TOKYO/ BEIJING, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Central banks in Europe are poised to slash interest rates on Thursday to try to contain a global economic slump that appears to be spreading faster than policy makers in the industrialized countries had anticipated. ... > full story
SINGAPORE, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil fell below $46 a barrel to near four-year lows on Thursday, extending four consecutive days of falls as continued demand worries minimized bullish draws in U.S. oil stocks. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors flocked to shares of Coke and other companies that hold up well in recessions following another round of disappointing economic data and corporate outlooks. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO agreed on Tuesday to gradually resume contacts with Russia suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, and put off a decision on putting Ukraine and Georgia on formal membership tracks. ... > full story
TBILISI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August. ... > full story
MILAN, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Car makers reported tumbling sales across Asia and Europe on Monday as the recession drove buyers from showrooms and drew a warning of more gloom next year. ... > full story
MUMBAI, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week's attacks in Mumbai, saying militants have the power to precipitate a war in the region, the Financial Times reported on Monday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Global stocks headed toward a sixth consecutive session of gains on Friday, although European shares were weak, as investors took some comfort from government moves to stimulate a deteriorating world economy. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — China, angry at plans for Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit Europe, has called off a summit with the European Union next Monday which may have forged a joint response to the global economic crisis. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia is still failing to meet its ceasefire obligations with Georgia and Washington's European allies must not overlook this and rush to embrace Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. ... > full story
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NATO to debate about Ukraine, Georgia's accession Dec. 2, 2008 (Xinhua News Agency) — The ministers were commanded by NATO heads of states and governments in April to review Membership Action Plan (MAP) for the two former Soviet ...
Five Detained Over Russian Mayor's Killing - Investigators Dec. 2, 2008 (Morningstar) — Five people were arrested Tuesday in connection with last week's killing of a Russian mayor in a city near the rebel Georgian region of South ...
NATO meeting to focus on Russian ties Dec. 1, 2008 (SkyNews, New Zealand) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in the UK ahead of tomorrow's foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels. . . At ...
Gunfire accusations add to Georgian tensions Dec. 1, 2008 (Edmonton Sun, Canada) — Georgian and separatist South Ossetian authorities are accusing each other of opening fire across the line of control in the ex-Soviet republic.. ...
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