Economy & Business
Brexit vote sparks surge in Irish passport applications
Britain\'s vote to leave the European Union has triggered a surge in applications for Irish passports, which would allow their holders to ...1.5 million sign UK petition for second EU vote
More than 1.5 million people have signed a petition calling for a second referendum, after a shock vote to pull Britain out ...Shocked EU tells Britain to leave quickly
A stunned EU on Friday urged Britain to leave as "soon as possible" amid fears the devastating blow to European unity could ...Britain votes to leave EU, unleashing global turmoil
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, results from Thursday\'s landmark referendum showed, a stunning repudiation of the nation\'s elites that ...UK economy plunges into unknown on Brexit
Britain\'s economy was plunged into a dizzying unknown on Friday as the country lurched towards the EU exit, with the world economy ...Thousands march in tense Paris labour protest
Thousands of people opposed to France\'s hotly contested labour reforms were back in the streets of Paris Thursday in the first violence-free ...Violence erupts as thousands rally against labor law in Paris
Gangs of masked youths smashed windows and hurled stones at riot police as thousands of people marched through Paris on Tuesday in ...Barcelona star Messi appears in court at tax fraud trial
Argentina football star Lionel Messi said Thursday he trusted his father with his finances and "knew nothing" about how his wealth was ...UN ends sanctions on Liberia
The last remaining United Nations sanctions on Liberia were lifted on Wednesday in a decision the United States called a tangible sign ...World leaders open G7 talks with economy in focus
World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan on Thursday, with the creaky global economy taking centre stage and ...