“This is the phoney war,” he said. It's not clear whether the comment should be interpreted as a promise that things are going to get better than the party point-scoring experienced so far or just a threat of even more intensified Punch and Judy …

If that happens, the U.S. would lose the global currency war. Three years ago, Brazilian Prime Minister Guido Mantega warned troubled economies around the world were taking measures to weaken their currencies. While this makes exports more competitive …

But at the end of the Second World War, my father was with Allied forces when Dachau was liberated, and he took photographs of the consequences of what happened at that concentration camp. I think his photos and his reaction to them sort of shaped my …

Gold has become Sudan's top export and earner of foreign currency. … The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and some aides on charges of masterminding war crimes in Darfur.

He also preserved Egypt's role as a vital Middle East actor by helping broker an end to a short war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. The ceasefire declared from Cairo in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reassured …

Two countries extend currency swap valued at more than $55bln. By Ju-min Park and Sui-Lee Wee. BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) – China's … Park Geun-hye, one of Asia's few women leaders, took office in Seoul in February amid war threats by North Korea …

Editor's note: In conjunction with a recent Civil War exhibit hosted by the Excelsior Springs Museum & Archives, area historian Brent Beckett researched several local war stories — researching and recounting Civil War events that happened in Ray …

Of course, the main name that most people will automatically think of in association with the Revolutionary War is George Washington, and rightfully so, but another important name to know is Gen. Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Comte de … “So we …

SINGAPORE: The CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) expects China to open up its capital accounts and allow full convertibility of its currency sooner than people expect. In an interview with Channel NewsAsia, Charles Li said "it's driven by …