International

• Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:38 UTC

  UK unions ready to challenge Jaguar and Land Rover restructuring

  

  British unions have condemned plans by car giant Jaguar Land Rover to close one of its UK plants. The firm said it would decide next year whether to shut its factory at Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands, which makes Jaguars, or its site at Solihull, which makes Range Rovers.

• Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:34 UTC

  British Chancellor tells bankers “the party is over”

  

  Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has warned bankers that the party is over and they must realise the world has changed. He made the comments in a BBC interview before leaving for the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.

• Friday, September 25th 2009 - 09:55 UTC

  Pittsburgh G-20 summit kicks off with minor clashes in the streets

  

  Trouble has flared as world leaders gathered Thursday in the US city of Pittsburgh for the G20 summit. Reports said riot police used pepper gas and fired rubber bullets at protesters on a march near the venue.

• Friday, September 25th 2009 - 09:53 UTC

  PM Brown denies rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with Obama

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied Thursday reports of a rift with Barack Obama following reports that Washington repeatedly rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with the US president.

• Friday, September 25th 2009 - 00:46 UTC

  South America-Africa Summit to address energy and cooperation

  

  Margarita Island, in north-eastern Venezuela, has geared up for the upcoming second South America-Africa Summit (SAAS), which will take place on Saturday and Sunday hosted by President Hugo Chavez.

• Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 11:17 UTC

  OAS and EU agree on massive diplomatic effort to solve Honduras crisis

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, and the European Union agreed Wednesday to send their ambassadors in Honduras back to Tegucigalpa, the city which they left following the June coup that deposed constitutional president Manuel Zelaya.

• Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 10:53 UTC

  Bank of England minutes reflect “uncertainty” and fears of inflation

  

  Inflation in the United Kingdom has proved more stubborn than expected and is now no longer estimated to fall below 1% this autumn, according to minutes from the Bank of England's rate-setting committee. But there is still a lot of uncertainty about the economy and the impact of the ongoing reluctance of banks to lend.

• Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 08:29 UTC

  New Japanese government confirms whale hunting policy

  

  Japan’s new centre-left government has urged Australia to help prevent violent attacks by activists on Japanese whalers as it stood by the country's traditional support for whaling, an official says.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2009 - 12:47 UTC

  In anticipation of the G20 summit, US dollar falls against major currencies

  

  The Euro rose Tuesday to the highest level against the US dollar since August 2008 as investors looked to the Group of 20, G20, summit in Pittsburgh this weekend for more signs about the world economic recovery.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2009 - 12:43 UTC

  Uruguay sells 500 million dollars of bonds maturing 2025

  

  Uruguay sold 500 million US dollars of bonds maturing in 2025 in its first international debt issue in three years. The 16-year bonds are to yield 340.3 basis points above US Treasuries.