Toxic ghost ship finds its final berth after five years of drifting | AN asbestos-laden French aircraft carrier that was too toxic for Indian ship-breakers is to be towed to a yard in northeast England for dismantling. | The agreement to send the Clemenceau, once the ... (photo: AP / Vincent Michel)The Australian
Forget the credit crunch, oil is the key to world recovery | After the stock market's worst half-year since the early 1990s, nobody - not even I - can deny any longer that financial assets around the world are in a severe bear market. But with so many of the ... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)The Times
Central bankers unite vs inflation | BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Central bankers issued a stern warning on Sunday against the dangers of surging inflation, saying rising energy costs risk damaging growth in rich and poor countries a... (photo: AP / Orestis Panagiotou)The Boston Globe EnergyEuropeInflationPhotosSlideshowSwitzerland
Kazakh leader vows reform before taking OSCE chair By Maria Golovnina ASTANA, June 29 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's president promised the West on Sunday his country would pursue democratic change before its chairmanship of Europe's main human rights watch... (photo: AP Photo / Bela Szandelszky)The Guardian DemocracyEuropeKazakhstanOilPhotos
Paulson: no quick fix for oil price | LONDON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned Thursday that rising oil prices are likely to prolong the world economic slowdown. | Speaking at a London news con... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Newsday EconomyInflationOilPhotosUS
Darling and Paulson lay out blame for crunch | Chancellor Alistair Darling and Henry Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, today admitted mistakes by regulators, banks and investors had led to the credit crunch but fe... (photo: AP / John Stillwell/Pool)The Times EconomyFinancePhotosUKUS
Record oil prices: Iran and the Strait of Hormuz | The price of oil soared over $145 today, fuelled by concerns of an attack on Iran by Israel or the US. | Investors are worried that continuing tension could push Iran t... (photo: AP Photo / U.S. Navy, Christopher Mobley, FILE)The Times ArabIranOilPhotosPricesStrait
Australia dips into the black ink of trade | AUSTRALIA has posted its first monthly trade surplus in six years, ending the longest run of red ink since records began. | The nation posted a small, but significant, ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)Sydney Morning Herald AustraliaFoodOilPhotosTrade
