Peru urges Bolivia to stop meddling in its internal affairs

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Peruvian President Alan Garcia Thursday urged Bolivia's government to stop interfering his country's internal affairs. Garcia told the press that nobody should intervene in other countries' internal policy and he was irritated afte ...

Argentine farmers warn to resume protest against tax hikes

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Argentine agriculture and livestock produce organizations warned Thursday that it would resume next Tuesday nationwide protests against the contentious grain export tax bill. Farmers and other rural producers said that next Tuesday ...

Zambia traces suspect behind rumor of President death

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The Zambian government has traced the man suspected to have started the rumor in South Africa last Thursday that Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa had died, according to The Post. In an interview in Lusaka on Sunday, Zambian high com ...

U.S. economy grows faster in Q1 than expected

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1 percent in the first quarter of this year, faster than the 0.9 percent pace estimated a month ago, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The first-quarter growth rate for gross domes ...

Dollar extends loss as U.S. stocks tumble

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The dollar fell against most major currencies on Thursday, extending losses of the previous session as Wall Street plunged. The dollar continued losing grounds after the U.S. Federal Reserve failed to give a strong signal that it wo ...

Wall Street tumbles on bad economic news, record oil prices

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Wall Street plunged Thursday with Dow Jones closing lowest in nearly two years as a series of bad economic news hit the market and oil prices set a new record at 140 U.S. dollars a barrel. Light, sweet crude for August delivery sett ...

Oil prices hit new record at $140

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Crude futures surged sharply and broke the 140 U.S. dollars level for the first time on Thursday as OPEC predicted oil prices to rise and Libya threatened to cut production. Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose 5.09 dollars t ...

Yahoo shuffles executives as part of major reorganization

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Yahoo on Thursday announced its second major reorganization in less than two years, as the beleaguered Internet company sought to beat back a shareholder revolt that appears to be gaining traction. The shakeup gives new responsibili ...