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France bombs Islamic State camp in Syria
28 Sep 2015
France seeks bigger role for Iran in Syria
28 Sep 2015
US, Russia fail to break new ground on Syria
28 Sep 2015
G4 Summit: Modi calls for a representative UNSC
26 Sep 2015
A day after pitching strongly for UN Security Council reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hosted a summit of G-4 leaders that have taken the lead in pressing for the overhaul
UN summit adopts 15-year blueprint for sustainable development
26 Sep 2015
The new sustainable development goals, which consider social, economic and environmental dimensions as elements of a coherent whole, is expected to cost between $3.5 trillion and $5 trillion every year until 2030
Annual battle: Choking Singapore blasts Indonesia
26 Sep 2015
The annual problem has been causing hazardous pollution levels across the region for weeks
Stampede at Mina kills 717 Haj pilgrims, leaves 805 injured
24 Sep 2015
Thursday’s stampede at Mina involved some two million people performing the stonning of the satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage
London tops NY as world’s best place to do business
24 Sep 2015
Overtaking New York, London has topped every single category in the Z/Yen-compiled index, reflecting the credibility of the new Conservative government
India, US vow to increase trade five-fold to $500 bn
23 Sep 2015
India and the United States are looking at a five-fold jump in their annual bilateral trade from the current $100 billion to $500 billion as the two countries work towards further deepening their security and economic cooperation
China’s factory output lowest in six years
23 Sep 2015
Greece's Tsipras voted to power for third time in a year
21 Sep 2015
The win shows the confidence of the Greek voters in Tsipras is unshaken despite his high-risk gamble of compromising on European demands for a bailout
UK Labour makes Indian-origin MP shadow minister
19 Sep 2015
Digital currencies gain status of official commodity
19 Sep 2015
Digital currencies have gained the status of an official commodity recognised by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Taliban gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar
18 Sep 2015
Taliban gunmen stormed a Pakistani air force base in northwestern Peshawar early Friday, injuring more than 25 people, including an army major and three soldiers
Coup in Burkina Faso ahead of elections
18 Sep 2015
US Fed keeps rates unchanged, but discounts markets
18 Sep 2015
The decision to hold rates has nothing to do with the ups and downs in the markets as “it is certainly not our policy to do so,” Fed chair Janet Yellen said
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