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AIG exceeds expectations, posts $455 million Q3 profits

07.11.2009 15:30    dailystar.com.lb
Bailed out insurance giant AIG announced Friday a profit of $455 million in the third quarter, a massive turnaround from a $24.4 billion loss in the same period last year.The earnings from group, the largest recipient of US government aid
AIG exceeds expectations, posts $455 million Q3 profits


G20 finance ministers discuss efforts to shore up global economy

07.11.2009 15:29    dailystar.com.lb
G20 finance ministers met Friday to shore up the recovery from the global financial crisis and discuss funding for a still uncertain agreement on climate change.The ministers from the world's 20 most powerful and fastest emerging economies held the third
G20 finance ministers discuss efforts to shore up global economy

US unemployment rate soars past 10 percent for first time since 1983

07.11.2009 15:29    dailystar.com.lb
The US unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983, and is likely to go higher.Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. The Labor
US unemployment rate soars past 10 percent for first time since 1983

Job seekers line up for Time Square toilets

07.11.2009 15:29    dailystar.com.lb
Wanted: outgoing and enthusiastic applicants to work as restroom ambassadors in central New York location. Good pay.Amid a struggling US economy, hundreds of jobseekers applied on Thursday at the open auditions for the opportunity to interact with guests at the
Job seekers line up for Time Square toilets


British Airways sees record $482 million loss in first half

07.11.2009 15:29    dailystar.com.lb
British Airways Plc. fell to a worse-than-expected first-half loss and forecast annual revenues 1 billion pounds lower than last year, but said traffic volumes and yields had stabilized.The airline, whose alliance with American Airlines and Spain's Iberia is being scrutinized
British Airways sees record $482 million loss in first half

China blasts new US steel-pipe anti-dumping duties

07.11.2009 15:29    dailystar.com.lb
China denounced as protectionist new US anti-dumping duties on steel pipes and launched its own investigation into imports of US-made automobiles on Friday, a week before a visit by President Barack Obama.It also called for Washington's swift recognition that China
China blasts new US steel-pipe anti-dumping duties

Global unemployment still rising despite signs of recovery

07.11.2009 15:29    dailystar.com.lb
Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, the millions of people laid off during the worst recession in 70 years are unlikely to see relief any time soon as joblessness is still climbing in many of
Global unemployment still rising despite signs of recovery

China, African Nations Meet Sunday to Strenghten Economic Ties

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Chinese-made goods are in abundant supply in Africa and Arab world due to strong economic relations
China, African Nations Meet Sunday to Strenghten Economic Ties

China Looks Forward to Hosting President Obama

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Beijing says US president's visit will help push bilateral relations to 'new historical starting point'
China Looks Forward to Hosting President Obama

Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Rise Over Appointment of Fugitive Thai Official

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Regional political analysts say Bangkok, Phnom Penh relations are the worst they have been in several years
Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Rise Over Appointment of Fugitive Thai Official

Afghan Police: 2 Missing NATO Soldiers Drowned

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Both soldiers reportedly swept away into river while trying to save supply boxes that fell into water after being air-dropped
Afghan Police: 2 Missing NATO Soldiers Drowned

India Buys Gold from International Monetary Fund to Diversify Foreign Exchange Reserves

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Deal means that South Asian country's Central bank now has tenth largest gold holdings in world
India Buys Gold from International Monetary Fund to Diversify Foreign Exchange Reserves

British PM Calls for Halt to Afghan Corruption

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Gordon Brown warns Afghan government to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more British lives there unless it reforms
British PM Calls for Halt to Afghan Corruption

UNHCR Steps up Aid to Displaced Pakistanis

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Fighting between army and Taliban militants in South Waziristan hit peak in mid-October when army launched air, ground offensive to dislodge Islamic militants from their sanctuary
UNHCR Steps up Aid to Displaced Pakistanis

Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of Karzai

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Top UN official in Afghanistan warned President Hamid Karzai to combat corruption or risk losing international support
Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of Karzai

Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Troops were wounded Friday while looking for two missing US soldiers who are believed to have drowned in river in western province of Badghis
Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan

Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent Fighting

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Accounts of Pakistan army's offensive in tribal region near Afghan border are difficult to verify, as journalists, aid workers are not allowed into battle zone
Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent Fighting

Exxon Group Wins Major Iraq Oil Contract

07.11.2009 15:14    voanews.com
Oil ministry announces agreement to give companies, which include Royal Dutch Shell, 20-year contract to develop West Qurna
Exxon Group Wins Major Iraq Oil Contract

Israel up in arms over weapons seizure

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
Israel has spared no effort in bringing the world's attention to its seizure of a ship carrying tonnes of apparently Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, via Egypt and Syria. If history is any guide, the incident could be
Israel up in arms over weapons seizure

US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
This week's landmark visit by senior United States officials to Myanmar featured meetings with military leaders, pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, but none led to any diplomatic breakthrough. Critics claim Washington's engagement gambit, far from being
US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

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