World economy

ISIS flag appears on major Islamabad road; cops clueless

25 Sep 2017

Trump again tweaks US travel ban, now 8 nations on list

25 Sep 2017

North Korea, Venezuela and Chad were included in the new travel ban while President Trump excluded Sudan from the original list of countries that also included Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia

Rocket hit on mainland US ‘inevitable’, says N Korea’s Kim

25 Sep 2017

Germany may see ‘Jamaica coalition’ as Merkel wins, but with lower numbers

25 Sep 2017

Merkel now faces the tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two disparate new partners – possibly the Free Democrats and the Greens – even as the far-right AfD made significant gains

Iran tests new medium-range missile in defiance of US warnings

23 Sep 2017

May calls for 2-year transition period post Brexit

23 Sep 2017

During the proposed two-year transition period after Brexit the UK would largely continue to retain its current ties with Brussels, May said

New US travel ban to be more country-specific, may hit 9 nations

23 Sep 2017

While officials declined to say which or how many countries would be targeted, the decision is reported to be based on the recommendations of the homeland security secretary

More trade woes for N Korea; China to cut oil supplies

23 Sep 2017

Reports from Pyongyang say that retail prices of petrol have gone up by around 20 per cent in two months in the wake of United Nations sanctions restricting exports of oil products

S Korea approves $8-mn humanitarian aid for North despite tension

22 Sep 2017

Fed keeps rates unchanged, to start trimming bond holdings in October

21 Sep 2017

The US Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would keep policy interest rates unchanged at 1-1.25 per cent even as it signalled yet another rate hike before the end of the year

Over 250 dead as 7.1 magnitude quake flattens Mexico City

20 Sep 2017

The powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 that struck central Mexico on Tuesday afternoon flattened at least 44 buildings in the heavily populated capital, burying the victims under the ruins and the rubble