ABU DHABI / WAM More than 300 exhibitors from around the globe are expected to participate in the 4th International Franchise Conference and Exhibition 2016, to be held on December 14, in Abu Dhabi, organisers said on Sunday. The two-day event seeks to enhance the contribution of the private sector to economic growth and diversification in the UAE and ...

  Rome / AFP Prime Minister Matteo Renzi voted on Sunday in a constitutional referendum that has put his future on the line, divided Italy and raised fears of political and economic turmoil across Europe. Renzi, who has vowed to quit if he loses, was counting on a last-minute turnaround in voter sentiment to win backing for his proposals to ...

  Kiev / AFP Five Ukrainian police were killed by friendly fire in a tragic accident in which officers mistook colleagues for burglars, officials said on Sunday. Three burglars initially escaped the crime scene amid a gunfight between different security forces, although they were later detained. “Last night a devastating tragedy took place that killed five police officers,” Anton Gerashchenko, a ...