Iranian media are saying the country's banks will begin issuing credit cards for the first time in decades
A Nepali journalist who helped organize a gathering of investigative reporters from throughout Asia was notably absent from the event, exiled to avoid possible arrest
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has ordered the tightening of border security after more than 160 mainly Egyptian migrants died when their Europe-bound boat sank in the Mediterranean
A Samsung Note 2 phone emitted smoke and sparks on a flight from Singapore to the southern Indian city of Chennai, the airline said
OPEC member Iraq says it supports any deal to prop up oil prices ahead of next week's meeting of oil producers in Algeria
India on Friday signed an $8.78 billion deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in "ready to fly" condition, meaning they will be made in France
Airbus and Boeing have received U.S. government permission to sell aircraft to Iran following last year's nuclear accord
Turkey's central bank cut a key interest rate for the seventh month in a row on Thursday as it tries to shore up an economy that has been shaken this year by a series of bombings and an attempted coup
Airbus and Boeing got U.S. government permission to sell aircraft to Iran following last year's nuclear accord
Iraq's parliament has dismissed the finance minister after a no-confidence vote, a move that risks further upsetting the country's precarious economic situation
