The streets of Iran's capital have been relatively quiet as protests hit much of the country, but Tehranis still have plenty to complain about and demand action from the government.

The ailing dollar fell to its lowest in over three months on Tuesday, while surprisingly upbeat Chinese manufacturing data ensured there was no serious new year hangover for world shares despite a groggy start for Europe.

Oil prices posted their strongest opening to a year since 2014 on Tuesday, with crude rising to mid-2015 highs amid large anti-government rallies in Iran and ongoing supply cuts led by Opec and Russia.

Gold extended its rally to a three-month high on Friday, leaping toward its biggest one-year rise in seven years as a wilting US dollar,

Brazil said it was suspending fish exports to the European Union in response to concerns raised by Brussels' veterinary inspectors.

General Electric's flagship gas turbines ran into problems in Pakistan earlier this year, leading to delays and lengthy outages at three newly built power stations, according to several senior Pakistani officials and power executives.

India's government is likely to borrow additional 500 billion rupees ($7.79 billion) in 2017/18 fiscal year that ends in March, the finance

Oil prices on Wednesday remained near two-and-a-half year highs from the previous session as the market outlook for 2018 is relatively tight, although the gradual resumption of flows through a major North Sea pipeline prevented crude from rising.

India is set to surpass China as the biggest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) this month as a drive to replace wood and animal dung fires for cooking boosts consumption.

More than half of Germany's industry associations have shrugged off worries about U.S. protectionist policies and Brexit, and are more positive about their situation than they were a year ago, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Cambodia sent its first batch of maids to work in Hong Kong on Wednesday as the Asian financial hub scrambles to meet growing demand for domestic helpers after a series of abuse scandals.

APPLE Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various federal courts in the week since the company opened up about the year-old software change.

Vietnam's economy grew 6.81 percent this year -- its strongest rate for a decade -- thanks in part to surging exports, data showed Wednesday.

Earnings at China's industrial firms grew at their slowest pace in seven months in November, as demand and producer price gains eased in further confirmation of ebbing growth in the world's second-largest economy.

Landlocked and poor, Armenia has long relied on Russia for its energy needs, but the government is hoping to reduce that dependence by tapping a resource that is plentiful in the region: the sun.

Americans shopped with greater gusto at malls and online this holiday season amid a strong labor market and cold winter weather, retail sales experts said Tuesday.

Bangladesh's trade privilege in US markets has been again denied as President Donald Trump's administration goes on to enforce the trade preference programme's eligibility this week.

German consumers' festive mood will continue into the new year, a closely-watched survey said Friday, as shoppers remain unfazed by a political impasse in Europe's purring top economy.

Rising prices for energy and other goods nudged a closely watched measure of US inflation a little higher in November, according to new data published Thursday.

China's trade with North Korea edged up to $388 million in November but remained around its lowest levels this year, data showed on Saturday, as tough sanctions continue to slow business with its isolated neighbour.