World economy

Hong Kong talks called off as protesters accuse Beijing of using Triad

04 Oct 2014

The protests were triggered by China`s announcement in August that while Hong Kong citizens can vote for their next leader in 2017, only candidates vetted by Beijing will be allowed to stand

New Swedish govt to set EU precedent by recognising Palestine

04 Oct 2014

Sweden's new Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says Friday that his country will recognize the state of Palestine, making it the first major European country to do so

Indo - US joint statement during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US

01 Oct 2014

UK economy recovered faster than earlier thought

01 Oct 2014

Modi, Obama vow to raise Indo-US trade five-fold to $500 billion

01 Oct 2014

Japanese business sentiment improved in September: BOJ survey

01 Oct 2014

First case of Ebola diagnosed in the US

01 Oct 2014

Modi ends triumphal US visit with many agreements, but no real deals

01 Oct 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left the US with reaffirmed support for India's membership of the expanded UN Security Council, and backing for "voice and vote" in international financial institutions like IMF and the World Bank

What Modi and Obama wrote in the Washington Post

30 Sep 2014

UK firms relying on migrant workers from EU: Study

30 Sep 2014

India, US chart future course of strategic partnership

30 Sep 2014

The US-India vision statement takes the partnership between the two countries beyond commerce and technology to combating terrorist threats across the world and responding expeditiously to humanitarian disasters and crises

Modi pitches for job-creating investment in meeting with CEOs

29 Sep 2014

The PM today hinted at involving overseas investors, probably private equity firms, in the retendering of the 214 coal blocks whose allocations were cancelled by the Supreme Court last week

Japan volcano eruption toll mounts to 36 after five more bodies found in search

29 Sep 2014

Syrian militant group al-Nusra Front denounces US-led air strikes

29 Sep 2014

US underestimated IS threat, admits Obama as warplanes pound Syria

29 Sep 2014

Solar energy could be major source of power by 2050: IEA

29 Sep 2014

The IEA said photovoltaic expansion would be led by China, followed by the US, while solar thermal electricity could also grow in the US along with Africa, India and the Middle East

Protests against Chinese hegemony paralyse Hong Kong

29 Sep 2014

The pro-democracy protests have brought widespread disruption to the heart of one of Asia's biggest financial centres, as thousand blocked major highways in the heart of Hong Kong overnight