International

Monday, October 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Irish “bail-out” rash rapidly extending to rest of Europe

Germany offered a blanket bank deposit guarantee on Sunday in a bid to contain the spreading credit crisis as European officials clinched deals to rescue Germany's Hypo Real Estate and recapitalize two other European banks.
Monday, October 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Nobel in Medicine to cancer linked discoveries: HPV, HIV

This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine honors three Europeans who discovered viruses that cause deadly diseases, and whose findings have led to major medical advances.
Monday, October 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Refugee numbers increasing by millions warns UN

The world's poor and uprooted people are increasingly at risk as the world struggles with a combination of adverse economic, social and political trends that threaten to trigger even greater displacement in the future, the top United Nations refugee official warned on Monday.
Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Facing a Falklands' fanatic at the Fourth Committee

Chief Minister Peter Caruana and Opposition leader Joe Bossano will soon appear before the UN Fourth Committee in New York.
Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Top UK brig calls for political solution in Afghanistan

The UK's commander in Helmand has said Britain should not expect a “decisive military victory” in Afghanistan. Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith told the Sunday Times the aim of the mission was to ensure the Afghan army was able to manage the country on its own.
Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar on UN General Assembly agenda for this week

Gibraltar delegates left for New York to participate in the session dedicated to the British Overseas Territory before the 4th Committee of the United Nations. The 4th Committee is one of the six main committees of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Sunday, October 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dubai, land of man made islands and skyscrapers

Dubai announced on Sunday plans to build a more than one kilometer high sky scraper, an undertaking that will demand over ten years to construct and billions of dollars, possibly becoming the world's tallest building, according to developers Nakheel.
Saturday, October 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Europe agrees on “flexible” targets but no US bail-out plan

Europe's biggest economies agreed on Saturday to work together to support financial institutions, but without forming a joint bail-out fund. French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted the meeting of the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy in Paris.
Saturday, October 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Australia clears way for Billiton takeover of Rio Tinto

BHP Billiton proposed 114 billion US dollars hostile bid for rival mining giant Rio Tinto has been cleared by Australia's competition watchdog.
Friday, October 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Sarkozy denies bail out plan, but EU can't agree on B plan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy distanced himself from a proposed 300 billion Euro European Union-wide bank rescue scheme that has divided EU governments on the eve of a meeting to be held in Paris.