Riot police stormed several malls in Hong Kong on Sunday in a bid to thwart more pro-democracy protests.
Saudi oil giant Aramco has kick-started a formal procedure for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), boosting the kingdom's development plans and paving the way for it to diversify its economy. Riyadh's Capital Market Authority (CMA) has approved Aramco's application “for the registration and offering of part of its shares,” the regulator confirmed on Sunday....
Fans of Ridley Scott's 1980s sci-fi movie Blade Runner have branded November Blade Runner Month as it was pointed out the film is no longer set in the future.
Iraqi protesters blocked roads in Baghdad on Sunday to increase pressure on the government to resign after more than a week of renewed mass demonstrations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ride a tiger in Bangkok when he decides if India will join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) involving half of world's population and 40 percent of the global economy. If India puts ink to paper, Modi could unleash a tsunami of protests at home which could leave him a...
Iran will continue to reject talks with Washington because such negotiations would have no benefit for the Islamic Republic, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has argued. "One way to block America's political infiltration is to ban any talks with America. It means Iran will not yield to America's pressure. Those who believe that negotiations with...
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the plight of the 730,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Burma's Rakhine state.
