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Global economy advancing but pace of recovery varies, says OECD Economic Outlook

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China Announces Digitalized Combat Forces

China's state news agency says the Chinese army will conduct an exercise next month to test new types of combat forces, including units using digital technology.

Barring women from presidential office in Iran a serious rights violation, UN experts say

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Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed.

Austria, Luxembourg and Singapore among countries signing-on to end tax secrecy

As a further sign of international efforts to crack down on tax offenders, 12 more countries have signed, or committed to sign, the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. In add...