World economy
Federal Reserve ends bond buying; says US economy recovering
30 Oct 2014
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday ended its monthly bond purchase programme — started in 2009 during the global financial crisis — amidst an uptick in US economic activity and improvement in the labour market
China to invest over £100 bn in UK infrastructure over the next decade
28 Oct 2014
China is set to invest over £100 billion in the UK's infrastructure over the next decade, setting off a new wave of joint ventures with UK firms
Brazil markets fall as President Rousseff wins another term
27 Oct 2014
In one of the tightest voting, Rousseff polled 51.6 per cent of votes in a runoff against Neves, who won 48.4 per cent votes
Five million Britons now in low-paid jobs
27 Oct 2014
Goldman Sachs sees oil prices tumbling in 2015
27 Oct 2014
Rising output will outstrip demand as forecasters generally pare estimates for oil due to slowing global growth, a strengthening dollar and ample supplies
UK recovery slowed in third quarter
25 Oct 2014
WHO vaccines head volunteers to undergo Ebola vaccine trial
25 Oct 2014
The WHO official under whose supervision an Ebola drug was being developed has signed up to become one of the first volunteers to undergo vaccine trials
Oil black-marketing, extortion making ISIL richest terror group: US
25 Oct 2014
US officials have confirmed that the vicious Islamic State has fast become one of the world's wealthiest terror groups, generating tens of millions of dollars a month
Canadian parliament shut after shootout at war memorial
22 Oct 2014
Reports said Parliament was locked down and Prime Minister Stephen Harper had left the building safely as police converged on the area
Hong Kong pro-democracy protests to continue as talks make no headway
22 Oct 2014
Protesters want to nominate and vote for candidates in 2017, while China says that only those approved by it would be allowed to stand – which protesters dismiss as "fake democracy