Some of the biggest and best-known international banks held billions of dollars Libyan state oil money.
The arrest of Serbian war criminal fugitive Ratko Mladic has been hailed by leading political figures in Europe and the U.S.
Silver Prices handed back most of Wednesday's gains, dropping 6% inside three hours before hovering around $37 per ounce.
He may not be as globally well-known as Osama bin Laden, but Ratko Mladic is one of the most notorious war criminals of our era.
Imagine vacationing at a spa in the steaming caldera of a Caribbean volcano...
U.S. President Barack Obama said Palestinians should not seek the United Nations’ help in establishing a state, but should rather negotiate directly with the Israelis.
European Union has besieged more Iranian shipping companies as a move to tighten sanctions which have been imposed on the Islamic Republic.
Top emerging economies joined forces to slam Europe's obsolete grip on the IMF's top job, even as France's finance minister appeared to strengthen her lead in the race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou efforts to impose more austerity measures on his already-beleaguered nation struck a roadblock when key government figures said they would not back any further spending cuts or tax hikes.
In less than 90 days, the debt crisis in Europe drove gold up more than 17.5% in 2010. If gold were to repeat the same pattern we saw last year, we could tack on 17%+ from today’s prices, putting the metal at over $1780 per ounce.
President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron laid out their broad guidelines for using force against other nations in the context of a wide-ranging opinion piece on Tuesday which touched upon rising democratic movements in the Middle East and the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.
Amidst growing fears that cash-strapped Greece will likely default on its huge debt, one major foreign voice has declared that Athens may have no choice other than to restructure its debt.
The relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is unique and indispensable, said British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Under enormous pressure from the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Greek government has commenced a program to sell of certain domestic assets in order to reduce the country’s burdensome debt.
The European Union (EU) will implement sanctions on the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, in an effort to force the Damascus government to cease its violent campaign against anti-regime protesters, according to reports.
EU backs Obama's call for Mideast peace treaty based on 1967 borders
The United Nations and the European Union in Lebanon on Monday appealed for an immediate release of seven Estonian cyclists who were kidnapped in east Lebanon last March.
European Union foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton pledged support for rebels in east Libya, Reuters reported on Sunday.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's standing for the top IMF official gained impetus in Europe on Sunday with Mexico forwarding its own candidate for the post, giving competition for the top job.
The dollar may need to make room for the Euro and the Renminbi as the rise of economic strength and influence of emerging markets threaten its dominant position as the world's currency.
European officials largely endorsed US President Barack Obama’s call for a reshaping of the Israel-Palestine map by reverting to the borders in place before the Six Day War of 1967.
History will remember Dominique Strauss-Kahn as a man who put the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the road to decline, and that the new leadership should bring about a fundamental rethink of the fund's economic programs for the European periphery, leading think tank American Enterprise Institute has said.