WASHINGTON, Jan 20 - Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States on Tuesday and promised bold, swift action to meet what he called the crisis of two wars and a badly...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan 21 - From billion-dollar ponzi schemes to bad mortgages and pay-to-play dealings by public officials, some are asking: Is there a crisis of ethics in America? The swirl of corruption, fraud...
LONDON, Jan 21 - Jackie Prosser is a determined mother. Working in fashion, she says she is highly exposed to the global recession, but plans to cut back on other treats to keep her seven-year...
MURRUMBATEMAN, Jan 20 - From a picturesque hill overlooking the hazy distant foothills of Australia's eastern ranges, Bruce March can see a crisis facing the country's A$2.4 billion ($1.6bln) wine export industry with crushing clarity....
CANBERRA, Jan 20 - Australia's wine exports have suffered an 18 percent decline by value in 2008, delivering the first setback for 15 years as the global financial crisis hit. Here are some facts about...
MILAN, Jan 19 - Fashion followers may be opting for more toned creations in the context of global economic woes but they still want novelty in their wardrobes, industry experts at Milan's menswear fashion week...
BEIJING/GUANGZHOU, Jan 15 - It's supposed to be a period of happy reunions, fireworks, feasting with family and gifts of cash stuffed into auspicious red envelopes. But the chill winds blowing through the global economy...
HYDERABAD, India, Jan 15 - Contemplating his fate from a prison cell, his reputation shattered, Ramalinga Raju, the founder of India's Satyam Computer Services, can still rely on supporters to whom he will always be...
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 - Chaun Frost ran up her credit cards in when the U.S. economy was booming, and now the single mother is paying a heavy price. To service her debt and buy food...
BEIJING/GUANGZHOU, Jan 15 - It's supposed to be a period of happy reunions, fireworks, feasting with family and gifts of cash stuffed into auspicious red envelopes. But the chill winds blowing through the global economy...