U.S. economy has growth momentum despite initial weakness: IMF report
Three persons suspected to be policemen Tuesday shot dead a young man at his home in Buyenzi neighborhood in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, raising anger of protesters who barricaded roads and burned tires, witnesses said.
President Thomas Bach said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is not in the position to give advice to FIFA here on Monday but encouraged the soccer's world governing body to continue with its reforms amid crisis though the progress could be painful.
A summit of East African leaders over Burundi crisis has urged a postponement of the country's elections, with the opposition "disappointed" as the issue of whether President Pierre Nkurunziza should run for a third term was not discussed.
S. Korea's short-term foreign debt risks fall to lowest after 2008 crisis
Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has come up with an action plan for the protection and reconstruction of heritage sites damaged by the deadly April 25 quake and its aftershocks, local media reported Monday.
Burundi plunged into chaos on Wednesday as the Burundi presidency said an attempted coup attempt had "failed," following an army general's claim that the president had been sacked and a transitional government was being discussed.
"Shirtfront" has been named Australia's 2014 word of the year, the Australian National University announced on Wednesday on behalf of the Australian National Dictionary Center.
China's growth continues to moderate, reflecting policy efforts to rebalance the economy as the country works to implement reforms supporting more sustainable growth, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff was reelected to a second term Sunday, official results showed.
The State Council, China's cabinet, has held a meeting on compiling the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) for economic and social development, according to a document released Thursday.
NATO leaders at the Wales Summit on Thursday outlined the long-term engagement in Afghanistan after the end of the NATO-led combat mission in the country since 2003.
The ferry sinking disaster will have a transitory effect on South Korean economy, which is gaining momentum in the longer term, the global credit rating company Moody's said Monday.
South Korea's short-term foreign debts rebounded as local banks increased borrowing, central bank data showed Wednesday.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's expansionary monetary policy to some extent has boosted U.S. economic growth, but the U.S. economy and business owners are confronted with great uncertainty due to political brinkmanship.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday suggested that Japan continue to monitor freshwater and marine environment near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Pakistan's outgoing president, Asif Ali Zardari, vowed Sunday that his opposition Pakistan Peoples Party will continue to support the governmet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to fight terrorism.
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