Despite lack of clarity on exactly when and whether the U.S. and Iran will strike a deal over Tehran's nuclear program, one thing is certain - any deal U.S. President Barack Obama's administration brings home is bound to spark controversy in the U.S. Congress.
A BRICS group with deepened cooperation will not only serve its five member countries and other developing nations, but also stabilize and even boost the world economy.
The finance ministers of euro zone countries didn't receive new proposals they had expected from Greece on Tuesday, Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said after the crucial meeting.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday named her finance minister and Central Bank president to represent the country on the Board of Governors of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
The Greek debt talks will end this week and Greek proposals including detailed reform plan should be presented by Thursday at the latest, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday night.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday named her finance minister and Central Bank president to represent the country on the Board of Governors of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
Chinese shares showed signs of stabilization on Monday as China tries to underpin a stock market plagued by repeated plunges.
Kenyan anti-gay lobbyists on Monday held a protest in Nairobi to condemn same sex unions, saying they contravene African cultural values and could lead to collapse of the family unit.
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets in major cities on Saturday evening in protest of a government's plan to let a U.S.-Israeli partnership keep control over the country's natural gas fields.
With Cuba and the United States announcing to restore diplomatic relations by re-opening embassies in Washington and Havana on July 20, Cubans now demand an eventual lifting of the U.S. blockade against the island which has been going on for over half a century.
China's securities watchdog announced late Thursday it will investigate suspected manipulation of the stock market as experts fail to explain worst collapse in years.
Following an unexpected decision by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Greek citizens will vote on Sunday in favor of or against a recent proposal made by the country's creditors to guarantee further financing.
The U.S. and Iran missed Tuesday 's deadline to hammer out an agreement on the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program, but some experts said they would not be surprised if the new deadline is postponed again.
Myanmar's joining in signing the constitution of the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as one of the founding members will benefit the country's infrastructural construction, Myanmar Deputy Finance and Revenue Minister Man Man Thein said on Monday.
Greece's international creditors do not want a Grexit, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday night, as the country faced the first day with closed banks and capital controls, fueling concern over a looming default and exit from the euro zone.
The assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor Hesham Barakat in a car bomb on Monday is meant by extremists to intimidate the country's court system that is currently reviewing hundreds of cases and holding mass trials for self-proclaimed Islamists and members and loyalists of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday for the 17th China-EU leaders' meeting in Brussels.
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