International

Thursday, September 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
General election in Gibraltar “between now and New Year”

Gibraltar's Chief Minister Peter Caruana confirmed that an election will be called before the New Year, reports the Chronicle.
Thursday, September 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Ezeiza chosen as best airport in the region; Santiago second

Argentina's Ezeiza International airport has been chosen as the best airport in the region according to the Skytrax 2007 opinion poll which interviewed over 12 million passengers, according to the Airports Council International, Latin America and Caribbean.
Thursday, September 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Keeping inflation on track remains Bank of England's target

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted Thursday to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 5.75% but also cautioned it would monitor closely effects of the current credit re pricing on inflation.
Thursday, September 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
IMF lowers growth projections with sharp downturn in US

Global economic growth is likely to be dampened by the turbulence which has swept world markets said a spokesperson for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Thursday, September 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Bush presses China on the Yuan and trade relations

United States president George Bush again pressed on his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao the need for continuous steps to achieve a free floating Yuan, which would help to address the widening US trade deficit with China.
Wednesday, September 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Eurostar sets record on Paris-London inaugural journey

Eurostar has set a record on its inaugural journey from Paris to London via Britain's new high-speed line. The train, carrying journalists and VIPs, arrived at St Pancras, instead of Waterloo, for the first time. It took two hours, three minutes, 39 seconds.
Wednesday, September 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Famed US aviator Steve Fossett reported missing

An extensive search is underway for record-breaking US adventurer Steve Fossett, who went missing in his blue and white single engine Citabria plane in the Nevada desert. He was reportedly last seen taking off from the private airfield at the Flying M Ranch near Yerington, Nevada, on Monday evening.
Tuesday, September 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Controversy over how fast China is really growing

While many people believe China will effectively quite soon become the world's second economy and catch up with United States sometime this century, MIT Professor Lester Thurow for a range of reasons argues that China's century will not be this one, but the next.
Tuesday, September 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Record wheat prices on possible Russian shipments curb

Wheat rose to a record in Paris on Monday as traders speculated that Russia could curb shipments to restrain domestic food prices. Moscow has formed a working group that will consider measures to curb grain prices, which may include sales from state inventories as well as export duties and quotas.
Tuesday, September 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Risk Network: political pressures, main threat to global growth

Political pressures present the greatest medium-term threat to global growth, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Economic Forum's Global risk network.