Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to keep the budget deficit under control in the face of global risks and low oil prices, while relying on key infrastructure projects and cash handouts…
Bombardier Inc. will cut an additional 7,500 jobs—more than 10% of its workforce—as the maker of trains and airplanes accelerates a restructuring plan after taking on billions of dollars of debt…
The euro fell to its lowest level since March after Mario Draghi signaled Thursday quantitative easing won’t come to an “abrupt” end, leaving traders waiting until at least December for news about…
Brazil’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the first time in more than three years as a new center-right government’s reforms fuel hopes of a recovery in Latin America’s largest economy…
A slipping Canadian economy, highlighted by another downgraded Bank of Canada forecast, could add billions of dollars to the federal deficit, as Finance Minister Bill Morneau is cautioning the…
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Philippines’ “separation” from longstanding ally the United States during a visit in Beijing, as he rebalances his country’s diplomacy toward China.
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Electoral officials in Venezuela have suspended a recall referendum campaign against President Nicolas Maduro, a move that further challenges opposition efforts to oust the socialist leader in the…
Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian teenager who hurled rocks at a patrol, the army said.
The incident occurred in the Beit Ummar area near the city of Al-…
Damascus has reacted harshly to the bombing of Kurdish militias in northern Syria on Thursday morning by Turkey’s air force, vowing to intervene next time Ankara sends its planes over its border…
President Barack Obama has said Republican Donald Trump’s insistence that he might not accept the election result is “dangerous”.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Miami for Democratic…
The offensive to seize back Mosul from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, as Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a…
Michel Aoun, a former military chief and ally of the Hezbollah group, is set to become Lebanon’s new president after receiving an endorsement from rival and former prime minister, Saad Hariri.…
The Institute of Contemporary Art Development and the Iranian Embassy’s cultural counselor in Germany, have jointly organized a music and narration performance ‘Epic Twins: Rostam and Siegfried’…
Kazune Iwasaki, a former student at the University of Tehran, studying santur, the Iranian hammered dulcimer, is planning to introduce Iranian culture to Japanese people when he returns home.
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Iranian painter and sketch artist Bahram Dabiri, 65, condemns violence and terrorism in his exhibition titled ‘Deshne dar Dis’ (Dagger on Platter).
At Tehran’s Golestan Gallery, Dabiri…
The International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15 every year since 2008.
It aims to recognize “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in…
The last national survey on prevalence of mental illnesses conducted in 2011 indicated that 23.6% of Iranians aged between 15 and 64 years suffered from various types of mental disorders, among…
The 4th round of Qazvin International Flowers and Plants Exhibition and the 1st exhibition of medicinal plants are concurrently underway in Qazvin Province.
Based on recent statistics, 23% of the Iranian population suffers from osteoporosis and 30% in the 35-40 age group has already begun developing the disease, said Dr. Seyed Ahmad Raeesalsadat, a…
According to data from the Health Ministry, the number of Iranian babies who are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life increased from 53.1% in 2013 to 60% in 2015. “Receiving only…
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook Zarand City in Kerman Province on Thursday afternoon, leaving 14 people injured. The earthquake was followed by three aftershocks, and…
Instagram rolled out an update that introduces a new tool aimed to prevent suicide by providing a means for followers to reach out to users who appear to be troubled based on their posts.
The 2nd Meet of Iran-Russia University Deans was held Thursday morning at Tehran University’s Negarestan Garden with university chiefs from the two countries in attendance. Twenty Russian…
The plan to cede 20 historical sites to a Chinese company for restoration and operation has caused concern among cultural heritage activists.
According to new figures, American tourists will outnumber Icelanders in their own country by the end of the year.
