Houthi political bureau member Buhaiti said on the 12th that if the US participates in aggression against Yemen the movement would respond swiftly and painfully and target the US and all its interests in the region.

Greece's finance minister: heating oil subsidies will increase by 30% this year.

The People’s Bank of China said on Oct. 13 it has issued an administrative permit allowing Visa Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. to prepare a bank-card clearing institution. Visa must complete preparations within one year and may then apply to commence operations; the PBOC, together with the national financial regulator, will review the start-up application and, if approved, issue a bank-card clearing business license. Visa Information Technology (Beijing) is a foreign-invested enterprise established by Visa in China.