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Brexit could trigger big jobs and trade boost for UK ports

(Sky News)- Britain’s exit from the European Union could open up increased trade for the nation’s ports and create tens of thousands of jobs, according to a new report. The research, by the Centre for Policy Studies and MP Rishi Sunak, argues that EU law has held back the potential of UK...

Samsung to buy US auto parts supplier Harman for $8 bn

(The Daily Star)- Samsung Electronics said Monday it would buy U.S. auto parts maker Harman International Industries for $8 billion in a bid to enter the growing market for automotive technology to produce "connected" cars. Board members of Samsung -- the world's largest producer of...

Rare suicide attack south of Baghdad kills 8

 A rare suicide attack in an oasis town south of Baghdad killed eight people and wounded at least six Monday, Iraqi officials said. The attack in Ain al-Tamer involved six suicide bombers, some of whom may have been killed by security forces before they could blow themselves up....

Heavy pollution shuts schools in Iran's capital

Tehran officials shut schools Monday as the first of the winter season's heavy pollution hit the Iranian capital. A blanket of choking brown-white smog descended on the city Sunday, blocking out the view of the mountains that line its northern edge and leading many of its 14 million...