Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index edged down on Wednesday as investors cashed in on recent gains after a 10-day winning streak. The Nikkei 225 index lost 0.18 percent, or 40.61 points, to close at 21,960.71, while

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European shares ended flat on Wednesday, as gains for the defensive real estate and utilities sectors were countered by losses in luxury good makers, with caution prevailing ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate

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Indian shares closed slightly higher on Wednesday, with oil marketing companies leading gains, as crude prices retreated from the sharp surge earlier this week. The broader NSE index closed up 0.21% at 10,840.65, while the

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Most Southeast Asian stock markets declined in thin trading on Wednesday as investors were cautious ahead of an expected US interest rate cut, with Thailand shedding the most on a drop in oil prices. With

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London's main share index weakened on Wednesday, underperforming its European peers ahead of a US Federal Reserve rate decision, with home improvement retailer Kingfisher falling the most on the bourse as it struggled to lift

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British annual inflation dropped faster than expected in August to a near three-year low at 1.7 percent, official data showed Wednesday, in a boost for consumers ahead of Brexit. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month

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European police officials said Wednesday they have smashed what they called the world's biggest pirate streaming TV network with five million customers in Italy alone. Italian police stormed various locations while police in Bulgaria, France,

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Niger and China are to build a 2,000-kilometre (1,250-mile) pipeline to carry crude oil from southeast Niger to the port of Seme in Benin, the Niger president's office announced Wednesday. President Mahamadou Issoufou launched the

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Household wealth excluding property in the world's 53 largest countries fell slightly last year, in a first since the financial crisis of 2008, German insurance giant Allianz said Wednesday. The value of ordinary people's bank

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Sri Lanka's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than five years from April to June, government data showed on Wednesday, as the Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed over 250 people hit the

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