As operations go on to track down militants who have fought with or take direction from leaders in Syria, Belgian police detained two key suspects on Friday in the Islamic State attacks on Paris and Brussels.   Prosecutors said that a Belgian, Mohamed Abrini, who is believed to have helped...

Experts of IHS Global Insight estimate the probability of Brexit at the June referendum vote at 35-40%. The consequences of a possible exit from the EU for Britain, according to IHS analysts, depend on result of the negotiations between the UK and the EU, including on the trade agreement and the...

In an apparent response to Islamic State’s loss of ground elsewhere in Syria, the group’s fighters launched attacks on government-held areas near Damascus overnight on Tuesday.   The Tishrin power station 50 km (30 miles) northeast of the capital was attacked by the Islamic State, the group...

Publication of an investigation on offshore companies in Panama has caused the first reaction of governments and the tax bodies. Tax authorities in Australia began checking more than 800 of its citizens, mentioned in the "Panamanian files." French President Francois Hollande called the information...

The largest blue diamond ever put up for auction will be sold on May 18 at Christie's Geneva auction. According to preliminary estimates, the lot costs $ 38 - $ 45 million, Bloomberg reports. The gemstone weighing 14.62 carats is named "Oppenheimer Blue" after its former owner, Philip Oppenheimer....

In theory, Chinese officials get career increase depending on their progress on a number of key indicators: strong economic growth, social stability, and, until recently, the observance of one-child policy. However, economists are arguing on whether the bureaucratic system rewards only those, who...

Instagram account 'Iraqiswat provides its subscribers an opportunity to decide the fate of captured militants of "Islamic state". The account presumably belongs to a Shiite militias group fighting against the ISIL , including representatives of the Iraqi special forces. Photos of captured militants...

China accelerated pace in buying US companies this year, and this begins to disturb the US lawmakers. In February, 45 members of Congress sent a letter to the US Treasury's Committee on Foreign Investment. The appeal contained their concerns about intentions of a group of Chinese investors to buy...

Hundreds of thousands of migrants from Libya are going to invade Europe, said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on the air at radio station "Europe 1". "There are several dangers In Libya. First, is the presence of 4-5 thous. ISIL’s militant groups in Libya, in particular, in the Sirte...