Archive for April 20th, 2008

Californians’ confidence in U.S. economy drops to record low

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Confidence among Californians in the American economy has dropped to a record-low level, according to a tracking survey released on Saturday. The poll, conducted by Harris Interactive, showed that only 45.4 percent of California wor ...

Crude oil touches $117 capping week of record highs

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Crude oil futures rocketed to a new trading record of 117 U.S. dollars a barrel on Friday, capping a week of record highs. The front-month contract hit 117 dollars a barrel in electronic trading after markets closed. Crude oil for M ...

S Korea’s trade balances with major trade partners worsen in Q1

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

South Korea's trade balances with China, the United States and Japan worsened in the first three months of this year due to a slowing U.S. economy and Seoul's high dependency on Japanese parts, a report by the Korea Customs Service said on ...

UN chief arrives in Ghana to start West African tour

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Ghanaian capital Accra Saturday night to begin a four-nation West African tour, which will also take him Liberia, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire. On Sunday, Ban will address the openin ...

Palestinian ambulances to halt due to fuel crisis

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Palestinian health ministry's ambulances will stop working in Gaza Strip later on Saturday due to lack of fuel, an official said. "At 6 p.m., no ambulance vehicle will be able to move and they will completely come to a halt," said M ...

Hamas vows more attacks on Israel

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

A spokesman for Islamic Hamas movement's armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, vowed on Saturday to carry out more armed attacks against Israel "until breaking the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip." Abu O'baida told a news confe ...

Lebanese army commander calls for return of law, justice

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Michel Suleiman Saturday said the Lebanese people want the constitutional institutions to resume their "effective national role," local Naharnet news website reported. Such a return to constitutional aut ...

Iran discloses nuclear package soon

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

A senior Iranian lawmaker revealed on Saturday that the country will disclose soon its proposal package aiming to resolve its nuclear standoff with the West, the State-run satellite Press TV reported. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of th ...