International

Monday, September 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
PM Brown admits mistakes but “I have the experience”

Gordon Brown has admitted he had made mistakes as Britain's Prime Minister and promised: “I will do better”. In an interview ahead of the crucial conference speech on which his future as Prime Minister may depend, Mr Brown insisted he remained the right man to shepherd Britain's economy through global financial turmoil.
Monday, September 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Germany partly blames US and UK for financial turmoil

German chancellor Angela Merkel said that the United States and British governments are partly responsible for the current international financial crisis for having supported markets' resistance to be submitted to voluntary regulations.
Monday, September 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Growing concern over soaring Asia-Pacific migration impact

A United Nations-supported meeting opening Monday in Bangkok is closely looking at the impact of migration in Asia and the Pacific – where the number of international migrants has skyrocketed from 28 million to 53 million in just under half a century – on socio-economic development in the region.
Monday, September 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Jittery markets hike oil price which settles at 120 US dollars

Reflecting uncertainties about the US government 700 billion US dollars bail out plan and its consequences on the US dollar, oil prices on Monday jumped briefly 25 US dollars before falling back to 120.97 US dollars a barrel
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
New issue of Gibraltar stamps dedicated to cruise vessels

Gibraltar pays tribute to one of its main industries, tourism with a set of stamps dedicated to cruise vessels. The last of the series of the Gibraltar Cruise Ships set of stamps is comprised of 4 stamps, Miniature Sheet and a Special Folder.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Caruana and Bossano set to face Argentine hawk at UN

He is one of the last people Gibraltar – less still the Falkland Islands – would have hoped to have seen nominated. Jorge ArgÃ¼ello, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, is the new chairman of the Fourth Committee, the Special Political and Decolonization Committee. He is set to be addressed in a fortnight's time by both Chief Minister Peter Caruana and Opposition Leader Joe Bossano.
Friday, September 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN remains most cost effective for global peacekeeping

The United Nations, which currently deploys some 110,000 personnel in 18 peace operations worldwide at a price tag of 7.2 billion US dollars, remains the most cost-effective option for global peacekeeping, the senior official leading those efforts said this week.
Friday, September 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
PM Brown pledged to clean up the financial system

Gordon Brown has pledged to “clean up” the financial system following the rescue of Britain's biggest mortgage lender HBOS by Lloyds TSB. The prime minister said he had taken “quick action” to “maintain the stability of the financial system”.
Friday, September 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Russia will send high level delegation to OPEC meeting

Russia will send a high-level delegation to the OPEC meeting in Algeria on December Energy Minister Sergei Shatko said on Friday.
Friday, September 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Spain compensates jobless immigrants to return home

Spain will try to persuade jobless legal immigrants to leave by offering to pay them a lump sum and then provide unemployment benefits in their home countries plus the promise of not returning to Spain for three years, the government said on Friday.