Singapore / Bloomberg Singapore’s consumer prices fell for a 17th consecutive month in March, the longest period of decline on record, reflecting the impact of lower oil costs and a weakening economy. Consumer prices dropped 1 percent from a year earlier as transport and housing costs fell further, the statistics agency said in a statement on Monday. That compares …

  Hanover / AFP US President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea for European unity in the face of rising populism and scepticismon Monday, warning this was a “defining moment” for the continent. “A strong and united Europe is a necessity for the world,” Obama said in the German city of Hanover, in a landmark speech that carried the tone …

  BRUSSELS / ap The Brussels subway station where 16 people were killed by a suicide bomber has reopened just over a month after the attacks. Security remains high across the underground network, which was hit during the March 22 peak morning travel period. The opening of the Maelbeek station early Monday brought the Belgian capital’s underground network back up …