Economy & Business
EU-Ukraine trade deal comes into force, angers Moscow
Ukraine\'s free-trade deal with the EU comes into effect Friday, coinciding with the start of Moscow\'s food embargo against Kiev that will ...Gulf stocks dive over low oil prices, geopolitics
Stock markets in the Gulf states ended 2015 in negative territory on Thursday, following a massive decline in oil prices and regional ...US Fed announces historic rate increase, first since 2006
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday its first interest rate increase in more than nine years in a landmark move signaling the US ...UK unemployment rate nears decade low
Britain\'s unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in almost a decade during October, official data showed on Wednesday.Russia suspends free-trade deal with Ukraine from 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree to suspend its free-trade agreement with Ukraine as of January 1, according to ...Palestinian shot dead after wounding two Israelis in West Bank stabbing
A Palestinian was shot dead by security forces after wounding an Israeli soldier and a civilian when he stabbed them in the ...Paris climate activists plan human chain on global day of action
Activists plan to join arms and form a "human chain" in Paris on Sunday to urge action on global warming, in a ...Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet
Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of ...Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit
Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamist militants on Paris could eclipse efforts by ...Schools, museums, tourist sites closed in Paris after attacks
Schools, markets, museums and major tourist sites in the Paris area were closed on Saturday and sporting fixtures were cancelled following the ...




