Diplomats: N. Korea lifts ban on nuke inspections
North Korea has lifted its ban on U.N. nuclear inspectors and is again allowing them access to the plutonium-producing plant it used to set up an atomic test explosion, diplomats said Monday.
Nations:North Korea South Korea Russia Japan People:Kim Jong Il Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-10-13
NKorea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities
North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the U.S. removed the communist country from a list of states Washington says sponsor terrorism.
Nations:North Korea Japan South Korea Russia People:Christopher Hill Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-12
NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal
After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil."
Nations:South Korea Japan Russia North Korea People:Christopher Hill Barack Obama John McCain Condoleezza Rice Kim Jong Il Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-11
European markets plunge again; Nikkei plummets
European stock markets slumped in early trading Friday following massive sell-offs on Wall Street and Asia as lending rates between banks continue to rise despite this week's efforts by central banks to break the logjam in credit markets.
Nations:Japan India Russia Germany Philippines France Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Japanese Markets European Markets Source:(AP)
2008-10-10
Sources: US nears removing NKorea from terror list
The Bush administration is nearing a decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and may do so as early as Friday in a bid to salvage faltering nuclear disarmament talks, The Associated Press has learned.
Nations:South Korea North Korea People:Christopher Hill Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-10
European markets recover lost ground
European markets on Thursday recovered some of Wednesday's hefty losses after a relatively steady performance in Asia overnight, with British banking stocks in particular enjoying a strong rally in the wake of the government's 500 billion pound ($865 billion) rescue plan.
Nations:U.K. Germany France South Korea Iceland Luxembourg Activities:European Markets 2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-10-09
Asian markets mixed after Australia's big rate cut
SEOUL, South Korea – Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as a big interest rate cut in Australia helped spur recoveries in several regional markets, sparking hopes that other central banks will lower rates to help loosen the global credit crunch.
Nations:Australia South Korea Japan France Activities:Asian Markets 2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-10-07
World stock markets plunge on crisis fears
LONDON - Stock markets slumped worldwide Monday, some marking record one-day drops, on fears the global financial crisis will worsen and hit the wider economy despite bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe.
Nations:Germany France Luxembourg Brazil Colombia India Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Japanese Markets U.S. Markets European Markets Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
U.S. calls for unity as crisis wrecks markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governments and central banks around the world grasped at measures to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis on Monday but global stocks still plummeted as investors bet a recession was inevitable.
Nations:Luxembourg Germany France Denmark Brazil Italy People:Nicolas Sarkozy Henry Paulson George W. Bush Activities:2008 Wachovia Deal 2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-10-06
European, Asian markets plunge on crisis fears
LONDON - Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis would depress world economic growth.
Nations:France Russia Germany India Denmark Sweden Activities:Asian Markets European Markets 2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
China struggles with fall-out from tainted milk scandal
BEIJING (AFP) - China was on Sunday struggling to contain the fall-out from the tainted milk scandal, announcing a new survey of melamine-free dairy products and promising to subsidise farmers hit by the scare.
Nations:Australia China New Zealand South Korea Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-10-05
S. Korean actress found dead in apparent suicide
SEOUL, South Korea - One of South Korea's most popular actresses was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide after suffering from post-divorce depression and harassment by online rumors about her allegedly irregular financial dealings, police said.
Nations:South Korea People:Choi Jin Sil Source:(AP)
2008-10-02
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