Any anti-ISIL operation in Iraq cannot be effective unless the Islamic State is attacked in Syria. But the final statement of the Paris Conference did not mention Syria as a precaution against disunity in the coalition and with due regard for the Russian position.

Consistent with that, longer-run bond yields are trading below their shorter-term counterparts, suggesting rate hikes may have gone too far.... StarPicks Embracing emerging Accounting Technology The central bank’s tightening cycle has driven consumer confidence into the doldrums.... That could allow Australia to avoid the worst of the downturn that peers face.” Australia has raised rates by a cumulative four percentage points during its 15-month tightening cycle, one percentage point less than

The Russian prime minister rejected what he described as “alarmist scenarios” offered by the experts, who came from around the world to debate on Russia at the annual Valdai Discussion Club. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the Russian political system is imperfect, telli

respondents were at least somewhat pessimistic about the planet.... She said the survey also showed that

Fitch Ratings on Thursday retained India's growth forecast for the current fiscal at 6.3 per cent

She has also denounced comments by a Russian general that one of Moscow's war aims was to seize Ukrainian territory to link up with the separatists in Moldova. Kyiv has accused Moscow of trying to drag Moldova into the war.... But he added:" We do think it's important to avoid any escalation.... A brief war in the early 1990s saw separatists declare an independent state in a Russian-speaking area along the Dniestr river, a conflict that has never been resolved. Sandu's government applied to jo

" Naturally, we will not make any concessions under pressure and in the course of threats that are constantly being formed by the Western participants of the upcoming talks." Interfax news agency quoted Ryabkov, who will lead the Russian delegation in Geneva, as saying Moscow was not optimistic going into the talks. His comments signalled an uncompromising line from Moscow at the tensest point in U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War. Tens of thousands of Russian are troops are gathered with

SINGAPORE: Singapore is reviewing its official inflation forecasts, authorities said yesterday

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hopes, because India, contrary to pessimistic forecasts, did not yield to US pressure and did not