International

WTO talks may reach âconclusionâ by 2010
12/06/2009 05:00
World Trade Organization members may be able to conclude the Doha Round of talks next year, the WTO chief said, paving the way for a global deal to cut agricultural subsidies and tariffs on manufactured products. India and the US âgave a...
OPEC says worst of crisis is past for oil markets
12/06/2009 05:00
Traders work in the crude oil and natural gas options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York The OPEC oil producersâ cartel said the worst of the impact from the economic crisis was...
Galloping through the rough
12/06/2009 05:00
An Iraqi jockey strokes his horse as he prepares for a race Iraq’s only horse racing track has survived war, violence, looting and fire to remain open almost without a break for more than 80 years....
Oil jumps above $73 on stronger energy demand outlook
11/06/2009 05:00
Crude prices surged to a new high for the year on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its 2009 oil demand forecast for the first time in ten months. The Paris-based organization raised the global daily energy demand to...
Yahoo appoints new CFO
11/06/2009 05:00
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday named Tim Morse as the Internet company’s new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing outgoing Blake Jorgensen. Morse will start to work for Yahoo on June 17 and assume the responsibilities of CFO on July 1. He will report...
WHO declares A/H1N1 pandemic, raising alert level to highest
11/06/2009 05:00
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised its pandemic alert to the highest level of six, formally declaring that the widely spreading A/H1N1 influenza has developed into a global pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO)...
Crisis sets back needed global rules, regulators say
11/06/2009 05:00
A man walks into the Lloyds Banking Group headquarters in the UK National overhauls of banking and market rules in response to the financial crisis have set back plans by world leaders to create common...