Iran’s gas wealth tempts Total into political risk Iran’s gas wealth tempts Total into political risk:- Total has made a US$1 billion bet on natural gas in Iran, swallowing a hefty dose of political risk in the hope of gaining first-mover advantage in the country with the world’s largest reserves. […]

Electronics ban on flights from Turkey to U.S. lifted A three-month-old ban on taking electronic devices such as laptops onto aircraft cabins on flights from Turkey to the United States was lifted on Wednesday, the private Dogan news agency reported. On March 25, the United States banned electronic devices larger […]

What’s behind the India-China border stand-off? For four weeks, India and China have been involved in a stand-off along part of their 3,500km (2,174-mile) shared border. The two nations fought a war over the border in 1962 and disputes remain unresolved in several areas, causing tensions to rise from time […]

U.S. Confirms North Korea Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile The Trump administration on Tuesday confirmed North Korea’s claim that it had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, and it told Pyongyang that the United States would use “the full range of capabilities at our disposal against the growing threat.” The administration followed […]

Japan focusing on safety after N. Korean launch The Latest on North Korea’s missile launch (all times local): 1:15 p.m. The Japanese government says it is taking every measure to ensure people’s safety a day after North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. The missile that North Korea launched Tuesday […]