World economy
UK companies looking at extra hiring: survey
11 Dec 2012
UK environment secretary pushes for GM crops
10 Dec 2012
Obama asks for $60-bn from Congress for aid to Sandy hit states
08 Dec 2012
President Barack Obama yesterday asked Congress for $60.4 billion in federal aid for the states hit by Superstorm Sandy in late October, which include New York and New Jersey
Powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shakes northeast Japan
07 Dec 2012
There were no reports of any major damage or injuries from the earthquake, which was centered off the Miyagi prefecture in northeast Japan at a depth of 10 km
US conducts sub-critical nuke experiment
07 Dec 2012
Painful tax cuts, austerity to plug £27-bn black hole in the UK
07 Dec 2012
Millions of Britsh citizens would face economic hardship with more tax rises and benefit cuts in the next three years to plug a £27-billion black hole in UK government coffers
UK growth forecast revised down; economy to shrink in 2012
06 Dec 2012
The UK’s Office of Budget Responsibility has slashed the country’s 2012 growth forecast from 0.8 per cent predicted in March to a 0.1-per cent contraction
Supporting climate-friendly food production
05 Dec 2012
US home prices surge 6.3 per cent October
05 Dec 2012
Egypt and the strategic balance
04 Dec 2012
Immediately following the declaration of a cease-fire in Gaza, Egypt was plunged into a massive domestic crisis, as Mohammed Morsi, elected in the first presidential election after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, passed a decree that would essentially place his executive powers above the courts By George Friedman founder and chief executive officer, Stratfor
Egypt's top judicial body to oversee referendum
04 Dec 2012
EU to disburse €39.5 bn aid to Spain next week: Junker
04 Dec 2012
Spain has requested €39.5 billion in financial aid from its eurozone partners to rescue its struggling banks