AFP

Vodafone's chief executive had in November already cast doubt about its continued presence in India after its local joint venture Vodafone Idea posted a record quarterly loss.

He said the audio "artificially created an impression that my team and I do not respect the president".

Europe's main stock markets slid at the open on Wednesday after Iran launched missile attacks on US targets in Iraq following the killing of its top general.

Iran fired "more than a dozen" ballistic missiles Tuesday against two airbases in Iraq where the US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said.

He warned however that certain "red lines cannot be crossed by anyone."

The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb the rising tide of youth vaping.

Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general.

Vietnam seized more than two tonnes of ivory tusks and pangolin scales hidden inside wooden boxes shipped from Nigeria, state media reported Tuesday.