Bangkok gold price surges to record high amid Mideast tension, weaker dollars

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Gold price in Bangkok, one of the major gold market in Southeast Asia, has surged to a record high upon concerns over renewed Middle East tensions and the weakening U.S. dollar, Thai News Agency quoted an industry executive as saying Monda ...

Venezuelan president to visit Russia

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to pay a working visit to Russia next week, Interfax news agency reported on Monday. "It is expected that Chavez will fly to Moscow on July 21," a diplomatic source in Moscow was quoted as saying. ...

Iran, Russia sign energy co-op agreement

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Russian gas monopoly Gazprom signed an agreement to cooperate on development of Iran's oil and gas fields, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. NIOC Managing Director Seifollah Ja ...

Village guard killed in clash with PKK in southeastern Turkey

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

One village guard was killed in a clash with the militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey Friday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday. During the clash with PKK militants ...

UNHCR urges South Africa to halt deportation of Zimbabweans

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The United Nations refugee agency has called on South Africa to stop deporting Zimbabweans, noting that many are arriving in South Africa to flee from political violence in their homeland. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHC ...

8 killed by suspected leptospirosis in Philippines

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The Philippine government said on Saturday eight people have died and 77 fell ill with suspected leptospirosis in the wake of a typhoon disaster, the official Philippines News Agency reported. The suspected leptospirosis was caused ...

Brazil to sell oil fields at auction

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Brazil will auction oil fields, except for the newly discovered pre-salt areas, authorities said Thursday. Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels, a regulatory department for the industry sectors concerning ...

Climate change a key issue at Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Niue's premier, Toke Talangi, said Fiji and climate change will be the key issues at next month's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting next month, the Siva-based Pacnews regional news agency reported on Friday. The South Pacific ti ...