Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 12, 2018

UK can unilaterally cancel Brexit, rules EU court

The court in a statement said: "When a member state has notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the EU, as the UK has done, that member state is free to revoke unilaterally that notification." Dec 10, 2018
Bombay Stock Exchange

Sensex cracks over 550 pts; Nifty drops below 10,600

The 30-share index plummeted 551.74 points, or 1.55 per cent, to 35,121.51 in the opening session. All stocks in the index were trading in the red, the NSE Nifty slumped 172.95 points, or 1.62 per cent, to 10,520.75. Dec 10, 2018
wall street

Global stocks extend slump as global growth worries mount

Traders returned from the weekend to face a growing wall of worry, with the world's largest economies — the United States, China and Japan — all reporting weaker-than-expected data which pointed to moderating activity. Dec 10, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi

Regional crises cloud Gulf summit in Saudi Arabia

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has been invited by Riyadh, which severed diplomatic ties with Doha in 2017 along with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, to the Gulf Cooperation Council talks. Dec 9, 2018
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Mexico's new government takes aim at drug cartel finances

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is taking aim at the finances of the powerful Jalisco cartel in what a top anti-money laundering official said was an opening salvo in the fight to stop criminal gangs from flourishing with impunity. Dec 8, 2018