State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in the port area of the city. Pictures and video on social media showed flames lighting up t....
As a result, demand was outstripping supply, it said, and prices were likely to see further "sizeable gains". But the government insisted that more homes were being built, particularl....
The country has also steamrollered fruit and burnt a huge pile of bacon. The actions come a year after Russia banned some Western food products in retaliation to EU and US sanctions applied aft....
PM Najib Razak said experts examining the debris in France had "conclusively confirmed" it was from the aircraft. However investigators have stopped short of confirming the link, sayi....
Mr Najib said international experts examining the debris in France had "conclusively confirmed" it was from the aircraft. The Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people veered off co....
It sold a 5.4% stake at 330p a share, a 7.6p discount on Monday's closing price. Chancellor George Osborne is facing criticism for selling the shares at well below the price of about 500p t....
Adults will still be able to access the sites using virtual private networks (VPNs) or proxy servers. In July, the Supreme Court expressed its unhappiness over the government's inability to....
The Malaysia Airlines plane, carrying 239 people, vanished in March 2014. The Boeing-777 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The wing part discovered on Wednesday has been taken to ....
Netzpolitik.org reported on plans to expand the country's domestic surveillance of online communications earlier in the year. The site says it has received a letter from prosecutors announc....
Yanis Varoufakis last week confirmed that he worked on a contingency plan in case emergency funding to the Greek financial system was cut off. He has been accused of secretly planning a Greek e....
But the US trade representative Michael Froman said ministers were more confident than ever that a deal on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership was within reach. He said it would support jobs....
The implication of remarks by an IMF official is that it is very unlikely to provide funds at the first stage. The fund could however join in later, provided both the eurozone and Athens take s....
The US central bank said it had unanimously agreed to keep rates at close to zero this month, but believed the economy was on a stronger footing. "Economic activity has been expanding mode....
Cornell, the University of Maryland and the University of California Berkeley will focus on developing new cryptocurrency systems that, according to principal investigator Elaine Shi, will address....
Speaking in Singapore, the prime minister vowed to expose the use of "anonymous shell companies" to buy luxury UK properties - often in London. The PM said his message was "Londo....
Mr Cameron is to be accompanied by 31 British business leaders on the trade mission, which starts in Indonesia. The UK prime minister says he wants to forge links with the area's rapidly gr....
Under the agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the automaker will also offer to buy back as many as 1.5 million vehicles. An independent monitor will audit the US-....
It estimates small firms are owed £26bn in late payments - and chasing debts costs them millions of pounds more. Business minister Anna Soubry said the role would tackle the power "i....
The petition insists the public beach in Vallauris should be "available for the benefit of all". Authorities sealed off the beach early on Saturday to prevent any protesters from occu....
Construction on the new lane, which runs alongside part of the existing canal, started less than a year ago. The 72km (44 mile) route allows two-way traffic and can accommodate larger ves....
(BBC) - US President Barack Obama has praised Africa's economic and business potential in a speech in Nairobi on the first full day of his visit to Kenya. "Africa is on the move... Peo....
(BBC) - Internet companies may have to provide more information on people and businesses who sell goods and services online, in a crackdown on tax evasion. HM Revenue & Customs wants to tar....
(BBC) - Some of the banks and building societies participating in the government's Help to Buy Isa scheme have been named. Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander and....
(BBC) - The Bank of England's chief economist has expressed concern that shareholder power is leading to slower growth. Andy Haldane told BBC Newsnight that business investment had been low....
(BBC) - Heathrow Airport's chief executive urged the government to "get on" with expansion as it reported a pre-tax profit of £120m for the six months to end of June. That c....
(BBC) - The UK must stay in the European Union to continue to have influence on the world stage, US President Barack Obama has told the BBC. He said the UK's EU membership "gives us mu....
Tunisia’s Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy is reportedly looking to explore both bitcoin and blockchain technology. The news follows the publication of an intern....
(BBC) - A "near miss" between a passenger jet and a drone has prompted warnings about safe use of the hobby aircraft. An Airbus A320's wing passed 6m (20ft) below a drone hovering....
(BBC) - Savers will receive a text message alert when their bonus introductory interest rate has expired, under new plans by the UK financial regulator. Many people with savings accounts automa....
Greece has taken a crucial step towards a bailout after its parliament passed a second set of reforms. The passage of the measures means that negotiations on an €86bn European Union bailou....
Subsidies for many new solar farms are to end under plans being published by the government. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is consulting on plans that would see subsidies f....
(BBC) - Employment levels, wages and benefits vary widely between different groups of migrants in the UK, analysis suggests. Research by MigrationWatch, which campaigns for tighter immigration con....
The Brics group of emerging economies on Tuesday launched its New Development Bank (NDB) in Shanghai. The bank is backed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - collectively known as....
(BBC) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that Greece has cleared overdue debt repayments of €2.05bn (£1.4bn) and is no longer in arrears. The repayments, and anoth....
(BBC) - Cuba and the US have formally restored diplomatic relations after an agreement struck last year putting aside decades of hostility came into force. Just after midnight local time, the d....
(BBC) - Greek banks are reopening after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt. Athens reached a cash-for-reforms deal aimed at avoiding a debt default a....
(BBC) - Japan's Mitsubishi corporation has made a landmark apology for using US prisoners of war as forced labour during World War Two. A senior executive, Hikaru Kimura, expressed remorse ....
(BBC) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is prepared to consider further debt concessions to Greece once its latest economic reforms are worked out. In a television interview, she said ....
