World economy
Dallas shootout ends after sniper kills 5 cops, hurts 7
09 Jul 2016
In a coordinated attack amid protests over the shooting of an African-American man by police on Wednesday, gunmen opened fire on cops from rooftops, with the chief suspect killed by a after shooting several policemen
Blair less than contrite after adverse report on Iraq war
07 Jul 2016
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of the highly critical Chilcot report into the war
Top banks in West shed nearly $500 bn in market cap as NPAs loom
07 Jul 2016
Plunging share prices this year have erased half a trillion dollars or a quarter of the combined market value of at least 20 of the world’s major banks over concerns that banks may not be able to absorb the shock of rising loan delinquencies
UK political turmoil deepens as UKIP’s Farage quits
05 Jul 2016
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party and a key Brexit campaigner, said he was stepping down even as Labour ousted its leader Jeremy Corbyn and the leadership of the Conservatives remained wide open
Osborne to cut tax rates to keep business engaged as Brexit looms
04 Jul 2016
Britain will lower the 20 per cent tax rate for businesses to 19 per cent in 2017 and to 17 per cent in 2020 before bringing it down to 15 per cent
Bangladesh hostage crisis ends, at least 6 killed
02 Jul 2016
Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant where heavily-armed terrorists held dozens of people hostage, killing at least six attackers and rescuing 13 captives
Oil struggles to maintain $50 mark as fears of output dip fade
30 Jun 2016
Oil prices fell today, with Brent struggling to hold $50 per barrel as fears over outages due to a strike in Norway faded and as Nigeria's production improved, even as the economic outlook deteriorated
Crowds protest Brexit outside UK Parliament
29 Jun 2016
The protest comes as a petition calling for a second referendum in the event of a vote of less than 60 per cent out of a minimum turnout of 75 per cent, neared nearly 4 million votes
Normal ties with India not likely soon: Pakistan
29 Jun 2016
Despite Brexit, EU not to jettison English language just yet
29 Jun 2016
The British can rest easy; although there is considerable clamour for the European Union to drop English as its official working language in the wake of Brexit, this will not happen any time soon
Brexit: Europe may shut the door on the English language
28 Jun 2016
Europeans, and especially the culturally proud French, who have never taken kindly to having English thrust upon them, have seized upon Brexit as a chance to rid themselves of Shakespeare's language at EU headquarters