International

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 06:08 UTC
Black Thursday anticipated for Labour and several cabinet members

British cabinet member Jacqui Smith is to stand down as home secretary in the cabinet reshuffle, sources close to her have told the BBC. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to shake up his cabinet after Thursday's European and English local elections.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 13:18 UTC
Hunt for Air France jet intensifies

Rescuers are searching waters deep in the Atlantic for a French airliner which disappeared in a storm early on Monday. The search, involving ships and planes from many nations, was part-suspended overnight, but aircraft with monitoring equipment continued to scour the sea.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 10:43 UTC
Chrysler taken over by Fiat with US, Canada governments’ support

United States car group Chrysler has secured court approval for a consortium led by Italy's Fiat to take over its assets. The move, which is backed by both the US and Canadian governments, should enable Chrysler to exit bankruptcy protection in the near future.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 04:39 UTC
China and U.S. seal economic and financial “partnership”

In his first official visit to China since becoming Treasury Secretary, Mr Geithner told politicians and academics in Beijing that he still supports a strong US dollar, and insisted that the trillions of dollars of Chinese investments would not be unduly damaged by the economic crisis.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 04:33 UTC
Labour with 18% support trail Tories by 22 points, says poll

Support for the Britain’s ruling Labour party has plunged by 10 points in the past month and the party now trails the Tories by 22% and is running neck and neck with the Liberal Democrats, according to a new poll.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 04:15 UTC
China steelmakers demand “40% or more” cut in iron ore prices

China's Iron and Steel Association, CISA, maintained its campaign to slash 2009-2010 iron ore term prices by 40% or more, putting out a report on its Web site Sunday that rounded up opinions from a string of Chinese mill executives.
Monday, June 1st 2009 - 20:54 UTC
Airbus confirm that an A330-200 operated by Air France has been lost

An Air France plane flying from Brazil to Paris has gone missing with 228 people on board, the airline informed today.
Monday, June 1st 2009 - 13:17 UTC
Iran/Israel conflict also present at the OAS meeting in Honduras

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister will attend the annual general assembly of the Organization of American States this week in Honduras in an attempt to counter Iran's growing influence in Latinamerica, according to Israel diplomatic sources.
Monday, June 1st 2009 - 09:00 UTC
Tory leader orders MP to pay capital gains tax

A British opposition Conservative frontbench MP who avoided paying capital gains tax on the sale of her taxpayer-funded second home will have to pay the money, party leader David Cameron has said.
Monday, June 1st 2009 - 08:57 UTC
Tories to question UK government on Spanish incursions in Gibraltar waters

UK Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague is to question the British Government following the recent incidents involving the Spanish navy off the coast of Gibraltar, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.