In other news Thursday, a Somali militant group with links to al-Qaida called al-Shabab announced they had executed Denis Allex, a French national and intelligence agent who had been held by the militants since mid-2009. Meanwhile, another bomb attack in…
In other news Wednesday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans to step down from his position in March. During his four years working for the Obama administration, Salazar pushed for greater conservation and renewable energy.
Supermarkets are spreading in African countries like Zambia, which provides more outlets for consumers and growers, but also creates competition for some small farmers.
In other news Tuesday, Wall Street gains and strong sales for automakers. Heavy fighting continued near Syria's capitol and a human rights group has reported that the Syrian government is running a network of torture centers. Also, Iran test-fired ballistic…
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Trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany. Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images. The U.S. markets lie as still today as the birds on America's platters, but the same cannot be said for fluttering Europe, or anywhere else in the…
European leaders reached a deal over their debt crisis at an emergency summit Thursday in Brussels. Jeffrey Brown discusses how the new agreement is expected to help solve the eurozone's problems with Joao Vale de Almeida of the Delegation of…
News Wrap: Markets Rebound Amid Hopes of Support for European Banks…
The German government won a critical vote to greatly increase financial support for a European bailout fund, which could ease the way to a partial default in Greece. Jeffrey Brown discusses the German vote and the worldwide worries over European…
