China’s sovereign wealth fund has urged the Obama administration to spend 1trillion US dollars on infrastructure over the next five years, to create jobs and improve US competitiveness.
After years of political division, Europe's two biggest military powers have come together to sign a historic defence-sharing agreement.
It was a tight squeeze for a giant new cruise ship sailing from Europe to its home port in in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over the weekend.
The new head of the British armed forces has said it makes absolute sense for the United Kingdom and France to work together on defence, ahead of a summit on Tuesday. PM David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are expected to sign a defence treaty improving collaboration between the two countries.
EU leaders say tough new budget rules agreed at their summit in Brussels will protect the Euro from a future Greek-style debt crisis. The EU sealed a solid pact to strengthen the Euro, said European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
The gold market continued to be supported by concerns over the health of the global economy and its ability to show a sustained recovery, especially in developed nations, according to the latest edition of Gold Investment Digest published today by the World Gold Council (WGC).
Argentine bonds posted big gains and stocks hit a new record high Thursday as markets anticipated a more business-friendly environment following the death of former president Nestor Kirchner.
China has claimed the top spot on the list of the world's supercomputers. The title has gone to China's Tianhe-1A supercomputer that is capable of carrying out more than 2.5 thousand trillion calculations a second.
Bishops must guide their faithful to use their vote to oppose efforts to legalize abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict XVI told bishops from Brazil.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated he was sorry to hear Néstor Kirchner had died so prematurely. The UN leader placed strong emphasis on Kirchner's relevant role for multilateralism.