Income inequality seems an unlikely focus for Bill Gross, the most powerful bond manager of his generation and co-head of a $2 trillion investment management firm. But he rankled a few of his peers and clients in the fall when he joined a growing chorus…
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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is facing an uphill battle if he seeks re-election next year, after a series of unprecedented setbacks that have raised doubts about his political survival. The perceived damage to the 56-year-old’s stock has led…
Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday rejected Israeli and Palestinian claims of US bias as he made a whistlestop trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to woo support for his peace plan. Kerry promised any agreed plan would be “fair and balanced” and likened…
A man died after his mobility scooter fell into the River Thames on Sunday, police said, as dozens of flood warnings remained in place across Britain. The 47-year-old was pulled from the river near Oxford, south England, after he fell in while trying…
5 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jane Holl Lute as his Special Adviser for…
3 January 2014 – A United Nations independent human rights expert urged restraint by all sides today after military police…
3 January 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom, expressed alarm today at…
Human body parts fell from the sky in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday, with police saying they could be the remains of someone trapped in an aircraft’s undercarriage bay. “Police received a telephone call at 2:30 am from a witness reporting the fall…
US President Barack Obama late Saturday ended his vacation in sunny Hawaii and boarded Air Force One for a flight back home to chilly Washington. Obama arrived in his native Hawaii on December 21 along with his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 12,…
The British media had warned of a flood of new Bulgarian and Romanian migrants arriving on January 1, but judging by this week’s coverage, they only appeared to have found one. Victor Spirescu, a 30-year-old Romanian, has become an unexpected star after…
Iraq is preparing a “major attack” to retake militant-held Fallujah, a senior official said on Sunday, spelling a new assault for the western city where US forces repeatedly battled insurgents. Washington said it would help Baghdad in its battle against…
Face-to-face peace talks between South Sudan’s warring factions are set to begin in earnest Sunday, with artillery fire in Juba’s government district underlining the risk of a slide into all-out civil war. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday…
Pope Francis said Sunday he will make his first trip to the Holy Land, visiting Amman, Bethlehem and Jerusalem from May 24 to 26. “In the climate of joy typical of this Christmas period, I would like to announce that from May 24 to 26, God willing,…
Indian rescuers were racing on Sunday to try to save up to 20 people still feared trapped in the ruins of a partially-constructed building that collapsed “like a pack of cards”. Rescuers have so far pulled 13 bodies from the residential building that…
Two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside hardline Salafists in northern Yemen have left at least 23 people dead, sources said on Sunday. Fighting has centred for months on a Salafist mosque and Koranic school…
Thousands of protesters firebombed polling stations and stole ballot papers as deadly violence flared across Bangladesh Sunday during a walkover election boycotted by the opposition. Police said at least 13 people had been killed and more than 200 polling…
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 jet made an emergency landing in the kingdom’s Muslim holy city Medina on Sunday, injuring 29 people, the airline and aviation authority said. The Saudia aircraft was travelling from Iran’s second city of Mashhad…
The party of Madagascar’s ousted president Marc Ravalomanana on Saturday warned the electoral panel it would face “the people’s wrath” if it declares electoral victory for the rival camp. The outgoing leadership’s candidate, Hery Rajaonarimampianina…
Bangladesh votes Sunday in a violence-plagued election that will end in certain victory for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after the opposition boycotted the “farcical” contest. Around 150 people have been killed since the opposition launched a campaign…
Enlarge Indian tech workers stroll through the Infosys compound in Bangalore. Indian outsourcing firms are the biggest recipients of the US government’s H1-B visas, initially intended for highly skilled workers, but increasingly used to hire lower-cost…