Gold Tumbles to More Than Five-Year Low, China Shares Eke Out Gains
Gold prices tumbled to a more than five-year low Monday, and China shares rose modestly, after authorities’ weekend move to tighten the use of informal lending channels by stock investors. Gold fell 2.3% in a matter of minutes early Monday, after China’s central bank reported on Friday its gold... read more »
Police accountable to system, not individuals: Delhi top cop Bassi
Ahead of his meeting with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over the increasing incidents of crime, police commissioner BS Bassi said that if his department is working according to the law, no criticism or attack on their character will affect them. “The police are accountable to a system... read more »
Cuba’s reopened embassy in US to fly original vintage flag
Havana/Washington: The Cuban government is preparing to reopen its embassy in Washington on Monday with the original Cuban flag that was taken down in 1961, when the two nations cut off ties. In a move heavy with symbolism, the flag to be raised during the inauguration ceremony is the one that was... read more »
NATO Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Troops, Afghan Officials Say
KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO airstrike hit two Afghan military checkpoints on Monday in a restive province east of the capital, Kabul, killing at least eight Afghan troops in what an Afghan official describes as an accident due to bad coordination. The early morning strike took place in Logar... read more »
