The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling
WASHINGTON - Things in the U.S. sure are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble up St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer and iconic Super Bowl advertiser.
Nations:Canada U.S. Saudi Arabia Russia Germany People:Yasuo Fukuda Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Activities:InBev Buys Anheuser
2008-07-06
Oil prices near $146 a barrel for 1st time ever
Oil prices neared $146 a barrel Thursday for the first time ever on reports of declining U.S. stockpiles and the threat of conflict with Iran.
Nations:Israel Saudi Arabia Malaysia United Arab Emirates Switzerland Spain Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-07-03
Iraq eliminates China from World Cup qualifying
TIANJIN, China - China's chances of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to resurgent Asian champion Iraq, sparking celebratory gunfire in Baghdad and despair in Beijing.
Nations:China Iraq Qatar United Arab Emirates Lebanon Saudi Arabia Activities:2010 Soccer World Cup
2008-06-14
Ethics war heats up as key Obama advisor resigns
CHICAGO (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama was roiled by another campaign scandal Wednesday when a key advisor resigned amid damaging reports that he had received preferential home loans.
Nations:U.S. Saudi Arabia People:Barack Obama John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AFP)
2008-06-11
Bush and allies embrace possible Iran sanctions
President Bush and European allies on Tuesday threatened tougher sanctions to squeeze Iran's finances and derail its potential pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Bush said the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran would endanger world peace.
Nations:Saudi Arabia People:Ehud Olmert Angela Merkel Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-06-10
Saudi calls for talks; oil experts see no change
Saudi Arabia will call for a summit between oil producing countries and consumer states to discuss soaring energy prices, Information and Culture Minister Iyad Madani said Monday.
Nations:Saudi Arabia Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-06-09
The Pope's Sex Abuse Challenge
Pope Benedict XVI's trip this week to the United States will include high-profile visits to the White House, United Nations and Ground Zero. But no matter what political issues or media angles may be buzzing before take-off, the Vatican tends to stress the pastoral aspect of any papal journey. The six-day itinerary is above all stacked with church services, baseball stadium masses and Catholic institutional encounters to allow the pontiff to tend to his flock, and to the priests and bishops who do the ministering when he's back in Rome.
Nations:Saudi Arabia Activities:2008 Pope Visit to U.S. Church Sex Scandals
2008-04-14
McCain says US succeeding in Iraq
Fresh off his eighth Iraq visit, Sen. John McCain declared Monday that "we are succeeding" and said he wouldn't change course -- even as the U.S. death toll rose to 4,000 and the war entered its sixth year.
Nations:Iraq Lebanon Saudi Arabia People:Osama bin Laden John McCain David Petraeus Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-03-24
Cheney in Iraq to meet with leaders
Vice President Dick Cheney, marking five years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, reaffirmed on Monday unwavering U.S. support for the Iraqis as they continue down what he called a "difficult but historic route to democracy."
Nations:Iraq Saudi Arabia People:David Petraeus Jalal Talabani Barack Obama John McCain Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-03-17
US military kills al-Qaida leader
A U.S. military helicopter fired a guided missile to kill a wanted al-Qaida in Iraq leader from Saudi Arabia who was responsible for the bombing deaths of five American soldiers, a spokesman said Sunday.
Nations:Saudi Arabia Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-03-02
Chavez threatens to halt oil sales to US
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States in an "economic war" if Exxon Mobil Corp. wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.
Nations:Venezuela U.S. U.K. Saudi Arabia Mexico Netherlands People:Hugo Chavez Activities:U.S.-Venezuela
2008-02-10
Citi may get cash from Saudi Prince
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Citigroup shareholder that came to the bank's rescue during the credit crisis of the early 1990s, might do so again now, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Nations:Singapore Saudi Arabia Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-01-12
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