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Mitsubishi Heavy postpones delivery of first made-in-Japan jet Mitsubishi Heavy is postponing delivery of the first made-in-Japan passenger jet, a little more than a month after its maiden test flight.

24 December 2015 16:54

Turkmenistan eyes Western markets with new $2.5 bln gas link Turkmenistan hailed on Wednesday the completion of a $2.5 billion gas pipeline connecting its abundant eastern gas fields to the Caspian Sea while potentially expanding Europe's energy security options.

23 December 2015 19:56

Germany bans booking.com's 'best price' clauses The German cartel authorities have banned the online hotel booking portal, Booking.com, from using 'best pricer clause.

23 December 2015 19:45

Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools during festive season Tajikistan has tightened restrictions on celebrations of the traditional festive season in schools in the Central Asian country, banning Christmas trees and gift-giving.

22 December 2015 17:02

Oil price slump forces Azerbaijan to stop propping up currency Energy-rich Azerbaijan, whose economy has been hit hard by falling oil prices, withdrew support Monday for its embattled currency and the manat plunged by nearly a third against the dollar.

22 December 2015 15:29

US spacewalkers will aim to move stalled rail car American astronauts will step out on a spacewalk Monday to move a stalled rail car that is stuck outside the International Space Station.

21 December 2015 14:27

Enraged cabbies unite worldwide against Uber in 2015 From London and Paris to New Delhi and Sao Paulo, traditional taxi drivers united worldwide against Uber in 2015, a year that saw riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.

21 December 2015 14:11

Putin: 'We don't want the USSR back but no one believes us' Russia is not trying to bring back the USSR, President Vladimir Putin said in a documentary aired Sunday, but the problem is that "nobody wants to believe it"

21 December 2015 13:55

Brent hits 11-year low as oil extends slide on glut worries European benchmark Brent crude slid to an 11-year low on Monday as oil prices resumed their slide in an oversupplied global market facing the prospect of renewed US exports.

21 December 2015 13:49

One dead, 26 hurt as car crashes into Las Vegas Strip sidewalk A woman with a toddler in her car rammed into pedestrians on the packed Las Vegas Strip Sunday, killing one person and injuring 26 others.

21 December 2015 13:35

Australia's Westfield offloads five US malls Australian shopping centre giant Westfield Corp. said Monday it has offloaded five US malls for US$1.1 billion to divest non-core assets.

21 December 2015 12:26

Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its 'red alert' measures to deal with smog.

21 December 2015 12:20

Hungary accuses Austria of 'stupidity' in refugee crisis Hungary accused Austria of confusing 'solidarity and stupidity' after Vienna said that nations which do not accept refugees under European Union quotas should face sanctions.

21 December 2015 12:12

Time names Merkel as its Person of 2015 Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year 2015, hailing her leadership during Europe's debt, refugee and migrant crises and Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

09 December 2015 19:05

Tajik parliament votes to name president 'leader of nation' Tajikistan's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted to grant President Emomali Rakhmon the title 'Leader of the Nation' for life.

09 December 2015 18:33

EU may delay Russia sanctions decision to next week EU nations may delay a decision on whether to roll over economic sanctions against Russia.

09 December 2015 18:24

Gulf monarchs seek united front at annual summit Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates face regional divisions, but will struggle to find common ground.

09 December 2015 18:21

Hard economic lessons as China's coal boom ends China's coal industry is now crippled by oversupply, but its companies are too big to fail.

09 December 2015 17:54

Japanese monks karate chop, chant in funeral contest Japanese Buddhist monks strutted their stuff in a contest highlighting sutra chanting skills, giving funeral sermons and loud karate chops.

09 December 2015 17:41

70,000 sign petition to ban Trump from Britian Over 70,000 people sign a petition to ban Donald Trump from entering Britain after his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States.

09 December 2015 17:32