International

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

  UK frauds’ office looking for Mubarak’s cash and assets, says Sunday Times

  

  A British government minister said on Sunday there should be an international approach to dealing with the overseas assets of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his family.

• Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 08:02 UTC

  India, Brazil, Germany, Japan demand Security Council reform this year

  

  Four regional powers hoping to get permanent seats on the Security Council — India, Germany, Brazil and Japan — said Friday they believe the U.N. will take action by September on expanding its most powerful body.

• Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 05:31 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina will reject ‘commodity prices regulation’ at G20

  

  Brazil and Argentina came out Friday against a French proposal to be put to the G20 to regulate commodity prices whose recent rises are blamed for a spike in food costs.

• Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 05:08 UTC

  Mubarak’s downfall: the view from a privileged observer, Israel

  

  Israel’ former ambassador to Egypt was particularly pessimistic Friday after hearing of President Hosni Mubarak's dramatic resignation. Zvi Mazel anticipated that the Egyptian Army will rule for years: it’s a whole new world, with no one left to lead the pragmatic states”

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 21:20 UTC

  US trade deficit soars 33% in 2010 as China imports hit record level

  

  The US trade deficit widened in December to its highest level in four months, the US government said in a report that also showed the annual trade gap expanded nearly 33% in 2010 as imports from China hit record levels.

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 21:02 UTC

  Switzerland freezes assets that may belong to ex President Mubarak

  

  Switzerland has frozen assets that may belong to Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down on Friday as president of Egypt after 30 years of rule, the foreign ministry said.

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 07:02 UTC

  Opposition leader calls on Egyptian Army “to save the country now”

  

  Major Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei warned of potential violent unrest after President Hosni Mubarak announced late Thursday he would not step down before the September elections.

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 05:57 UTC

  Australian study links sunlight exposure and vitamin D with multiple sclerosis

  

  An Australian study published in the February issue of Neurology provides additional evidence for a potential role for low levels of sunlight exposure and vitamin D as triggers for multiple sclerosis.

• Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 23:33 UTC

  FAO admits illegal fishing remains major threat; calls for a global record of fishing vessels

  

  Countries are making progress in implementing the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, which is now 15 years old, but still extremely relevant. However, additional efforts are needed, declared participants at the close of the 29th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries.

• Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 23:24 UTC

  Bank of England at a crossroad leaves interest rates on hold at 0.5%

  

  Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept UK interest rates on hold at 0.5%, and unveiled no new quantitative easing (QE) measures.