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Oil prices extend slide
February 23, 2015
Oil prices extend slide
Oil prices slid Monday, extending last week's sharp decline as the dollar strengthens on eurozone strains and record supplies in…
HSBC says Swiss scandal has brought ‘shame’ on bank
February 23, 2015
HSBC says Swiss scandal has brought ‘shame’ on bank
HSBC reported a 17 percent fall in annual pretax profit and cut its profitability target, saying allegations its Swiss business had…
Turkey deports 1400 persons doubted to have links to terrorism
February 23, 2015
Turkey deports 1400 persons doubted to have links to terrorism
Turkey deported 1400 persons over suspicions of links to terrorist groups.Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday that Turkey…
Greece readies reform plans to first sign of leftist unrest
February 23, 2015
Greece readies reform plans to first sign of leftist unrest
Greece will present its economic reform plans on Monday to seal a euro zone financial lifeline, but the government drew criticism…
Insight: Hong Kong ‘radicals’ up ante in democracy push against China
February 23, 2015
Insight: Hong Kong ‘radicals’ up ante in democracy push against China
Nearly three months after police cleared away the last of Hong Kong's pro-democracy street protests, lingering anger is stoking a…
Ukraine fears spread of war after blast in eastern city
February 23, 2015
Ukraine fears spread of war after blast in eastern city
Ukraine said on Sunday it feared unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two…
France deploys aircraft carrier in Gulf for IS fight
February 23, 2015
France deploys aircraft carrier in Gulf for IS fight
France deployed an aircraft carrier in the Gulf on Monday as part of the US-led military campaign against the Islamic…
Girl bomber kills 5, wounds dozens in northeast Nigeria
February 22, 2015
Girl bomber kills 5, wounds dozens in northeast Nigeria
A young girl with explosives strapped to her killed five people and wounded dozens at a security checkpoint outside a…
Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir
February 22, 2015
Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir
A Kuwaiti appeals court on Sunday sentenced an opposition politician to two years in jail for insulting the country's ruler,…
Pentagon: No near-term F-35 sales in Gulf region
February 22, 2015
Pentagon: No near-term F-35 sales in Gulf region
The United States expects no near-term sales in the Gulf region for the F-35 warplane, saying current fourth-generation military aircraft…