World economy
Citigroup may plead guilty in rate-rigging case
12 May 2015
Citigroup Inc, the third-largest bank in the United States, said in a filing on Monday it could plead guilty to charges of rigging foreign currency markets to make quick profits
WHO declares Liberia Ebola-free
11 May 2015
China cuts interest rates to spur growth
11 May 2015
China's growth is weighed down by the slump in property market, high levels of local government debt and slackening manufacturing
David Cameron’s Conservatives clinch majority in UK polls
08 May 2015
David Cameron promised to govern as the party of “one nation, one United Kingdom - to make Britain a place where a good life is in reach for everyone who is willing to work and do the right thing
Envoys of Norway, Philippines among 6 killed as Pak Taliban downs military copter
08 May 2015
Pakistani Taliban claims to have shot down a Pakistani military helicopter, killing six people, including the envoys of Norway and the Philippines
Conservatives set to win UK polls again
08 May 2015
David Cameron is all set to return to 10 Downing Street, as the Conservative Party defied forecasts of a hung parliament, gaining votes in England and Wales
How British elections represent the State of Europe
08 May 2015
The British elections represent the current state of Europe. There is the deep ambivalence about the European Union and the rise of the anti-European parties not yet ready to govern but still affecting the system (as shown by Cameron's promise to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membership). By George Friedman. Republished with permission
California adopts tough water rules to fight drought
06 May 2015
For the first time in the history of California, the state has imposed severe water-use restrictions to cope with the drought
US March trade deficit hits $51.5 billion
05 May 2015
The resolution of a labour dispute in key West Coast ports, a stronger dollar and record high imports of capital and consumer goods all combined to push up US trade deficit to the highest since October 2008