Bernadette Baum

A gunman shot at a prominent Sikh politician outside the Golden Temple in northern India on Wednesday before police caught and arrested him, in a scare at the popular site that witnessed a bloody clash between Sikh militants and troops four decades ago.

NATO will step up intelligence sharing and improve the protection of critical infrastructure, NATO chief Mark Rutte said.

Import tariffs expected to be implemented by the administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could lower economic growth and inflation in the 20 nations sharing the euro, European Central Bank board member Piero Cipollone said on Tuesday.

China's interbank market regulator said on Monday that four rural commercial banks in Jiangsu Province had inadequate internal controls over bond trading and some of their transactions involved the transfer of benefits.

One child died in Russia's western Bryansk region following a massive Ukrainian drone attack, the local governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Sunday in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

At least three people were killed in a Russian drone attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the regional governor said on Sunday.

Pets at Home Group said on Wednesday it saw modest revenue growth in the first half of the year in a subdued pet retail market, and forecast the lack of demand to continue in the second half.

Police in Bangladesh used teargas on Hindus protesting against the arrest of a religious leader, even as neighbour India urged the country's caretaker government to ensure the safety and security of Hindus and minorities.

Three people were arrested for allegedly chanting racist insults at two Barcelona players during an El Clasico match against Real Madrid in October, Spanish police said on Saturday.

British police carried out a controlled explosion near Euston railway station in central London after investigating a suspect package, they said on Saturday.