Generally there is a high consensus that structural reforms boost growth, but they have also increase inequality between rich and poor, shows a research of IMF.

33 percent of ISIS' weapons come from the EU-bloc, following Russia and China, which combined together provided over 50 percent of ISIS' weapons.

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The European Central Bank may end its stimulus program this year if the euro zone economy continues to grow strongly, ECB rate-setter Ewald Nowotny told a German newspaper.

Ankara has carried out massive purges in the military since the failed coup attempt of July 2016.

Poland and Hungary are winning the battle against the EU over immigration, the two countries' premiers said Wednesday, with Hungary's Viktor Orban predicting "a year of great confrontations" with Brussels.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says that Ukraine will use U.S.-supplied anti-tank missiles responding to Russian provocations in eastern Ukraine, an UNIAN correspondent reported from the minister’s joint press conference with his German cou ...

The government is hoping for stability after a week of deadly demonstrations

A long-dormant hotline between North and South Korea was put to use for the second day in a row.

Musab Tamimi, 17, shot dead by Israeli forces in a village north of Ramallah, Palestinian health ministry says.

Although the Taliban has demonstrated a surprising ability to survive and conduct high-profile attacks in cities like Kabul, it is weaker today than most recognize.

The Pentagon is using a little-known fund to give a boost to counterterrorism operations throughout the Middle East.

The Turkish government has sent new troops to Turkey's military base in Qatar, as provided by a joint defence agreement between Ankara and Doha. 

Russia will get a country-wide biometric database for financial services starting next summer, the central bank said.

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Reality hit home for me when computer forensics reports confirmed the government surveilled me while I reported for CBS News during the Obama administration.

Almost all poorest countries in world by GDP are paradise islands located far away from modern civilization.

Three months after the election, Germany is as far away from a governing coalition as ever and Social Democrats don't expect an agreement before Easter. Meanwhile, Germany's influence in the EU is on the wane. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Bitcoin’s rebound from a five-day rout has drawn investors back to stocks related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

The south facade of the White House will undergo a dramatic change this week: the historic Jackson Magnolia, a tree that has been in place since the 1800s, is scheduled to be cut down and removed.