London / AFP A coroner on Wednesday ordered a re-examination of the deaths of 21 people in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, one of Britain’s worst ever terror attacks, after claims that police failed to act on two warnings. Coroner Louise Hunt ordered new inquests for the victims killed in the twin attacks, which were widely blamed on the Provisional …

WASHINGTON Hong Kong television commentator Wu Jun observed recently that despite Donald Trump’s anti-Beijing rhetoric, he “could in fact be the best president for China.” The Chinese analyst is right: A Trump presidency could open the way for China’s strategic dominance in Asia and elsewhere. Wu’s comment was focused on Trump’s mercantilist style, evoking a world in which Trump and …

  Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) stern caution on Wednesday is another fresh warning that the global economy could slip into recession if the top and emerging economies do not step up spending on development. The wariness follows weak recovery since the global economic crisis in 2008 and signs of global economic growth slowdown sparked by poor performance …