LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The bright "50 percent off" signs plastered over the windows of London's plush new Westfield shopping center don't hold much sway over Helen Marlow. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The United Nations on Monday urged countries across the world to expand screening of newborn infants exposed to the virus that causes AIDS, saying it could save the lives of countless children. ... > full story
KUWAIT, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Kuwait's ruler has accepted the resignation of the government in a bid to end a crisis with parliament, but reappointed his nephew as prime minister, the speaker of the assembly said on Monday. ... > full story
TOKYO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Support for Japan's gaffe-prone prime minister, Taro Aso, tumbled by a third to 31 percent in a survey published Monday, as he struggles to rescue the economy from recession and keep his ruling party from unraveling. ... > full story
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Advertising executive Penny Holt loves her native South Africa but power cuts, a murky political climate and widespread violent crime made her think about leaving the nation she once viewed as a beacon of hope. ... > full story
BUCHAREST, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Romania's opposition Social Democrat Party (PSD) appeared to have won Sunday's parliamentary election, according to exit polls, reducing chances for a revival of EU-mandated anti-corruption reforms if it manages to form a government. ... > full story
BUCHAREST, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Romanians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that will determine both its response to the global financial crisis and the fate of judicial reforms, which have stalled since it joined the European Union last year. ... > full story
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy said on Saturday he was increasingly inclined to call ministers to Geneva next month to pursue a global trade treaty that could mitigate the world's economic turmoil. ... > full story
HARARE, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The Zimbabwean capital, Harare, is offering free graves for victims of a cholera outbreak sweeping the southern African state, which a United Nations agency says is only the tip of a health crisis. ... > full story
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for the global financial crisis on Saturday, saying other countries were being dragged in to help resolve Western problems. ... > full story
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Taiwan’s GPA status to bring sizable investments Nov. 29, 2008 (China Post) — President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that Taiwan's imminent accession into the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) under the World Trade ...
S. Korea, EU to Resume FTA Talks in Mid-Dec. . Nov. 29, 2008 (Korea Times) — South Korea and the European Union will resume their negotiations in Vienna Dec. 15 - 17 to finalize their free trade agreement talks, Yonhap News ...
Cda-Cuba-Trade Nov. 29, 2008 (TMCnet.com) — Cuba's trade minister says the Caribbean nation is seeking more business with Canada to bolster his country's economy during the global economic ...
Ping An seeking recourse Nov. 29, 2008 (The Star, Malaysia) — It turns to Chinese govt to help it get compensation for Fortis losses. . Chinese insurer Ping An is asking the Chinese government to help seek ...
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