International

Tuesday, July 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean mining companies, Latam's most profitable

Chilean mining companies top the list of Latin America's 500 most profitable companies, according to the magazine América Economía.
Tuesday, July 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN outgoing chief of missions says “force does matter”

The days of United Nations missions fielding only unarmed observers are long past, according to the outgoing head of the world body's peacekeeping operations, who said on Tuesday that peacekeepers need to be able to wield force to get respect and make a difference.
Tuesday, July 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC president predicts oil below 100 USD a barrel

The price of crude sunk to below 121 US dollars a barrel, touching on its lowest point since May, in the wake of a strengthening dollar and the comments of OPEC president Chakib Khelil, who called current prices “abnormal” and predicted that the barrel price could sink below 100 dollars in the long term.
Tuesday, July 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Air industry future is here: merger of British and Iberia

British Airways is on the verge of joining forces with Spanish carrier Iberia after revealing both companies' boards' unanimously support an all-share merger. In a statement British Airways said it was in talks with Iberia with a view to an all-share merger of the two companies.
Tuesday, July 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Trade talks failure, seen as death kiss for multilateralism

Marathon talks in Geneva aimed at liberalizing global trade have collapsed admitted the head of the World Trade Organisation Pascal Lamy. Officials have blamed China, India and the US for failing to agree on import rules.
Monday, July 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UK Government blamed for fuel prices said nationwide poll

More than a third of people in the UK believe the Government is primarily responsible for high fuel prices, a new poll has shown.
Monday, July 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US accuses India and China of putting at risk Doha talks

World trade talks entered a second week on Monday in Geneva with the United States representative accusing India and China of endangering the success of the discussions for having rejected a compromise painfully worked out by WTO Director General Pascal Lamy.
Monday, July 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chinese leaders concern with slower growth and inflation

The People's Bank of China, (central bank) in a summary of its second-quarter policy meeting, pledged to keep a “consistent” monetary stance, the same word used on Friday by the top leadership of the ruling Communist Party to describe the planned thrust of economic policy for the rest of 2008.
Sunday, July 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Oxygen cylinder link to Qantas jet 747-400 mid air blast

Australian investigators are exploring the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded mid-flight on the Qantas jumbo jet from London that was forced to plunge 20,000 feet and make an emergency landing in the Philippines.
Sunday, July 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Main trade nations agree to save Doha negotiations

The current ministerial summit in the framework of the WTO Doha Round of world trade talks has been extended until Wednesday in an effort to save the negotiations from collapse.