Economy & Politics
Taiwan elections 2014: Pro-China test for ruling party KMT
Taiwan is holding the island's biggest local election, which is widely seen as a referendum on the China policy of the ruling party. Almost 20,000...
Oil prices fall after OPEC meeting in Vienna
Oil prices plunged after the OPEC oil producers' cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna. OPEC's secretary general Abdallah Salem el-Badri...
Gurtel scandal: Spain’s Health Minister Ana Mato resigns over illegal payments accusation
The Spanish health minister, Ana Mato, has resigned after a judge accused her of benefitting from illegal payments. The minister’s ex-husband, Jesus Sepulveda, was found...
Jean-Claude Juncker unveils €315 billion investment plan to kick-start EU economy
Jean-Claude Juncker, the newly appointed European Commission president, has revealed details of a €315 billion ($393 billion) investment plan to kick-start Europe's economy. At the...
Hillary Clinton 2016: Barack Obama says Bill Clinton’s wife would be a great president
In a recent interview, President Barack Obama has said that Hillary Clinton would be a "great president" if she decided to run for the...
Tunisia votes in first presidential election since Arab Spring
Tunisia is voting in the first presidential election since the 2011 Arab Spring revolution that triggered uprisings across the region. Twenty seven candidates are in...
Bahrain elections 2014: Shia-led opposition boycotted vote
Bahrain has voted in the country's first parliamentary elections since protests erupted in the wake of the Arab Spring in 2011. The government called on...
Bahrain holds first legislative elections since Arab Spring
Bahrain is voting in its first parliamentary elections since Arab Spring protests broke out in 2011. The government has called on all of the country's...
PM Shinzo Abe dissolves Japan’s lower house of parliament for early election
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe has dissolved the lower house of parliament in preparation for an early election. Shinzo Abe is seeking a new mandate for...
Barack Obama announces changes to immigration policy
President Barack Obama will announce his plans to use overriding executive powers to enact major changes to immigration policy. Barack Obama will unveil his strategy...
Silvio Berlusconi promises free trips to cinema for pensioners
Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has said that pensioners will get free trips to the cinema if his party is returned to power. Silvio Berlusconi,...
Keystone XL oil pipeline bill fails to pass Senate
The US Senate has failed to pass a bill approving the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Senate voted by 59-41 in favor of the...
Japan: PM Shinzo Abe calls early election in December
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has called snap election in December, two years ahead of schedule. At a news briefing, Shinzo Abe said he would dissolve...
Indonesia increases subsidized fuel prices by 30% to save economy
Indonesia has decided to increase fuel prices by more than 30% in an attempt to save the economy more than $8 billion in 2015. Prices...
Japan’s economy slips into recession
Japan's economy, the world's third largest, unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter in Q3 2014, leaving the country in technical recession. Gross domestic product...
G20 Brisbane Summit: World leaders agree to grow their economies by 2%
The G20 summit in Brisbane has been closed by Australia’s PM Tony Abbott who detailed economic pledges agreed by world leaders. The leaders agreed to...
Romania to elect new president in run-off vote
Romanian voters are set to elect a new president in a run-off vote which pits social democrat PM Victor Ponta against centre-right candidate Klaus...
House authorizes Keystone XL oil pipeline construction
On November 14, the House of Representatives passed legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline by a decisive vote of 252 to...
Startup Businesses Are On The Rise: What You Need To Know To Start Up Your Own
The UK economy is set to grow by around 0.5 percent before the end of 2014, according to a recent survey. Even though this...
Immigration reform: Barack Obama defends plans to use executive powers
President Barack Obama has defended plans to use his overriding executive powers to push through changes to the US immigration system. Barack Obama said Congress...
ObamaCare: Supreme Court to review second legal challenge
A second legal challenge to President Barack Obama's signature 2010 healthcare law (ObamaCare) will be reviewed by the Supreme Court, the court has said. The...
US economy added 214,000 jobs in October 2014
The US unemployment rate has fallen to 5.8% after the economy added 214,000 jobs in October 2014, official Labor Department figures show. The number of...
Detroit’s plan to exit from bankruptcy approved after 16 months
Judge Steven Rhodes has approved of Detroit's plan to exit from bankruptcy, 16 months after the city became the largest ever in the US...
Midterm elections 2014: Barack Obama joins House and Senate leaders for cross-party talks
President Barack Obama was joined by the House and Senate leaders in holding cross-party talks aimed at ending political gridlock in Washington. The White House...
Francois Hollande promises not to seek second term if he fails to cut unemployment
In a televised interview, French President Francois Hollande has promised not seek a second term in 2017 if he fails to cut unemployment. Francois Hollande...
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