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Published:Tuesday | September 30, 2008 | 1:11 PM

Activists from across Africa have joined hundreds of farmers and trade unionists in Ghana in a protest against the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.

Published:Tuesday | September 30, 2008 | 1:11 PM

The authorities in the Mexican border city of Tijuana have found 16 bodies in a day, in what is believed to be part of a series of drug-related murders.

Published:Tuesday | September 30, 2008 | 10:16 AM

Police in the US state of Maryland say they have found the frozen bodies of two children in the freezer of a house in Calvert County.

Published:Monday | September 29, 2008 | 3:16 PM

British chocolate-maker Cadbury is recalling its Chinese-made products over fears of possible contamination.

Published:Monday | September 29, 2008 | 3:16 PM

The lower house of the US Congress is debating ahead of a vote on a US$700 billion plan to bail out Wall Street.

Published:Monday | September 29, 2008 | 11:31 AM

An opinion poll carried out for the BBC World Service is indicating that US-led efforts to tackle the al-Qaeda group are not regarded as being successful.

Published:Monday | September 29, 2008 | 11:30 AM

US politicians have agreed on a bill for a US$700b deal to rescue America\'s financial system and end the credit crunch.

Published:Friday | September 26, 2008 | 2:14 PM

As the debate over the US$700 billion bank bailout rages on in Washington, one of the nation\'s largest banks, Washington Mutual Incorporated (WaMu) has collapsed under the weight of its enormous bad debts on the mortgage market.

Published:Friday | September 26, 2008 | 2:13 PM

Several Republican members of the US Congress have reportedly blocked the government’s US$700 billion bailout of the US financial industry.

Published:Friday | September 26, 2008 | 10:28 AM

US political leaders are continuing talks on a US$700b bailout plan to revive the financial sector.

Published:Thursday | September 25, 2008 | 1:54 PM

The European Commission (EC) is imposing a ban on EU imports of Chinese baby food that contain any traces of milk, while other Chinese food will undergo tests.

Published:Thursday | September 25, 2008 | 1:53 PM

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has signed a series of energy co-operation deals with China.

Published:Thursday | September 25, 2008 | 1:53 PM

The deputy leader of South Africa\'s ruling party Kgalema Motlanthe has been sworn in as caretaker president, replacing Thabo Mbeki.

Published:Thursday | September 25, 2008 | 9:16 AM

South Africa\'s parliament is set to choose an interim president, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki.

Published:Wednesday | September 24, 2008 | 1:48 PM

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has begun a probe into four major US financial institutions caught up in the current financial crisis.

Published:Wednesday | September 24, 2008 | 1:47 PM

Finland\'s Prime Minister, Matti Vanhanen has called for gun laws to be tightened after a gunman shot dead 10 people at a school yesterday.

Published:Wednesday | September 24, 2008 | 1:27 PM

Lawmakers in the US have expressed strong scepticism about a bailout of the banking system, following a Senate hearing on the rescue plan.

Published:Tuesday | September 23, 2008 | 2:51 PM

South African President Thabo Mbeki along with Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and nine other cabinet members have resigned.

Published:Tuesday | September 23, 2008 | 9:04 AM

The price of oil has jumped by more than $16 dollars to $120.92 a barrel, in the biggest one-day gain on record.

Published:Monday | September 22, 2008 | 4:54 PM

Doubts over the speed at which the US financial bail-out plan can be introduced have emerged from both Democrats and Republicans.

Published:Monday | September 22, 2008 | 1:32 PM

Pakistan\'s government has pledged to take targeted action against militants, following a suicide bomb, which killed 53 people in the capital, Islamabad.

Published:Friday | September 19, 2008 | 2:11 PM

The Italian airline Alitalia has cancelled a number of flights from Rome\'s Fiumicino airport, increasing fears that the carrier may soon go into liquidation.

Published:Friday | September 19, 2008 | 2:10 PM

South Africa\'s President Thabo Mbeki has condemned critics within his own African National Congress (ANC) party who are calling for his resignation.

Published:Friday | September 19, 2008 | 10:08 AM

US officials said they would hammer out a comprehensive plan to help ease what has become a global financial crisis.

Published:Thursday | September 18, 2008 | 3:05 PM

Hackers have reportedly broken in to the e-mail of the US Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin.

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