World economy
UK food prices set to rise due to Brexit vote
27 Jun 2016
UK food prices set to rise due to Brexit vote
27 Jun 2016
Brexit: turmoil in Asian markets; Britons petition for fresh vote
27 Jun 2016
As China, Japan and South Korea moved to prevent currency and stock markets from going haywire, over three million Britons and counting signed a petition demanding a fresh referendum on exit from the EU
US orders for durable goods fell in May
25 Jun 2016
Weaker pound may see upsurge in travel to UK
25 Jun 2016
Brexit likely to make UK realty more attractive
25 Jun 2016
Moody’s downgrades UK’s credit outlook to ‘negative’
25 Jun 2016
In Moody’s view, the negative effect from lower economic growth will outweigh the fiscal savings from the UK no longer having to contribute to the EU budget
Scotland’s ‘stay’ vote creates fresh dilemma
24 Jun 2016
It’s Brexit as UK votes to leave European Union
24 Jun 2016
While Scotland and London voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, it was not enough to stop the ‘leave’ juggernaut that swept England and Wales, putting Prime Minister David Cameron’s future in the balance
Cameron quits as PM; Scotland, Ireland in turmoil
24 Jun 2016
David Cameron has resigned as British prime minister following the failure of his Remain campaign to win the referendum on staying in the EU
Democrats end unprecedented sit-in for gun control
24 Jun 2016
US Democrat Representatives ended an extraordinary sit-in for gun control on the floor of the chamber on Thursday, more than 24 hours after it began, in the wake of the mass shooting at a Florida nightclub
US slaps 500% duty on Chinese steel
23 Jun 2016
The US has slapped 500-per cent anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of cold-rolled steel flat products from China in a bid to stem the flow of low-priced steel exports from the Asian giant
Polls show ‘Remain’ has slight edge over Brexit
23 Jun 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron criss-crossed the country and talked himself hoarse on Wednesday urging voters to remain in the EU, but opinion polls said today’s race is still too close to call
India demands sanctions on new Taliban chief Akhundzada
23 Jun 2016
India has demanded that the United Nations slap sanctions against the new Taliban leader, Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, in Afghanistan, saying it is “sheer folly” that the leader of a proscribed entity is not yet designated as a terrorist individual
Pak not serious about fighting terror: Afghanistan
23 Jun 2016
Outlining an alarming scenario of far-reaching international threats, Afghanistan says that Taliban and several terrorist groups were seeking "to turn Afghanistan into a launching pad against Central Asia, South Asia, West Asia and the Far East