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China accuses Rio staff of bribing steel-makers »
Chinese security officials accused four detained staff of Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd of bribery on Friday as Australia sought to avert a diplomatic row centering on the massive iron ore trade. The Shanghai office...
July 10 2009 / No comment / Read More »
“New GM” ready to exit bankruptcy »
General Motors on Friday prepared to exit bankruptcy with the message that a leaner and meaner automaker ready to win back American consumers and pay back taxpayers has emerged from its failure. A whirlwind 40-day...
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China says Rio Tinto staff hurt interests »
China said on Thursday detained staff from Australian miner Rio Tinto had harmed China’s economic interests in a case that has rattled currency markets and raised questions about China-Australia relations. Beijing confirmed on Thursday the...
July 9 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Alcoa earnings help lift world stocks »
Forecast-beating results from U.S. bellwether Alcoa helped lift European stocks and draw global equities out of the red on Thursday, while currency markets reversed some of their recent cautious patterns. The U.S. aluminum giant...
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Economy fears hit global stocks »
Economy jitters continued to sweep financial markets on Wednesday, weakening stocks, propelling the Japanese yen to a six-week high and dragging oil down to around $62 a barrel. Investors have begun worrying that global economic recovery...
July 8 2009 / No comment / Read More »Worldnews
Troops willing to die to stop Iran unrest, general says »
A top Iranian general said government troops are “ready to sacrifice our lives” rather than back down in the face of protests over June’s...
Jul 12 2009 / No comment / Read More »4 killed, 32 wounded as 6 Baghdad churches bombed »
At least four people were killed and 32 wounded as six Baghdad-area churches were bombed within 24 hours, officials told CNN. The first bombing took...
Jul 12 2009 / No comment / Read More »Two U.S. soldiers killed, Afghan war heats up »
A roadside bomb killed two U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Sunday, the latest deaths in an escalation of violence...
Jul 12 2009 / No comment / Read More »Cheney hid CIA program from Congress: senator »
The CIA withheld information from Congress about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, a U.S. senator said...
Jul 12 2009 / No comment / Read More »Honduras lifts post-coup curfew, Zelaya vows return »
Honduras’ interim government on Sunday lifted a curfew imposed since the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya, saying it had succeeded in...
Jul 12 2009 / No comment / Read More »Afghans turn to Taliban in fear of own police »
As British troops moved into the village newly freed from Taliban control, they heard one message from the anxious locals: for God’s sake do...
Jul 12 2009 / No comment / Read More »Palestinians reject any Israel-U.S. settlement deal »
Palestinians reject any deal between Israel and the United States that would allow even limited Jewish settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, a...
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