Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears | By Jim Lobe | WASHINGTON - While this week's trip by President George W Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt was never conceived as a triumphant "victory lap" around the region, the swift rout of ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)Asia Times
YEMEN: Eradicating onchocerciasis could take 10 years - local NGO web | Photo: Mohammed al-Jabri/IRIN SANAA, - A local non-governmental organisation (NGO) has said it will take 8-10 years to eradicate onchocerciasis, a disease which leads to skin irritation and in s... (photo: AP )IRINnews
Weather and power problems knock mine output | Johannesburg - South Africa's total mining production for the first quarter of 2008, after seasonal adjustment, decreased by 8.3 percent compared with the previous quarter, Statistics SA said on Tue... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin)Business Report BusinessClimatePhotosProductionS Africa
High prices to drive Africa's economy | Maputo - Africa's economy will grow by 6.0 percent this year and next, an acceleration from 2007, owing to high oil prices and demand for commodities, research from the African Development Bank (AfD... (photo: WN/Marzena Bozek)Business Report AfricaEconomyMaputoPhotosPrices
Oil prices pull back from record highs | LONDON: Oil prices dipped on Monday from last week's record highs but held above 125 dollars on tensions in the crude-rich Middle East and ongoing supply ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)The Times Of India CrudeDollarsLondonPhotosPrices
Oil eases towards $125 on stronger dollar PERTH - Oil fell today, after topping $126 a barrel last week, as the market focused on a stronger US dollar and put aside supply worries for now. | US light crude for Ju... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Business Day DollarMarketOilPerthPhotos
Commodity Report OIL jumped to a record above $126 a barrel on Friday, extending gains to more than 11% since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a rush of speculator buyin... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Business Day CommodityCrudeFuelPhotosTrade
Commodity index hits new record NEW YORK - Commodities have reached a new record, led by energy and grains, as concern heightened that supplies of crude oil, soya beans and rice will trail surging world... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Business Day CommoditiesCommodityEnergyPhotosWorld
World commodities | Oil: | Oil which had set a new record high of $122 a barrel on May 6, rose to a fresh record of above $124 a barrel on May 8. Runway oil prices have almost doubled in t... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Dawn CommoditiesNigeriaPhotosPricesWorld
Bulls push oil over US$126 | Oil jumped to a new intraday record of US$126.20 a barrel at the weekend, extending gains to more than 11 per cent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns ... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)NZ Herald FuelMarketOPECOilPhotos
