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Gold price falls below record
Gold slipped below a lifetime high on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar firmed, while silver regained strength after holdings in the world's largest silver-backed exchange-traded fund hit another record.
U.S. government bond yields rose,…
ECOWAS tells Gbagbo to step down
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS recognised Alassane Ouattara as Ivory Coast's president-elect on Tuesday after a disputed ballot and urged incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to accept defeat.
Gbagbo earlier defied international demands for…
IMF boss criticizes Euro zone crisis management
The head of the International Monetary Fund criticised Europe's disjointed response to the euro zone debt crisis on Tuesday after Germany and other states resisted his calls for bolder action.
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn…
Microsoft unveils new privacy feature for Internet Explorer
An upcoming version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser will let users add lists of sites that they don't want tracking them, a peace offering amid uproar over the sneaky ways that websites watch their users as they bounce around…
Australia says US to blame for WikiLeak’s release of cables
Australia's foreign minister has said the US is to blame for the release of thousands of diplomatic cables on Wikileaks, not its Australian founder, Julian Assange.
Kevin Rudd said the release raised questions about US security.
Mr Rudd…
Nick Clegg wins backing in UK student fee fight
The leader of the Liberal Democrats won the backing of his ministerial team on Tuesday for coalition government plans to increase fees paid by university students as he struggled to contain a revolt.
The issue has divided the Liberal…
Maker of chewing tobacco agrees to $5m settlement for user’s death
The maker of Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who died of mouth cancer in what is believed to be the first wrongful-death settlement won from a chewing tobacco company.
A legal…
WikiLeaks founder jailed in UK
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested and jailed without bail Tuesday in a sex-crimes investigation, but his organization scarcely missed a beat, releasing a new batch of the secret cables that U.S. officials say are damaging…
Development aid must be accompanied by good policies – EU
The Fifth Edition of a programme dubbed Development Days (EDD) opened on Monday with EU member countries reminding themselves that development aid must go hand in hand with good policies at the recipient country.
The European Development…
UN to move non-essential staff from Cote d’Ivoire
The UN is moving non-essential staff out of Ivory Coast, following the state's disputed presidential election.
Some 460 staff would continue to carry out their duties from the Gambia, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said.
Earlier, Botswana's…