The continued unrest in Bahrain has prompted Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa of Bahrain to turn down the Royal Wedding invitations sent by the Royal family.
Amid restrictions imposed by more countries on imports of Japanese products, Japan sets out to brief importers abroad on measures to ensure the safety of Japanese farm and fishery items.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says that instead of grabbing jobs away from locals, foreign workers are actually helping grow the economy.
Treasurer Wayne Swan says investment from the revived resource sector is now gaining momentum but it is expected to produce lesser revenue than the last boom it had.
An Air National Guard plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama was instructed to "go around" a military runway on Monday because of a cargo plane on the runway.
Three schoolchildren were hurt when a kindergarten boy brought a loaded gun to his Houston elementary school children, officials said.
Libya's foreign minister Abdul Ati al-Obeidi has warned that the British decision to send military advisers to help rebels opposing the rule of strongman Moamar Gaddafi could worsen the war and prolong the chances of peace in the country.
It's a story straight from the fairy tale books. A "commoner" marrying a handsome prince.On April 29, 2011, Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton (born 9 January 1982) will be tying the knots with Prince William of Wales at Westminster Abbey.
BHP Billiton is seeking government approval for a planned expansion of its Port Hedland operations in the Pilbara Region that would would double its current iron ore output in the medium term.
Along with disagreeing statements that rebels who are trying to overthrow Muammar Qaddafi were escaping, a battle fumed around the Libyan cities of Misrata and Ajdabiya.
The European Commission recently unveiled its proposal for minimum levels of fuel taxation for energy products of all European Union member states taking into account the correlation of the fuel's carbon emission and its energy content.
NSW households are battling living costs as daily expenses outpace official inflation figures, the latest quarterly ING DIRECT Financial Wellbeing Index shows.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad formed a new government on Thursday, state news agency SANA said, in a move to appease protesters calling for reforms.
The Congress on Thursday approved a $38-billion spending cut package to prevent a government shutdown, but mass defections in both parties highlighted the difficult fights ahead on spending and debt reduction.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) says it shares the concerns of the Australian Workers Union about the need for adequate compensation to protect existing jobs, but is equally concerned that there be enough investment to create new jobs in clean technology industries.
Twin babies of Denmark's Crown Princess Mary were christened at Holmen's Church in Copenhagen with Mary’s Australian family and friends as godparents. More than 300 well-wishers attended the baptism ceremony which was officiated by Bishop Erik Norman Svendsen.
The United States and her allies, France and Britain have affirmed their resolve to remove Libyan strongman Mommar Gadhafi out of the country ahead of a meeting of top commanders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Berlin who calls for more ground attack aircraft to boost the military offensives against forces loyal to Gadhafi.
The Philippine government on Thursday filed a formal protest before the United Nations over China's so-called "nine-dash line" territorial claim over the entire South China Sea, which includes the disputed Spratly's island chain which is being claimed in whole and in part by six Asian countries.
The global economy would soon be heavily influenced by the movements in the economies of China and India, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens said in a speech in New York on Wednesday night.
Volatile commodities that directly affect global prices will be one of the key topics to be discussed by leaders of emerging nations comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa at the start of the BRICS summit in Hainan, China
Electricity price rises will lead to different dollar changes in electricity bills for households depending on the amount of electricity that the household uses, and the specific price that applies to a customer, according to NSW'S pricing body.
The Federal, New South Wales and former Victorian Government’s have been funnelling taxpayer funds into organisations which have actively sought increases in the price of electricity, petrol, water and gas, reveals a report released today by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA).
Japan cut the outlook for its economy on Wednesday for the first time in six months, saying last month's devastating quake and tsunami would hurt growth, with no sign yet when the nuclear crisis they triggered might be brought under control.
Australia’s access to dependable gasoline source is in threat as its oil refining capacity continues to decline.
Czech media chided President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday after a viral Internet video showed him discreetly pocketing a ceremonial pen during a visit to Chile in what viewers are calling a theft.
The chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday that Japan's damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant is "static" but remains "unstable" with just an improvised cooling system.
NATO forces led by France and Britain have pledge more air strikes to put more pressure against beleaguered Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi as it called on rebel leaders to press harder to take advantage of the air power support.
The Philippine High Court on Wednesday has affirmed a 2007 ruling of an anti-graft court that the 20 percent share of the country's largest and most profitable conglomerate San Miguel Corp., belongs to Eduardo Cojuangco, an uncle of President Benigno Aquino and a key ally of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
The International Monetary Fund is still optimistic the Australia's economic growth will be sustained by mining and other private investments pouring into the country.
Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie says he has received death threats as debate intensified about his proposal on imposing betting limits in slot machines.
