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Hundreds sacked after Bangladesh garment strikes

Bangladesh factories making clothes for Western brands have sacked hundreds of workers after more than a week of strikes and clashes over wages, police and trade unions said Wednesday. The country's $30-billion clothing industry is the world's second-largest after China. Its some four...

EU: Over 15M new passenger cars registered in 2018

The EU saw over 15 million new passenger car registrations in 2018, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) announced on Wednesday. Last year's car registrations in the EU remained more or less stable compared to 2017, according to the association. "Due to falling...

Over 6,700 civilians killed in Syria in 2018: Report

A total of 6,964 civilians were killed in Syria in 2018, a rights group said. In a report released on Jan. 12, the London-based Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said Bashar al-Assad regime forces were responsible for 4,162 of these civilian deaths, including 713 children and 562...