The Digital ICT Fair-2016, which began on Thursday, has drawn huge visitors, mostly the young, betraying enormous interests to showcase the immense potential…

AFP, GENEVA:  A World Trade Organization panel ruled Thursday in favour of US and New Zealand in disputes with Indonesia over a wide range of its import rules for agricultural products. Washington and Wellington have accused Indonesia of breaking international trade rules with its wide-ranging…

The US Department of Justice is suing Barclays for alleged mortgage securities fraud.It claims that Barclays misled investors about the quality of loans backing securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, reports BBC. Barclays rejected the claims, saying they were “disconnected from the…

AFP, BERLIN: Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse said Friday they had agreed with US authorities to pay billions of dollars to settle a probe into their roles…

AFP, BEIJING:  China had “real cause for concern” after US President-elect Donald Trump chose outspoken China critic Peter Navarro for a top trade position, Chinese media reports said yesterday, as they warned of a potential trade war. Trump has picked Navarro to head the White House…

AFP,HONG KONG: Hong Kong and Shanghai led an Asian sell-off yesterday, as markets followed Wall Street lower and oil prices weakened on the last trading day before Christmas. Regional stocks mirrored negative sentiment globally, with shares of US retailers falling sharply and European stocks under pressure…

AFP, LONDON:  Britain’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, revised official data showed Friday, indicating no impact yet from the nation’s looming Brexit. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.6 percent in the three months to the end of September, up from the previous…

AFP, DUNDALK:  In the wake of the Brexit referendum earthquake, few people felt the aftershocks as keenly as the shopkeepers of Dundalk, a sleepy…