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HANOI: Vietnamese authorities have buried thousands of smuggled cats .Many believed to have been alive at the time that were...

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s captains of industry have called on the central bank to tighten its grip on the country’s banks amid...

BANGKOK: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Thailand to gradually increase the rate of its value-added tax (VAT) to...

KATHMANDU: Officials at Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have arrested a man who was allegedly trying to smuggle in 12...

OSLO: TeliaSonera AB won antitrust approval to buy Tele2 AB’s telecommunications assets in Norway, reducing the number of mobile networks...

ROME: Italy’s economy is set for a gradual recovery this year as exports grow and households have more money to...

ROME: Italy will not extend a rule that makes it easier for long-term shareholders to strengthen their voting powers in...

ROME: Italy's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an organ of the Central Bank in charge of combating money laundering and terrorist...

COPENHAGON: Denmark's central bank has cut its interest rates again, in an effort to keep the krone pegged to the...

ALGIERS: Algeria and the Netherlands expressed here on Thursday to boost cooperation in terms of oil, gas and renewable energy...

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tore into his European Union allies on Thursday, pledging to "put an end once...

BERLIN: Greece's finance minister faced criticism and a stern reminder of his commitments to his EU partners on Thursday as he...

BERLIN: Germany's Federal Statistical Office says factory orders in Europe's largest economy rose a much stronger-than-expected 4.2 percent in December,...

TOKYO: Japanese airbag maker Takata now expects its annual net loss to be 24% higher than it had previously forecast...

OSLO: Norway’s $860bn oil fund laid out its growing clout as a responsible investor as it revealed that it had...

AMSTERDAM: Global debt has risen $57tn or 17% of world GDP since 2007 and rather than reducing indebtedness, or deleveraging,...

BERLIN: Germany largest auto market, rose about 2.5 percent in January, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding...

BRUSSELS: Belgium automotive chip designer Melexis said quarterly sales would increase in 2015, as it expects the strong demand for...

WELLINGTON:Construction  and infrastructure giant Downer EDI has reported a revenue and profit dip for its half-year trading. Downer, for the...

RIYADH: Saudi Government cut crude oil prices by 90 cents to 2.30 dollars a barrel to Asia which is an...