INTERNATIONAL NEWS

An Italian bank manager who robbed from the rich to give to the poor has narrowly escaped going to prison.

Chinese ambassador to the United States on Thursday called on Washington to make right decision to put bilateral relations with China back on the right track.

China and the United States should deepen their understanding, foster mutual trust, promote cooperation and avoid misjudgment, said Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai here on Thursday.

The European bloc should make more effective use of cohesion funding, as it is often “used in a rush” at the end of a programme period, auditors have warned.

The two-day forum in Bali will be attended by members of parliaments from 47 countries and representatives of some international organizations.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it will "continue to do its work undeterred," responding a day after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton threatened sanctions if the tribunal investigates alleged war crimes by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.

In a recent extract of her book Squeezed, Guardian columnist Alissa Quart documented in detail the insecurities faced by many ordinary American families. Student loan debt, housing costs, and healthcare bills can be crippling even for those on decent enough incomes. For the struggling poor with job insecurities, the situation can be worse still.

Iran's Permanent Mission to United Nations said in a statement on Wed. that US hijack of an upcoming UNSC meeting to turn it to an anti-Iran event is a futile attempt to divert attention away from Israeli brutalities and to remove the issue from the Council agenda.

The toll in the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter century rose Wednesday to nine, with thousands stranded at a major airport because of storm damage.

A sharia court in Malaysia found two women guilty of attempting to have sex and caned them for punishment, authorities said Monday.

International trade's dependency on the U.S. dollar should be decreased as it became an obstacle for Turkey says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday.

Berlin will on Wednesday hand back human remains seized from Namibia a century ago after the slaughter of indigenous people under German colonial rule, but descendants are still waiting for an apology.