By Tom Perry Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri has led his allies to electoral victory twice in a short political career defined by the deep crisis unleashed by the assassination of his father, Rafik.
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Friday agreed to open a new checkpoint linking the two sides on the divided island in a move expected to boost slow-moving peace talks. The crossing
Oil and metal prices rose on Friday, driving a rise for world stocks, while the U.S. dollar and government bond prices slipped as investors gingerly put funds back into riskier assets. U.S.
Oil rose to $71 a barrel on Friday after Nigerian rebels said they blew up a wellhead in a Royal Dutch Shell oilfield in the Delta state and as equity markets rallied
Asian share markets rose on Friday as higher oil and metals prices boosted resource stocks, while the dollar fell on lower U.S. yields and as investors gingerly shifted some funds back into
China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content over the Internet, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers.
Palm Inc (PALM.O) posted a narrower-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter loss on Thursday, and highlighted strong demand for its just-unveiled Pre smartphone. Palm's shares rose more than 14 percent in after-hours trading. Executives
Based on first preliminary estimates for 2008, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per inhabitant expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 40% to 253% of the EU27 average across the Member States.
U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will debate how to fix the global economy and fight climate change on Friday in a White House meeting that is likely to
Japanese consumer prices fell at a record pace in the year to May, adding to other weak signals about the health of the global economy, but stock markets headed for a positive
