Weak global growth to prolong Asian slowdown: Poll
BANGALORE (Reuters) – The slowdown in Asian economies will likely persist for the rest of this year as weak global growth and reforms under way in many countries hinder activity, Reuters polls showed on Thursday.
Worst is probably not over for Indian economy: Poll
BANGALORE (Reuters) – India’s ailing economy is likely to remain under pressure from weak domestic and foreign demand for some time, while uncertainty ahead of elections next year is expected to keep investors and businesses at bay, according to a Reut…
Senior parliamentarian says Iran has halted 20 pct enrichment
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has stopped enriching uranium to 20 percent, a main demand of world powers in talks over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, a senior Iranian parliamentarian was quoted as saying.
Syria frees dozens more women in hostage deal -monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian authorities have freed dozens of women prisoners and cleared a prominent young blogger for release in one of the final stages of a three-way hostage deal, a monitoring group said on Thursday.
Germany summons U.S. ambassador over Merkel phone tapping
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Foreign Minister has summoned the United States’ ambassador to Germany, John B. Emerson, to discuss information obtained by Berlin that the U.S. may have monitored Angela Merkel’s mobile phone, a government spokesman said o…
U.S. talking to Turkey about China missile deal concerns: envoy
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States is talking to Turkey about its concern over Ankara’s decision to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions, U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone said on Thursday….
Plane fighting Australia fires crashes, kills pilot
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A plane dousing wildfires in bushland south of Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, crashed into a national park on Thursday, killing the pilot and sparking a new fire to add to 55 still burning across the state of New South Wales.
Insight: Merkel’s Europe – how her men run Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In Brussels, Germans have shrugged off their postwar reserve and make no apology for shaping Europe’s future, taking key posts in EU institutions and pushing Berlin’s trade interests with vigor.
Special Report: Poland’s roads to ruin
MSZANA, Poland (Reuters) – When Poland started handing out billions of euros worth of contracts for a wave of road-building five years ago, everyone was meant to benefit.
France’s Hollande seen losing 2017 presidential election: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Four fifths of French voters believe President Francois Hollande will not win the next presidential election in 2017, a poll showed on Thursday, a fresh blow to the leader of the euro zone’s second-biggest economy.
