U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the eurozone crisis and financial-market turbulence on Saturday and vowed action to bolster the global economy, the White House said in a statement.
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Aug 28, 2011
American Brittney Reese successfully defended her world long jump title with her first and only legitimate jump of 6.82 meters on Sunday.
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Aug 28, 2011
A drive to benefit from record bullion prices lifted Australian gold production by 10 percent, or 24 metric tons, to 270 metric tons in the 2010/11 financial year, maintaining Australia's No. 2 ranking behind China, a sector survey released on Sunday showed.
Mike Obel
Aug 28, 2011
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il told his neighbor and biggest patron China on Friday that he was willing to return to stalled nuclear talks without precondition, China's Xinhua news agency reported, following a similar pledge to Russia.
Wenwen Meng
Aug 26, 2011
The people of Tripoli ventured out to mosques on Friday, praying for peace and offering thanks for the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, though the Libyan capital remained locked down and dangerous as rebel fighters hunted the fugitive strongman.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 26, 2011
Russia's central bank will offer gold-backed loans for up to 90 days at an interest rate of 7 percent, it said in a statement on Friday, expanding its lending facilities for dealing with any future liquidity crunch in the banking system.
Mike Obel
Aug 26, 2011
Four Italian journalists who were abducted near Zawiya in Libya Wednesday have been freed, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on its Web site Thursday.
Eric Linton
Aug 25, 2011
Russian Space Agency on Thursday said that it will go ahead with the launch of a navigation satellite on Friday only when the safety checks have been carried out after the crash.
Ankita Mehta
Aug 25, 2011
An unmanned Russian spacecraft carrying three tons of food, fuel and water for the International Space Station crashed about five minutes after it was launched, NASA officials said Wednesday.
Ankita Mehta
Aug 25, 2011
A Russian spacecraft carrying three tons of food, fuel and water for the International Space Station broke down about five minutes after it blasted off on Wednesday.
Ankita Mehta
Aug 25, 2011
Libya's new masters have offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Moammar Gadhafi, after he urged his men to fight on in battles across parts of the capital.
Eric Linton
Aug 25, 2011
A Russian rocket carrying three tons of supplies to the International Space Station didn't achieve orbit and instead crashed in the Siberian forest.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 24, 2011
Just as a Russian company announced its big idea to build an orbiting hotel 217 miles above earth, A Russian Progress M-12M cargo ship has crashed nto the Altai Republic failing to reach orbit.
Ceylan Yeginsu
Aug 24, 2011
Libya's new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear.
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Aug 24, 2011
Libya's new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 24, 2011
A Russian spacecraft did not reach orbit Wednesday and ignited in the atmosphere, Interfax news said. The ship was launched from Kazakhstan at 9:00 a.m. ET Wednesday and was on its way to the International Space Station.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 24, 2011
To expedite Gadhafi's arrest a group of businessmen in Libya are now offering a reward of two million dinars, roughly $1.5 million, for the capture of the Libyan dictator.
Daniel Tovrov
Aug 24, 2011
Just as a Russian company announced its big idea to build an orbiting hotel 217 miles above earth, A Russian Progress M-12M cargo ship has failed to reach orbit, according to the Interfax news agency.
Ceylan Yeginsu
Aug 24, 2011
Kim and Medvedev also discussed the possible construction of a pipeline that would cross through North Korea into South Korea.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 24, 2011
A beleaguered Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Wednesday to fight on to death or victory after jubilant rebels forced him to abandon his Tripoli stronghold in an apparently decisive blow against the Libyan leader's 42-year rule.
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Aug 24, 2011
China urged a stable transition of power in Libya Wednesday and said it is in contact with the National Transitional Council, in the clearest sign yet that Beijing has effectively shifted recognition to rebel forces.
Eric Linton
Aug 24, 2011
An Alaska woman who punished her adopted son with hot sauce and cold shower was convicted of one misdemeanor count of child abuse Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 23, 2011
