Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow attack, Russian news site says
Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war
Baltimore bridge collapse sends vehicles tumbling into water
Russia's FSB chief accuses Ukraine, US and UK of being behind Moscow shooting
Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on north and south of Gaza
Indian opposition supporters detained ahead of protest at Modi's home
India seeks cooperation with Philippines including in defence and security, foreign minister says
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MEXICO The leading candidate for Mexico’s presidential election, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, reiterated on Thursday his pledge to review oil contracts if elected, a day after the most successful auction since a landmark energy opening was finalized in 2014.
INDIA India reported a fiscal deficit of 6.21 trillion rupees for April-December of the budgeted target for the current fiscal year that ends in March.Net tax receipts in the first nine months of 2017/18 fiscal year were 9.0 trillion rupees, government data showed on Thursday.
CHINA China brought 12.89 million rural people out of poverty in 2017, cutting its overall poverty rate to 3.1 percent, the official Xinhua news agency said late on Thursday, citing government data.
JAPAN Japan’s Financial Services Agency said on Friday it had been urging Coincheck to fix vulnerabilities in its computer system before hackers stole $530 million of digital money from the cryptocurrency exchange.
NORTH KOREA North Korea has warned if the United States goes ahead with delayed military exercises with South Korea after the Winter Olympics it will not “sit idle”, the North’s foreign minister said in a letter to the United Nations.