Reuters

A few weeks ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping had assured global business leaders that the risks faced by China's economy were "not so scary."

Draghi said there was now no sign of economic improvement in the months ahead.

Cheap or free power is viewed as a right rather than a privilege by many Indians.

Abe had vowed to revive the economy with a mix of hyper-easy monetary policy, government spending and reforms.

The engines ordered are the Trent XWB engines to power 25 Airbus A350s, and Trent 7000 engines to power 25 Airbus A330neo aircraft.

The victory for UKIP, which favors an immediate British EU exit, will unsettle businesses, investors and European partners.

The announcement comes as Thailand prepares to enter its peak tourism season, over the Christmas and New Year period.

India has 40 publicly traded banks, 24 of them majority owned by the government.

Patten rejected Chinese charges that Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were puppets of foreigners.

Iran and six world powers aim to reach a diplomatic agreement to end a 12-year dispute over the Islamic Republic's atomic activities.

Data showed factory output contracted in the world's second-biggest economy for the first time in six months.

The regulator said it had handed out the fine for "inadequate systems and controls" at the bank.

Major central banks throughout the world are facing a similar dilemma over inflation.

Exports to Asia, which account for more than half of Japanese shipments, picked up to 10.5 percent in October from a year earlier.

In Iraq, the strikes against Islamic State were concentrated on the oil-producing north.

Obama's immigration reforms would lift the threat of deportation for at least 250,000 undocumented people who work on farms, Arturo Rodriguez, the president of the United Farm Workers union, said on Wednesday.

The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed to unspecified conditions under which the rebels will release General Ruben Dario Alzate and four others as soon as possible, government representatives said.

Russia backs the separatists but denies it is directly involved in the conflict in the Donbass region.

Parcels make up half of Royal Mail's turnover and the development of online shopping has made them central to the company's prospects.

Dollar General has agreed to sell up to 1,500 stores as part of its $9.1 billion offer.

On Monday, in an interview with Univision, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, said that Obama should move on immigration "now."

On Monday, data showed that the world's third-largest economy unexpectedly slipped into recession in the third quarter.

Ranbaxy has been hit by a series of regulatory sanctions in the past year due to poor production practices at its India-based plants.

Trade between Australia and India stands at around $15 billion a year, or just a tenth of that between Australia and China.

Washington designated the Quds a supporter of terrorism in 2007. The European Union sanctioned them in 2011.

The CEOs at each of the seven companies last year was paid an average of $17.3 million, said the study.

Gold imports into India, the world's No. 2 gold consumer behind China, surged nearly fourfold in October to $4.18 billion from a year ago.

The report, based on witness testimony, is the second high-profile inquiry into Operation Likofi, or "punch" in the Lingala language, launched last November to tackle criminal gangs.

About 300,000 Indians live in Australia, but trade between the two countries stands at around $15 billion a year.