Clinton campaign almost from the start

07 Nov 2016

The Islamic State terror group has called for "slaughter" of American voters on Election Day (8 November) and urged Muslims not to participate in the democratic process, according to a US-based terrorist monitoring group

05 Nov 2016

04 Nov 2016

The outlook is not all gloom for Clinton, who has made the race close in Arizona, a longtime Republican stronghold, while also regaining the lead in Pennsylvania and leading in Nevada, reveals the Reuters / Ipsos States of the Nation daily poll

03 Nov 2016

In a setback for Prime Minister Theresa May, the British high court has ruled that the government cannot trigger Article 50 to leave the EU through an executive decision, and parliament’s approval is necessary

03 Nov 2016

03 Nov 2016

At its meeting on Wednesday, the US Fed decided to keep interest rate at 0.25 to 0.50 per cent and give the long-promised rate hike yet another go-by

31 Oct 2016

31 Oct 2016

31 Oct 2016

31 Oct 2016

The date the clocks go back changes each year on the last Sunday in October on the Gregorian calendar, and then are brought forward on the last Sunday in March

31 Oct 2016

Hillary Clinton’s victory in the 8 November election is far from certain, with her lead over Trump down to a mere one point, according to a poll

29 Oct 2016

28 Oct 2016

The UK economy suffered only a slight slowdown in the three months after the Brexit vote

27 Oct 2016

The Chinese Communist Party today declared President Xi Jinping as "core" leader, placing him on par with China’s all-time greats like Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping

25 Oct 2016

25 Oct 2016

Busineses from the EU would add almost £13 billion a year in costs to their exports if the UK left the customs union without an alternative free trade deal

20 Oct 2016

While all polls except The Washington Times gave Democrat Hillary Clinton the victory over Republican Donald Trump in the third and final presidential debate, notable was Trump’s statement that he might not accept the election results

19 Oct 2016

While Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton’s lead over Republican Donald J Trump has dropped slightly from 7 points last week to 6 points now, it is still a strong surge from the 2-point lead she had early this month

19 Oct 2016