Paul Taylor of Reuters from Paris | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
In the biggest advance in European integration since the launch of the euro in 1999, the European Central Bank will take charge of supervising banks from Helsinki to Lisbon in November after subjecting their books to unprecedented scrutiny. The aim...
Tom Miles of Reuters from Geneva | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
India has dealt a potentially fatal blow to the World Trade Organization's hopes of modernizing the rules of global commerce and remaining the central forum for multilateral trade deals. In the short term, this is a setback for freer commerce....
Charles Clover in Beijing and Richard Waters in San Francisco | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
Chinese state media have launched a publicity offensive against Google and other US technology companies as a spat with the US over cyber espionage coincided with the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Google's traffic in China has slowed...
Isra\' al-Rubai\'i of Reuters from Baghdad | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters after the Sunni militants made another dramatic push through the north, state television reported this week. Kurdish peshmerga fighters,...
Manuel Mogato of Reuters from Manila | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
The Philippines will propose a freeze on all activity that raises tension in disputed waters in the South China Sea as part of a three-part plan at a regional security meeting next month, Manila's foreign minister said this week. Southeast...
Bangladesh men's team share the 2nd lead in the open category of the 41st World Chess Olympiad with 19 other countries after playing a 2-2 points draw with Belgium in the 3rd round while women's team came back to form...
A youthful Indian hockey team arrived in Dhaka Tuesday to play a three-match series against Bangladesh hockey team beginning today (Wednesday) at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratishthan (BKSP) in Savar, reports UNB. The first of the three-match series will begin at...
LONDON, Aug 5 (AFP): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday announced it is considering whether to appeal against the decision to clear England's James Anderson and India's Ravindra Jadeja over their recent spat. World cricket's governing body said it "has...
GENEVA, Aug 5 (AFP): European football's governing body UEFA Tuesday said that it had imposed a raft of sanctions after racist incidents in the Champions League and Europa League. In a statement, UEFA said that it had ordered the partial...
MIAMI, Aug 5 (AFP): Manchester United ended their US pre-season tour on a high note Monday, rallying for a 3-1 triumph over English Premier League rivals Liverpool. In the final of the International Champions Cup friendly tournament, Louis van Gaal's...
Murray's seeded status no help to Toronto timing TORONTO, Aug 5: Andy Murray hit the practise courts Monday with new coach Amelie Mauresmo in full charge of the session as the ATP Toronto Masters kicked off his build up to...
LONDON, Aug 5 (AFP): England Monday released details of their 2015 tour of the West Indies, including a first match at Antigua's Sir Vivian Richards Stadium since their abandoned game there in 2009. In the second Test match at the...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
Potato production reached all-time high of 8.95 million tonnes in the fiscal year (FY) 2013-14, thanks to the increase in acreage by farmers, officials said. But experts said that cold storage owners and big traders ate up the benefits of...
SINGAPORE, Aug 05 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asia Tuesday on reviving fears of supply disruptions in the Middle East, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for September delivery rose 14 cents to $98.43, while Brent crude for...
Europe's Rosetta probe has arrived at a comet after a 10-year chase. In a first for space history, the spacecraft was manoeuvred alongside a speeding body to begin mapping its surface in detail, according to a news agency. The spacecraft...
MANILA, Aug 05 (AFP): Philippine inflation shot up to a nearly three-year high of 4.9 per cent in July, as millions of poor Filipinos endured steep price rises for essential foods, official data showed Tuesday. The consumer price increase was...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday revoked the Prime Bank's mobile banking permission on ground of gross irregularities by the bank in mobile banking operations. Conveying the decision, the central bank on Wednesday sent a letter to the Prime Bank authorities,...
The government's top economic policy making panel approved on Tuesday four development projects with a combined outlay of Tk 7.20 billion, reports BSS. The approval came at the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting held in the...
FE Report | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
The Planning Ministry will organise a 'development fair' in the city aimed at ensuring participation of the general people in the government's development process, officials said Tuesday. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said the Development Fair 2014 would reflect voice...
The government is planning to create entrepreneurs in Information Technology (IT) in all 480 upazilas aiming to create scope for self- employment for the youths, reports BSS. "We're planning to launch a programme titled- Chakri Nebo Na, Chakri Debo (not...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned or curbed agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. In a decree (Russian text), he ordered the measures, which also apply to food imports, to be introduced for...
SHANGHAI, Aug 5 (AFP): China's probes into foreign firms spread to the auto sector Tuesday as German car giant Daimler said it was assisting authorities after reports anti-monopoly investigators raided an office of its Mercedes-Benz unit. "We confirm that we...
NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (AFP): India on Tuesday defended its decision to scuttle a landmark worldwide trade deal, saying it needed to take a tough stand at the WTO to ensure the survival of its impoverished farmers. Trade Minister Nirmala...
FE Report | 2014-08-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nepal today (Wednesday) to import electricity from the Himalayan kingdom as India has assured its assistance to electricity transmission through its territory. "We have targeted to ink a government-to-government...
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (AFP): A new development bank launched by emerging economies will help all nations in distress to return to health, South African President Jacob Zuma said Monday. The so-called BRICS-Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa-announced last month...
InterContinental reports sliding profits LONDON, Aug 5: InterContinental Hotels Group said on Tuesday that its profits fell in the first half of the year but the owner of the Holiday Inn chain expressed confidence about the outlook. Net profit slid...
Criticising the United Nations (UN) for its failure to take effective steps against Israel aggression in Gaza, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday also slammed the OIC and Arab League for failing to effectively protest the offensive. She came up...
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