Chinese rocket fuel lands US scientist in jail
By Peter J Brown China is looking forward to many accomplishments in space over the coming decade, while Shu Quan-Sheng, the physicist and corporate executive from Virginia arrested in September for selling American space technology to Beijing, is
BLOG: Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
Mitt Romney appeared on MSNBC today to discuss his opinion piece in The New York Times entitled 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.' Romney believes that if GM, Ford and Chrysler 'get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss
October ABCe: US election build-up helps UK newspaper sites to record traffic
Barack Obama: the build-up to his election triumph was a boon for UK newspaper websites. Photograph: AFP The build-up to the US election and continuing economic turmoil helped boost national newspaper web traffic to a new peak in October, with all the
Latvia to seek support from IMF
Latvia becomes the second European Union country to seek the International Monetary Fund's help to stabilise its financial system.
United Europe celebrates ethnic diversity
One of the things that charms me about traveling through Europe is its ethnic variety. Hop on a train and two hours later you step into a different culture, different language and different heritage.
Red Sea nations condemn pirates, vow action
Red Sea nations in the Arab League met in Egypt's capital on Thursday to coordinate a common strategy against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia.
Sources: Obama vetting two new Cabinet picks
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for homeland security secretary, according to multiple Democratic sources close to the transition. Also, billionaire Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is Obama's pick for commerce secretary, sources say.
China-Peru FTA to become effective in 2009
BEIJING - A spokesman with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday the free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Peru was expected to become effective in the latter half of 2009. The two countries reached the agreement on Wednesday. It
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