51 protesters wounded in Bangkok explosions
BANGKOK, Thailand - Attackers set off explosions at anti-government protest sites Sunday, wounding 51 people and raising fears of widening confrontations in Thailand's worst political crisis in decades, which has strangled its economy and shut down its main airports.
Nations:Thailand Saudi Arabia India Activities:2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-11-30
OPEC ends Cairo meeting without new output cuts
CAIRO, Egypt - OPEC ended a hastily convened meeting in Cairo Saturday without announcing new output cuts, despite the steep drop in crude prices and the threat it poses to member governments' national budgets.
Nations:Algeria Saudi Arabia Ecuador Kuwait Nigeria Venezuela Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-11-29
Oil drops 7 percent to 3-1/2-year low below $50
NEW YORK - Oil prices dropped more than 7 percent to below $50 a barrel on Thursday as a bearish U.S. jobs report intensified concerns of a long and deep global recession and further crushed fuel demand expectations.
Nations:Kuwait Venezuela Saudi Arabia Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-11-20
Indian navy sinks suspected pirate "mother" ship
NEW DELHI - An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, yet more violence in the lawless seas where brigands are becoming bolder and more violent.
Nations:Somalia Malaysia United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Kenya Thailand Source:(AP)
2008-11-19
Afghan offer to Taliban leader catches US in awkward spot
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US administration found itself in an awkward position after Afghanistan's offer of peace talks with Mullah Mohammad Omar, the fugitive Taliban leader long seen by Washington as an arch-enemy.
Nations:Afghanistan Saudi Arabia U.S. People:Hamid Karzai George W. Bush Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2008-11-17
Iraqi Cabinet approves security pact with US
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Cabinet on Sunday approved a security pact with the United States that will allow American forces to stay in Iraq for three years after their U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year.
Nations:Iraq Saudi Arabia Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-11-16
Leaders seek to prevent future economic crisis
WASHINGTON - World leaders battling a historic economic crisis agreed Saturday to flag risky investing and regulatory weak spots in hopes of avoiding future financial meltdowns.
Nations:Japan India Brazil U.K. France U.S. People:Nicolas Sarkozy Jim Leach Gordon Brown Robert Zoellick Angela Merkel Barack Obama Activities:G20 Summit
2008-11-15
Syria: US choppers attack village near Iraq border
DAMASCUS, Syria - U.S. military helicopters attacked territory inside Syria close to its border with Iraq Sunday, killing eight people in a strike the Syrian government condemned as "serious aggression."
Nations:Syria Iraq Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Pakistan Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-10-26
Suicide bomb guts Pakistan Marriott hotel; 40 dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A massive suicide truck bomb gutted the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding hundreds. Dozens more were feared dead inside the building that was still burning hours after the attack.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Germany People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Pakistan-U.S. Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2008-09-20
The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling
WASHINGTON - Things in the U.S. sure are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble up St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer and iconic Super Bowl advertiser.
Nations:Canada U.S. Saudi Arabia Russia Germany People:Yasuo Fukuda Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Activities:InBev Buys Anheuser
2008-07-06
Oil prices near $146 a barrel for 1st time ever
Oil prices neared $146 a barrel Thursday for the first time ever on reports of declining U.S. stockpiles and the threat of conflict with Iran.
Nations:Israel Saudi Arabia Malaysia United Arab Emirates Switzerland Spain Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-07-03
Iraq eliminates China from World Cup qualifying
TIANJIN, China - China's chances of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to resurgent Asian champion Iraq, sparking celebratory gunfire in Baghdad and despair in Beijing.
Nations:China Iraq Qatar United Arab Emirates Lebanon Saudi Arabia Activities:2010 Soccer World Cup
2008-06-14
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