Africa/International

Frustrated with limited data on the BP oil gusher, a group of independent scientists has proposed a large experiment that would give a clearer understanding of where the oil and gas are going and where they'll do the most damage. The…

Over 40 African Environment ministers, have adopted a set of bold decisions and a 71-point declaration to help strengthen Africa’s negotiating position on climate change and biodiversity. The Bamako Declaration, which is the continent’s…

British supermodel Naomi Campbell agreed on Friday to give evidence at a trial in The Hague over a "blood diamond" which prosecutors say former Liberian president Charles Taylor gave her. Prosecutors at the Special Court for Sierra Leone…

Wall Street closed out its best week in a year on Friday, snapping back from a long stretch of selling, as investors looked ahead to what many expect will be a solid earnings season. Stocks ended near the day's highs, but trading was thin.…

Greece will issue six-month treasury bills worth 1.25 billion euros (1.58 billion dollars) on July 13, officials said Friday, marking the debt-hit country's first market foray after a loan bailout. "On July 13, 2010 the Hellenic Republic…

European finance ministers will shift their focus next week onto a possible need for banks to raise more capital and on who will cover any shortfalls exposed by stress tests -- a sum which Credit Suisse estimated could reach 90 billion…

Google is guilty of breaching Australian laws by collecting private wireless data with its "Street View" mapping cars but will escape punishment, the privacy regulator said. Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis said she was unable to impose…

Money may not be the answer to all of life's troubles, but earning 50,000 pounds a year -- and not a penny more -- could make you among the happiest in Britain, a survey found. Workers who get paid 50,000 pounds ($75,840) a year were the…

Oil rose 0.6 percent on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly gain since May, after data showed robust U.S. demand growth and falling inventories, while positive economic indicators lifted sentiment across markets. Asian stocks rallied…

Asian stocks rallied for a second day and the euro held near two-month highs on Friday, supported on positive U.S. data and after the European Central Bank's offered upbeat view of the euro zone's recovery. The MSCI index of Asia Pacific…