Economy & Politics
Yingluck Shinawatra indicted over Thai rice subsidy scheme
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has been indicted over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. If found guilty on the charge of negligence, Yingluck Shinawatra could...
Greek banks receive extra €3.3 billion emergency cash from ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) has agreed to raise the emergency funding available to Greek banks to €68.3 billion. The €3.3 billion increase in the...
Jeb Bush 2016: Former Florida governor delivers foreign policy speech at Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Jeb Bush has said he admires his father and brother's presidencies but he is his "own man" on foreign policy. In a speech in Chicago,...
Greece expected to request six-month extension of its loan agreement
According to new reports, Greece is expected to request a six-month extension of its loan agreement on February 18. The loan would not be an...
Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration halted by South Texas federal judge
A South Texas federal judge has put on hold President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration, giving a coalition of 26 states time to...
Greece’s stock market falls by 4% as European finance ministers fail to reach new debt deal
The Greek stock market fell by more than 4% at its open on Tuesday, February 17, after European finance ministers failed to reach a...
Greece debt crisis: Yanis Varoufakis ready to do whatever it takes to reach bailout deal
Greece is ready to do "whatever it takes" to reach agreement on its bailout in the next two days, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has...
South Africa: EFF lawmakers ejected from parliament during Jacob Zuma’s annual speech
The South African parliament descended into chaos as leftist lawmakers scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President Jacob Zuma. The Economic Freedom...
Ukraine parliament brawl: Deputies Yegor Sobolev and Vadim Ivchenko fist fight over anti-corruption bill
Two members of the Ukrainian parliament, Yegor Sobolev of the “Samopomochi” party and Vadim Ivchenko from the “Fatherland” party, were involved in a brawl...
Greece debt talks: Officials fail to reach agreement in Brussels
Greece has failed to reach an agreement with eurozone officials over the country's debt crisis, though both sides said there was still hope for...
Jeb Bush removes correspondents’ personal information from released emails
Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has edited 275,000 emails he released after it emerged they contained correspondents' personal information. Social security numbers, email addresses and phone...
Greece government to present alternative debt plan at EU finance ministers meeting
The Greek government is to present its first concrete proposals for an alternative debt plan at an emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers in...
Alexis Tsipras: Greece seeks bridge loan rather than bailout extension
Greece is seeking a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, PM Alexis Tsipras has said. In an address to parliament, Alexis Tsipras...
Nigeria elections 2015: Electoral commission delays vote by six weeks over security fears
Nigeria has postponed the February 14 presidential election to March 28 over concerns about the security situation. The country’s electoral commission chief Attahiru Jega said...
Nicolas Maduro orders takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia by the state food agency. During a TV address, Nicolas Maduro...
Pope Francis to become first ever pontiff to speak before US Congress
Pope Francis will be the first ever pontiff to address the US Congress, lawmakers in Washington have announced. The Pope will make his historic speech...
Greece crisis: PM Alexis Tsipras optimistic after EU and ECB talks
Greece's PM Alexis Tsipras says he believes it will be possible to find a solution to the stand-off with the EU over his country's...
Standard & Poor’s to pay $1.4 billion settlement over mortgage crisis claims
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has agreed to pay a $1.38 billion settlement to US regulators over allegations it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky...
Barack Obama seeks tax rises in $4 trillion budget proposal
President Barack Obama has sent a $4 trillion budget proposal to Congress with significant tax rises, primarily on companies and the wealthy. Barack Obama's plan...
Barack Obama plans to tax US companies on overseas profits
President Barack Obama is planning to close a tax loophole that allows American companies to avoid paying taxes on overseas profits, the White House...
Greece: PM Alexis Tsipras confident that agreement can be reached with creditors
Greece’s new PM Alexis Tsipras has said he is confident that agreement can be reached with creditors over repayment of his country's debts. Alexis Tsipras...
Germany: Former President Richard von Weizsaecker dies aged 94
German ex-President Richard von Weizsaecker has died at the age of 94, the president's office has announced. Richard von Weizsaecker's 10 years in office, from...
Greece crisis: Angela Merkel rules out any debt cancellation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out canceling any of Greece's debt, saying banks and creditors have already made substantial cuts. However, Angela Merkel told...
Greece: Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis rejects debt talks with troika
Greece's new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says his government will not negotiate over the Greek bailout conditions with the "troika" team from the EU...
Mitt Romney 2016: Former Republican candidate will not run for president again
Mitt Romney has decided he will not run for president again. The 67-year-old Republican was beaten by President Barack Obama in the US 2012 election. Mitt...
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