World News China's yuan plunges nearly 2pc again, sparking fears of currency war in region China's yuan weakened further at the open today, after the central bank startled markets on Tuesday by pushing the yuan down nearly 2 per cent through an aggressively weaker guidance rate. August 13 2015, 15:33 1 259 просмотрs
World News China blasts death toll rises to 44, with more than 500 injured Chinese state media says the death toll in huge explosions that hit the port city of Tianjin has more than doubled to 44, with over 500 other people injured. August 13 2015, 12:54 1 306 просмотрs
World News India sues Nestle for nearly $100m over food safety Government seeks damages from Swiss food giant after banning Maggi noodles for containing unsafe levels of lead. August 12 2015, 16:38 1 439 просмотрs
World News The day the Kursk sank: 15 years on, Russia remembers one of worst-ever submarine tragedies (PHOTOS) The nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea during a maritime exercise on this day in 2000. All 118 crew members died after international efforts to save them frustratingly failed. August 12 2015, 11:17 2 528 просмотрs
World News Tonight year’s best meteor show: Perseid to light up skies August's annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak on Wednesday, with a special weather permit and perfect lunar conditions, coming just one day before the new moon. August 12 2015, 10:49 1 557 просмотрs
World News Iran says can transit Qatar gas to Europe Iran has raised a new option to export natural gas to Europe which it says involves extra supplies from Qatar. August 12 2015, 10:24 1 430 просмотрs
World News Clinton hands personal email server over to US Justice Department Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has instructed her lawyer to hand her private email server to the US Justice Department. Clinton's use of a private email server has drawn fire from political opponents. August 12 2015, 09:50 1 364 просмотрs
World News Google to change its name to ‘Alphabet’ (but the search engine is still called Google) Google is to become a new company called Alphabet, but don't worry, you won't have to start 'alphabeting' things to look them up on the internet. August 11 2015, 17:00 1 599 просмотрs
World News U.N. Predicts Earth’s Population to Reach 10 Billion by 2100 The world's population will increase from today's 7.3 billion people to 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion at century's end, John R. Wilmoth, the director of the United Nations (UN) Population Division, told a session focused on demographic forecasting at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM 2015) today in Seattle. August 11 2015, 10:00 3 219 просмотрs
World News Farewell Union Jack? New Zealand Unfurls New Flag Design Finalists The New Zealand government-appointed Flag Consideration Panel, charged with looking at over 10,000 publically submitted proposals for a new national flag, has whittled down the list of submissions to a shortlist of 40 designs. August 10 2015, 18:24 1 845 просмотрs
World News Man shot in Ferguson identified as black 18yo Tyrone Harris, 'friend of Michael Brown' The person shot in Ferguson by a police officer after a day of commemorating the first anniversary of Michael Brown's death has been identified by his father as 18-year-old Tyrone Harris Jr., of St. Louis, who was “real close" to Brown, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. August 10 2015, 16:10 1 268 просмотрs
World News Explosion, fire at Istanbul suburb police station injures 7 (PHOTOS) Five officers and two civilians have reportedly been injured following a “bomb attack" which targeted a police station in Istanbul's suburb of Sultanbeyli. The explosion also reportedly damaged neighboring buildings and cars parked nearby. August 10 2015, 09:55 1 303 просмотрs
World News 10 killed, over 400 wounded as blast rocks Afghan capital Security officials in Afghanistan say at least 10 people have been killed and more than 400 others sustained injuries when a massive explosion rocked the country's capital city of Kabul. August 7 2015, 15:33 1 379 просмотрs
World News Donald Trump dominates US debate Donald Trump continued to dominate the Republican race for US president by causing further controversies in the first debate. August 7 2015, 12:39 1 398 просмотрs
World News Egypt Opens New £6bn Suez Canal Waterway President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday inaugurates a "new" Suez Canal in a lavish and heavily secured ceremony, as Egypt seeks to boost its economy and international standing, AFP reports. August 6 2015, 17:37 1 569 просмотрs
World News Hollande, Putin agree compensation deal over Mistral ships French President Francois Hollande agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the terms of a compensation deal over two Mistral helicopter carriers which France had suspended due to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, his office announced Wednesday. August 6 2015, 17:27 1 311 просмотрs
World News Obama: Abandoning Iran nuclear deal could mean war US president defends historic nuclear agreement after Israel attempts to mobilise the US Congress to thwart it. August 6 2015, 12:36 1 423 просмотрs
World News Kyrgyzstan joins Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union as Kazakhstan ratifies accession Kazakhstan was the last member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to adopt the accession of Kyrgyzstan to the bloc. Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a corresponding law on Tuesday. August 5 2015, 17:43 1 682 просмотрs
World News Robert Downey Jr. Ranked World's Top-earning Actor by Forbes "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. has been named the world's top-earning actor by Forbes. August 5 2015, 16:20 1 382 просмотрs
World News Six Reportedly Wounded By Gunfire In Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Violence Six people were wounded by gunfire and several were injured by stones as cross-border violence between villages in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan persisted for a second day. August 5 2015, 15:50 1 549 просмотрs
World News Japan's Abe asks Biden for investigation of possible U.S. spying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday for an investigation into possible spying on high-level Japanese government and corporate officials following WikiLeaks' release last week of a list of spying targets, Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday. August 5 2015, 12:06 1 266 просмотрs
World News In blow, U.S.-trained Syrian rebels captured by al Qaeda wing The United States said on Tuesday it had indications that Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military were captured by fighters from al Qaeda's Syria wing, Nusra Front, in the latest blow to a fledgling program at the center of America's war strategy. August 5 2015, 11:16 1 293 просмотрs
World News Netanyahu implores US Jews to oppose Iran deal Benjamin Netanyahu personally called on US Jewish groups to thwart a White House-backed Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, while hitting out at "disinformation" over Israel's trenchant stance against it. August 5 2015, 10:05 1 469 просмотрs
World News Talks on Ukraine take place despite escalation in fighting The Ukrainian military said on Monday that four of its soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the previous 24 hours. August 4 2015, 18:20 1 284 просмотрs
World News Spain heading for constitutional tension as Catalonia calls an early election Spain could be heading for constitutional tension after Catalonian President, Artur Mas, signed a decree on Monday clearing the way for elections on the September 27 – ahead of a Spanish general election due by the end of the year. August 4 2015, 17:51 1 192 просмотрs