
Russia and Turkey: a long history of turbulent relations
Nov 29, 2015 11:35 am UTC| Insights & Views
In locking horns over Syria, Russia and Turkey are playing out the latest chapter in a rivalry that has spanned centuries. Since the 1600s the two have lurched between conflict and uneasy friendship. But the war of...

Nov 27, 2015 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Energy pack is red today. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table. Oil (WTI) - WTI weaken further as tensions between Turkey and Russia failed to stir things in Middle East. Todays range $42.8-$41.8 WTI is...
Crash memories haunt as China stock market dip more than 5%
Nov 27, 2015 09:23 am UTC| Insights & Views
Chinese stock market crash that unsettled nerves across globe is back haunting traders and investors as market plunge highest since June-August crash. Chinas benchmark stock index slumped sharply in afternoon trade...

The world is more educated than it's ever been – how?
Nov 27, 2015 06:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
More people are going to school and university than ever before. Thats the largely positive picture of the state of education across the world published recently by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...

Why Black Friday is the cause of so much consumer chaos
Nov 27, 2015 06:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Black Friday strikes again. The post-Thanksgiving day of shopping discounts is a recent US export and retailers are rolling them out once more. Last year saw crowds of shoppers quite literally battling for the bargains to...

Nov 27, 2015 03:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
One of the distinctive features of the contemporary international order is the role played by multilateral organisations. Ever since the US became the dominant force in international affairs in the aftermath of the second...

How the health system is skewed towards harm for pill-popping pensioners
Nov 27, 2015 01:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The population of Europe is ageing rapidly. But as we add years to life, are we successfully adding life to years? A recent analysis suggests not. The concept of healthy ageing emphasising physical, social and mental...