• At least 20 killed by mudslide in El Salvador

    16/10/2011 11:00

    At least 20 people died on Sunday in a major mudslide in El Salvador, as soils in this mountainous country were saturated due to a week of torrential rains, authorities said. This brought the number of rain-related...

  • U.S. race car driver Dan Wheldon dies in 15-car crash

    16/10/2011 11:00

    American race car driver Briton Dan Wheldon died in a 15-car crash accident at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, according to media report....

  • ASEAN boost ties to cope with economic slowdow

    15/10/2011 11:00

    ASEAN trade ministers have pledged to accelerate the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015 and closely coordinate with partners in the fight against global economic slowdown. At the two-day ASEAN Economic Council (AEC)...

  • Rome clashes mar global day of protests

    15/10/2011 11:00

    Protesters torched cars, smashed up banks and set fire to a military building in Rome on Saturday in the worst violence of worldwide demonstrations against corporate greed and government cutbacks....

  • Anti-capitalist protests turn into global movement

    15/10/2011 11:00

    Hundreds camped out in London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam on Sunday after clashes in New York and Rome in worldwide protests seen as the start of a new global movement against corporate greed and budget cuts....

  • Italian gov't clears financial stability decree

    15/10/2011 11:00

    The Italian government approved on Friday a financial stability decree aimed at securing public finances by cutting down the expenditures of several ministries. Among the measures envisaged are 60-million-euro (about 83...

  • G20 financial leaders expect bigger European bailout fund for debt crisis

    15/10/2011 11:00

    G20 financial leaders gathering in Paris welcomed the progress the Europe made on the eurozone debt issue on Saturday, but meanwhile expected the euro area to rely more on itself with bigger bailout fund to avoid contagion....

  • U.S. Treasury postpones semi-annual currency report

    15/10/2011 11:00

    The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday that it will delay the publication of its semi- annual currency report to Congress. The Treasury will "delay publication of the semi-annual Report to Congress on...

  • Libyan capital sees first big firefight in months

    14/10/2011 11:00

    The Libyan capital saw its first major gunbattle since Moammar Gadhafi fled Tripoli more than two months ago, as his supporters traded fire with revolutionary forces Friday after a crowd raised the ousted regime's green flag....

  • Syria forces 'kill 12, toll tops 3,000'

    14/10/2011 11:00

    Syrian forces killed at least 12 people on Friday, as supporters and opponents of UN action against the regime crossed swords at the Security Council over a crackdown that has cost more than 3,000 lives....