Authorities intervened in the foreign currency market to boost the dollar, the first such move in six years.
Gold sends the world a worrying message
Two years to the day exactly since Lehman Brothers formally applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it seems an appropriate moment to ponder whether the world has put the financial crisis behind it. That the gold price posted an all-time high yesterday suggests the answer is a pretty straightforward "no".
Shariah a danger to U.S., security pros say
A panel of national security experts who worked under Republican and Democratic presidents is urging the Obama administration to abandon its stance that Is
Iraqis outraged at payout for US victims of Saddam
Americans win $400m as compensation but ordinary locals are shocked as thousands of their own struggle with crippling poverty or injuries sustained since 2003.
Iran donates $25 million to Turkey's ruling party
Iran has agreed to donate $25 million (£16 million) to Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in a move that will increase fears that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is preparing to abandon the country's secular constitution.
Ukraine’s journalist Gongadze was killed on orders of interior minister
The opposition Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze was killed in September 2000 on orders from the then Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Kravchenko.
Women should use bodies to get ahead in politics, says Berlusconi ally
A close ally of Silvio Berlusconi has provoked a furious debate on sexism in politics after saying that women wanting to be elected to parliament should use their bodies to kick-start their careers.
BP boss faces MPs over Gulf spill
BP's departing chief executive Tony Hayward is to face questions from MPs about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Bahrain Shiites live in fear of arrests, detention, torture
The end of the fasting month of Ramadan is usually a joyous occasion for Muslims, but for many in Bahrain, it has been celebrated in fear, as the Sunni-controlled government has arrested scores of citizens in a crackdown on Shiite activists.
Why $60 billion in US arms to Saudi Arabia isn't causing an outcry
Israel doesn't oppose a US arms deal that would send advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia, which is increasingly seen as essential to containing Iran's nuclear ambitions.
South Sudan referendum overshadows Darfur on international stage
While the world focuses on the upcoming South Sudan referendum, the Sudanese government is making plans that could worsen the lives of 3 million Darfuris.
Israel: Gaza dead were civilians
The Israeli army admits that three Palestinian men it killed in Gaza on Sunday were civilians, and not terrorists, as previously claimed.
OPEC Secretary General sees difficult first half of 2011
Badri warns of 'a testing period' which could see recession left behind or its return.
Referendum boycotter files complaint against coup leader Evren
Yılmaz Yukarıgöz, who said he did not cast a vote in the Sept. 12 referendum, has filed a criminal complaint against retired general and former President Kenan Evren, the general who engineered the Sept. 12, 1980 coup.
Israeli flotilla inquiry asks Turkish captain to testify
An Israeli commission investigating the storming of a Gaza-bound ship in which nine Turkish activists were killed has announced that it had invited the ship’s captain to testify.
Ground Zero mosque Imam 'a terrible landlord'
The Muslim cleric behind plans to build a mosque near the Ground Zero site in New York is being sued over two properties he owns.
Five largest Israeli settlements: who lives there, and why
The end goal of the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is two separate, sovereign states. Palestinians say that the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, deemed illegal by the United Nations, influence the outcome of such talks. With more than 300,000 Israelis now living in such settlements, Israel expects to keep at least some of them under a final peace deal – possibly as part of a land swap.
French fast-food restaurant describes 14 halal branches as a success
The opening of the Hamburger chain fell during Ramadan and comes amid an ongoing debate over the integration of Muslim immigrants and their descendants.
Peru's wells sucked dry by asparagus
Asparagus grown in Peru and sold in the UK is commonly held up as a symbol of unacceptable food miles, but a report has raised an even more urgent problem: its water footprint.
Obama may face fury over Chinese currency
The Obama administration this week may have to fend off a fight with Democratic allies in Congress who are angry about what they say is China's refusal to end trade-distorting policies and who are threatening reprisals that businesses fear could start a trade war.
More Trouble Foreseen for Kabul Bank
It could take months to bring the bank into compliance with Afghan banking laws, said several officials.
Egypt church rule absolute to Coptic Christians
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt | When Irini Ibrahim, a young Coptic Christian woman, floated the idea of divorce from a husband she said was abusing her, her parents immediately opposed it, reminding her of the biblical injunction, "What God has joined together let no man put asunder.
Catholic Britain rejoices, but abuse overshadows Pope's first state visit
Plans are being drawn up for the Pope to hold private meetings with people who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of clerics during this week's visit to Britain.
Real IRA threatens to attack British bankers
The group of dissident republican terrorists labelled bankers as "criminals" and threatening to target the workers in London.
Zambia eyes Chinese funds for power plant
BEIJING - Felix Mutati, Zambia's trade minister, said he was hopeful of finalizing Chinese funding for a new $1.5 billion power station in the southern African country.
Man arrested for announcing engagement to 14-year old on Facebook
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with statutory rape after revealing on Facebook that he was engaged to a 14-year-old girl.
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