New Zealand bans 'zero hour' contracts
New Zealand has passed legislation banning 'zero hour' contractsto end the use of deals criticised as exploitative.
Names of 22,000 IS members leaked to news channel
Tens of thousands of documents containing the names, addresses, phone numbers and family contacts of jihadis who joined the Islamic State group have been given to the UK's Sky News.
Brexit 'biggest domestic risk to financial stability': Carney
Britain voting to leave the European Union would create a domestic risk to British financial stability: Bank of England governor Mark Carney
China defence spending to rise '7 to 8%' in 2016
China will raise its defence spending by seven to eight percent this year.
Putin says agreement sealed with Russian oil firms to freeze output
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he had sealed a pact with the country's oil majors to freeze production.
EU's Tusk defends use of barbed wire against migrants
EU president Donald Tusk defended the use of barbed-wire fences against migrants.
Chaotic mix of actors and interests in Syria war
Syria's brutal five-year war has turned increasingly messy tangle of internal and external players with their own multi-faceted agendas.
Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown
Pakistan asks Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond more than 150 years after it was taken from Lahore.
Tajikistan to hold key referendum in May
Tajikistan is to hold a referendum in May that is expected to let President Emomali Rakhmon stay in office.