Iraqi president gets agreement on new PM

Former minister Allawi given nod as consensus reached Iraqi president named former communications minister Mohammad Allawi as the country's new prime minister on Saturday after an 11th-hour consensus among political…
Palestinians reject peace plan

Palestinians reject peace plan

Abbas cuts all remaining ties with Israel, US The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the US and ­Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting a Middle East…

Epidemic will pummel A-shares

Regulator, financial experts say impact won't last indefinitely The black swan-like coronavirus outbreak in China will send the stock markets in the Chinese mainland down, maybe sharply, in the short…

Virus crisis chills private firms

Wenzhou enterprises say they struggle to survive The thriving private economy of Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, is facing a chill, as the city, dubbed as the cradle of China's…