- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:08:46 GMT
US Nunes concerned about espionage on Trump
On Wednesday, the head of the intelligence committee of the US House of Representatives expressed his concerns over surveillance agencies spying on the President after the elections.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:08:19 GMT
US SOF, choppers participate in rebels airdrop in Syria
According to a US official, American Apache choppers, Marine cannon and Special Operation Forces took part in a rebels airdrop near the ISIS-held city of Raqqa, Syria.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:18:36 GMT
Snap shares up 9% amid Snapchat's success
Snap Inc shares inched up 9% on Wednesday, as the company's messaging app Snapchat won another "buy" recommendation from Brian White, an analyst at Drexel Hamilton.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:17:31 GMT
London terrorist attack leaves two dead
The terrorist assault outside the British parliament building claimed lives of two people, leaving three French teenagers and multiple others injured.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:05:47 GMT
US-led coalition air drops weapons to Syrian rebels
On Wednesday, the US-led coalition fighting against the Islamic State in Syria air dropped weapons to rebels near the town of Tabqa.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:05:22 GMT
Scottish parliament postpones vote on referendum after London attack
On Wednesday, Scotland's parliament postponed a vote on a second independence referendum following a terror attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:23:47 GMT
Luxembourg rejects to annual $1.6B claim against Iran
A Luxembourg judge rejected Iran's request to annul claims filed by the families of the September 11 victims, which put a freeze on $1.6B in assets belonging to the Central Bank of Iran.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:01:29 GMT
Global stocks fall over Trump policy delay fears
Major US and European stocks traded lower on Wednesday amid concerns over possible delays of the US President Donald Trump's pro-growth policies.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:51 GMT
Dozens injured in gunfire near UK Parliament
The police shot an attacker who opened fire and wounded a dozen of people outside the UK Parliament on the Westminster Bridge on Wednesday.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:22:10 GMT
Instagram hits 1M advertisers
Instagram hit more than 1M monthly advertisers that is up five times from a year ago as the photo-and-video sharing app is expanding to the online commerce centre.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:23:23 GMT
Portugal PM calls for Dijsselbloem resignation
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa claimed for the Eurogroup CEO Jeroen Dijsselbloem resignation as he found Dijsselbloem's remarks over the EU countries, provided with the aid money, offensive and xenophobic.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:06:57 GMT
LinkedIn to launch business news section
LinkedIn is eager to lure more users by triggering its new business news section "Trending Storylines", allowing people to read and discuss the current events.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:34:35 GMT
Ex-airport security chief finds electronics ban pointless
The Israeli ex-chief of the airport security Pini Schiff stated that the electronics ban seemed to him unclear as it did not eliminate the risk of terrorists hiding explosives in the checked luggage or set off a bomb while having a flight connection.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:21:58 GMT
Monte Paschi ex-CEO to face trial over usury
The former Monte dei Paschi bank chairman Alessandro Profumo was called to the court to face trial over the allegations in usury as the judge was concerned about the bank's interest rates indexes.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:34:30 GMT
Palestinian dead amid Israeli firing
On Wednesday, a Palestinian was killed and two others were wounded close to the Gaza border fence as the Israeli military forces opened fire claiming they detected three suspects.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:16:00 GMT
China denies building plans on Scarborough Shoal
The Foreign Ministry of China refused to confirm the country's reports over the beginning of the environmental monitoring station pre-construction activities on the disputed Scarborough Shoal of the Spratly islands.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:54:50 GMT
Syrian army reinforces Hama
The armed forces of Syria are increasing reinforcements to be sent to repel the major attack of the opposition groups occurring in the Hama province. The attack is being coordinated by a former affiliate group of al Qaeda together with parts of the Free Syrian Army.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:53:54 GMT
British top executive earning get published
A new report has been published of analysis revealing that the heads of top 100 British listed companies on average earn 400 times the minimum wage of the country. Some speculate that this will increase the debate on inequality.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:23:36 GMT
Afghanistan housing project to begin within months
Afghani officials expect to launch a multimillion-dollar housing project announced in 2015 and financed by Beijing in a few months. According to the plan, 10K housing units will be constructed for the Afghan civil workers.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:59:05 GMT
Hermes hits record 2016 profit margin
Having reported record-high profits in 2016, the French luxury goods company Hermes kicked off the year on a solid ground amid a surge in demand for luxury items.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:00:10 GMT
Airlines shares plummet amid US & UK restrictions
On Wednesday, shares in Turkish Airlines dropped 2.26%, while the budget airline Pegasus was down 1.02% and TAV airports operator's shares fell 1.43% amid US and UK ban on carrying larger electronics in hand-luggage.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:27:20 GMT
UK follows US policy over electronics ban
On Tuesday, Britain followed the United States and imposed a ban for the Muslim-majority countries and North Africa over carrying large electronic devices such as PC or tablets in the hand-luggage.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:17:20 GMT
Blasts hit Northeastern Nigeria killing four
According to the state police, several explosions hit the escapees' camps in the city of Maiduguri in the Northeastern Nigeria, leaving at least four dead and 18 others injured.
- Wed, 22 Mar 2017 07:34:47 GMT
Brussels prepares for March 2016 massacre anniversary
Brussels is preparing to mark the March 22 massacre anniversary with ceremonies after the Islamic State's suicide attackers killed 32 people.