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Global alarm as Trump mulls fateful Jerusalem move

NEW YORK: World leaders on Tuesday warned US President Donald Trump he risked inflaming the… Read More

Global cyber attack hits hospitals and companies, threat seen fading for now

SINGAPORE/LONDON: A global cyber attack leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the US… Read More

Saudi Arabia raises $9 bn in first global Islamic bond issue

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia raised $9 billion in its first global Islamic bond issue, the government… Read More

Hyundai, Kia aim to grow 2017 sales to 8.25 million vehicles globally

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors said on Monday they aim to increase… Read More

IMF warns global debt at record high

WASHINGTON: Worldwide public and private debt is at an all-time high, posing a substantial impediment… Read More

Global corruption costs trillions in bribes, lost growth: IMF

WASHNGTON: Public sector corruption siphons $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion annually from the global economy… Read More

Panama president seeks global efforts to handle tax haven row

TOKYO: Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela called on Tuesday for global efforts to tackle the… Read More

NY Times adds $50 million to boost digital readership globally

NEW YORK: The New York Times announced plans Thursday to invest $50 million into efforts… Read More

World tiger count rises for first time in 100 years

NEW DELHI: The number of wild tigers across the globe has increased for the first… Read More

Global outrage over North Korea rocket launch

SEOUL: North Korea hailed an "epochal event" but its latest long-range rocket launch Sunday prompted… Read More

Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF’s Lagarde

BERLIN: Global economic growth will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term… Read More

Trump faces global scorn over call for Muslim ban

ISLAMABAD: Donald Trump dismissed criticism at home and abroad Tuesday over his "grossly irresponsible" call… Read More

Shares, dollar perk up after global growth concerns

LONDON: Wall Street was expected to start the week higher on Monday with a rebound… Read More

China official blames Fed for global market rout, not yuan

BEIJING: Concerns over a possible U.S. rate rise by the Federal Reserve may have sparked… Read More

WHO asks Pakistan, Afghanistan to eradicate polio “as quickly as possible”

LONDON: The global fight to eradicate polio has set its sights on Afghanistan and Pakistan,… Read More

How China is upsetting the old global economic order

BEIJING: With its huge new infrastructure bank and its ambitions for a globalized renminbi currency,… Read More

Iran, global powers agree ‘key parameters’ of nuclear deal

LAUSANNE Switzerland: Iran and world powers agreed Thursday on the framework of a potentially historic… Read More

US seeks to spur global action to counter extremists

WASHINGTON: The United States Thursday sought to galvanize global action against violent extremist groups, amid… Read More

US designates Mullah Fazlullah as global terrorist

WASHINGTON: The US Department of State has designated top Taliban commander Maulana Fazlullah, also known… Read More

Global arms trade pact to take force; U.S. Senate has not ratified

UNITED NATIONS: A global arms trade treaty that aims to regulate the $85 billion industry… Read More