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
BANGKOK, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Anti-government protesters lifted their crippling, eight-day blockade of Thailand's main airport on Wednesday, raising the hopes of 230,000 stranded tourists even though there is no end in sight to the wider political crisis. ... > full story
LIMA, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States, China, Japan and 18 other economies in Asia and the Americas promised fast and decisive action on Sunday to prevent a severe global economic downturn. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — With his choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state all but certain, President-elect Barack Obama promised on Friday to bring a "fresh perspective" to U.S. relations with the rest of the world. ... > full story
VIENNA, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — The election of Barack Obama as U.S. president has given crucial impetus toward implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty more than a decade after it was negotiated, pact officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
JAKARTA, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — A powerful earthquake struck an area off Indonesia's northern Sulawesi early on Monday, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 60 after hundreds of houses collapsed, a disaster official said. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama resigned his seat in the Senate on Sunday to focus on his transition to the White House, appointing new staff and thanking his home state of Illinois for launching his political career. ... > full story
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Beyond cheese and cuckoo clocks Nov. 19, 2008 (The Hindu, India) — The Swiss Textile Machinery remembers 1948 as the year in which India and Switzerland signed their first treaty - the Indo-Swiss treaty. Also, its ...
Suicide Bomber Kills 4 Troops in Northwest Pakistan Nov. 17, 2008 (Voice of America) — Police in Pakistan say a suicide car bomber attacked an army checkpost in the country's northwest, killing four soldiers.. The attack took place ...
India, Ecuador agree to discuss double tax avoidance treaty Nov. 17, 2008 (Economic Times, India) — With an aim to boost trade ties, India and Ecuador on Monday agreed to begin negotiations on an investment protection agreement and double tax ...
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