• WORLD

  ECB chief vows total support for euro, markets surge

  AFP, Published on 26/07/2012

  » European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi vowed unconditional support for the beleaguered euro Thursday, sending markets soaring as traders eyed further action from the bank to shore up the eurozone.

• WORLD

  ECB chief vows total support for euro

  AFP, Published on 27/07/2012

  » European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi vowed unconditional support for the beleaguered euro, sending markets soaring as traders eyed further action from the bank to shore up the eurozone.

• WORLD

  Indian PM's 'straight talk' hailed

  AFP, Published on 22/09/2012

  » Indian Premier Manmohan Singh won media praise Saturday for his "straight talk" to voters after he made a televised bid for public support for a slew of economic reforms that cost his government its majority.

• OPINION

  Lehman leaves behind a toxic legacy

  News, Published on 03/09/2013

  » As the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the investment bank Lehman Brothers approaches, some analysts will revisit the causes of an historic global "sudden stop" that resulted in enormous economic and financial disruptions. Others will describe the consequences of an event that continues to produce considerable human suffering. And some will share personal experiences of a terrifying time for the global economy and for them personally (as policymakers, financial-market participants, and in their everyday lives).

• WORLD

  Indonesian elite soldiers jailed over prison murders

  AFP, Published on 05/09/2013

  » An Indonesian military tribunal Thursday jailed eight special forces soldiers who stormed a prison and shot dead four inmates in a revenge killing.

• WORLD

  Indonesia jails more elite soldiers over prison murders

  AFP, Published on 06/09/2013

  » An Indonesian military tribunal on Friday handed jail terms to four special forces soldiers for involvement in a plot to storm a prison and murder four inmates in a revenge killing.

• OPINION

  The decline of quantitative easing

  News, Published on 31/01/2014

  » The departure of US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has fuelled speculation about when and how the Fed and other central banks will wind down their mammoth purchases of long-term assets, also known as quantitative easing (QE). Observers seize upon every new piece of economic data to forecast QE's continuation or an acceleration of its decline. But more attention needs to be paid to the impact of either outcome on different economic players.

• WORLD

  Ukraine: Live Report

  AFP, Published on 17/04/2014

  » 18:30 GMT - WE ARE NOW CLOSING THIS LIVE REPORT after Russia, Ukraine, the US and EU reached a surprise deal to de-escalate the worsening crisis.

• OPINION

  NBTC must deliver again

  News, Published on 17/06/2014

  » A strange thing happened last week. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) was given a challenging, unique problem to solve. And in less than a day, the NBTC effectively solved it. The commission acted decisively. In little more than a few hours of focused work, the NBTC had accomplished the considerable task of securing free World Cup broadcasts for the whole country. So the question is, why can't the NBTC perform that well as a matter of course?

• SPORTS

  Liverpool clinch Lallana transfer deal

  AFP, Published on 01/07/2014

  » Liverpool have completed the signing of Adam Lallana after the Southampton and England midfielder successfully underwent a club medical on Tuesday.

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