The bank has agreed to pay more than US$2 billion for its role in helping the 1MDB Malaysian development fund raise billions of dollars, according to people familiar with the matter. Much of that ... ( read original story ...)
Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee sues Saudi Arabia’s crown prince over murder
The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a human rights group that he founded have filed a lawsuit in a US court with allegations that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince ordered him killed. ( read original story ...)
US Reportedly Lost $19 Billion To Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan
The United States has lost $19 billion in Afghanistan since 2002 due to “waste, fraud and abuse,” the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a new report released ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan- Gunmen kill Zazaimaidan district governor
Abdulhai Zazi, the district governor for Zazai Maidan of Khost province was killed in an Ambush in southeastern Logar province. The Media and Information Center of Khost said that district governor ... ( read original story ...)
Funds worth $3tn attack South Korea and Japan groups over coal project
European funds with $3.4tn of assets have criticised South Korean and Japanese groups over developing a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, underscoring mounting pressure from investors over climate ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s pop culture machine boosts Netflix’s international growth: source
A zombie drama, a TV series about a supernatural nurse and one about an antisocial children's book author helped turn South Korea into one of Netflix's biggest source of growth in the international ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Producer Prices Rise 0.1% In September
Producer prices in South Korea were up 0.1 percent on month in September, the Bank of Korea said on Wednesday - shy of expectations for an increase of 0.8 percent and up from 0.5 percent in August. ( read original story ...)
Armenia Wants Iran’s Help, Azerbaijan Says US, Russia, France Not Doing Enough to End Conflict
Armenia's ambassador to the U.S. told Newsweek "Iran has the capacity and could use its leverages to restrain Azerbaijan and urge Turkey not to add fuel to fire in Nagorno Karabakh," while ... ( read original story ...)
Berkshire to pay $4m over ‘egregious’ Iran sanctions violations
The firm agreed to pay $4.14m to settle allegations that a Turkish subsidiary sold cutting tools to be resold in Iran. ( read original story ...)
Berkshire pays $4.1m fine over Iran sanctions violation claims
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to pay $4.1m to the Treasury to settle alleged violations of US sanctions against Iran, in a rare penalty for the sprawling $500bn conglomerate. A Turkish ... ( read original story ...)