Bangladesh lifts pay for garment workers 

The country has approved an 80 per cent increase in the minimum wage for its garment industry in a bid to end months of unrest by workers who produce clothes for leading western brands

 Cameron warns Pakistan over terror 

The British PM risks opening a diplomatic rift with Pakistan by accusing Islamabad of "looking both ways" on exporting terrorism, soon after paving the way to closer nuclear and military ties with...

 Hariri tribunal takes Lebanon closer to crisis 

Lebanon is braced for another political crisis as a special tribunal set up to try the killers of Rafiq Hariri, the former prime minister, appears to be heading towards indicting members of...

 NBH governor denies consultations with government on wage cap. 

 Central bank of Nigeria governor: Nigeria’s banks back on their feet, says Sanusi 

Nigeria’s banking system is getting back on its feet a year after nine banks were forced to remove their management for failing an audit, according to the man who enforced the changes.