More evidence of the squeeze on household budgets has emerged after the owner of Primark revealed a "noticeable" slowdown in UK consumer demand.Associated British...
HSBC shares are under pressure despite the banking giant's return to the kind of profitability last seen before the financial crisis.The group's surplus of...
China's population grew to 1.34 billion people last year, the National Bureau of Statistics has announced, marking a modest jump for a massive population...
South Korean and US troops have begun annual military drills, which North Korea warns could trigger a nuclear war on the divided peninsula.Despite the...
Brazilian police have said 17 people were electrocuted in a freak accident during a large pre-Carnival parade.Police said that fireworks lit by partygoers caused...
Hundreds of anti-government protesters have blocked access to Bahrain's parliament, forcing officials to cancel a meeting of the ruler's hand-picked envoys.The demonstration appeared to...
