The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states formed in 1971 by the then Trucial States after independence from Britain. The late Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE at its inception, was quick to seize on the potential of the oil industry. He oversaw the development of [...]
The U.K. Financial Services Authority’s report on the 2008 failure of the Royal Bank of Scotland is a strange document. On the one hand, it is a 458-page defense of the proposition that mistakes and failures of judgment can drive a company to ruin without amounting to criminal misconduct. In light of some of the [...]
Por LINGLING WEI BEIJING—Los bancos estatales chinos buscan expandir sus créditos a países latinoamericanos ricos en materias primas usando el yuan en vez del dólar. La iniciativa es parte de un esfuerzo más amplio del gobierno para promover el uso internacional de su divisa, según fuentes al tanto. Desde principios del año pasado, el Banco [...]
CNN’s Dan Lothian, Deirdre Walsh, Susan Candiotti, Eric Fiegel and Fran Townsend contributed to this report.
Venezuela's opposition says it has destroyed the list of voters in Sunday's primary election, despite a court order that they be preserved. The Democratic Unity coalition said the records had been burned in accordance with a promise to ensure confidentiality. There were also fears that those who voted could face government reprisals. The primary saw [...]
By JEFFREY BALL A new concept is entering the consumer lexicon: the carbon footprint. First came organic. Then came fair trade. Now makers of everything from milk to jackets to cars are starting to tally up the carbon footprints of their products. That’s the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that get coughed [...]
The USA is the world's foremost economic and military power, with global interests and an unmatched global reach. The original people of north America, who made up several distinct groups of native Americans, went into decline with the arrival of settlers and now constitute a minority of the population. The early settlers came predominantly from [...]
Thousands of internally displaced Somalis have been forced to flee again to avoid heavy fighting in the Afgoye corridor, just south of the capital. A BBC correspondent says he saw hundreds of loaded lorries and small vehicles streaming into Mogadishu. African Union forces say they launched a major assault on Wednesday on Afgoye, a stronghold [...]
Release Date: 01/30/2012Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, harris-young.dawn@epa.gov ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will enter into an agreement with Meharry Medical College to support campus greening and sustainability. As part of the agreement, EPA will commit to enhance the university’s environmental policy and science curricula and offer opportunities for students [...]
By JOE PARKINSON ISTANBUL—The trial of almost 100 Turkish soccer bosses and players began on Tuesday following an unprecedented probe into match-fixing allegations that have gripped the nation and exposed divisions at the highest echelons of Turkey’s government. Enlarge Image Close European Pressphoto Agency Fans of Turkish soccer team Fenerbahce shout slogans in support of [...]
