Miami Herald writer freed from Venezuela custody

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 11:29

The Miami Herald reported on its website that Jim Wyss was released yesterday from a detention facility in Caracas and handed over to US Embassy officials.

BRICS countries weathered global crisis well: India

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 18:47

India said on Thursday said BRICS nations have demonstrated economic resilience by weathering the global financial crisis rather well and are expected to play central role in post-crisis global economy.

US shutdown: Obama rejects proposed debt plan by Republicans

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 22:01

The White House on Tuesday dismissed a possible plan by the Republicans that could have put an end to the US shutdown and end the political deadlock.

Obama warns of 'deadbeat' US if debt limit not raised

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 09:16

President Barack Obama warned today that America would become a "deadbeat" nation if conservative Republicans refuse to raise the government's debt ceiling by next month and throw the economy into crisis.

Barack Obama to mark 5-year anniversary of US financial crisis

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 08:46

President Barack Obama will mark the five-year anniversary of the US financial crisis on Monday in an effort to move back to his domestic agenda after weeks of dealing with Syria.

Millions more Europeans at risk of poverty if austerity drags on: Oxfam

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 10:23

Up to 25 million more Europeans are at risk of sinking into poverty by 2025 if governments push on with austerity measures, international aid agency Oxfam warned Wednesday, calling such policies "moral and economic nonsense".

UPA govt responsible for country`s economic crisis: Amit Shah

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 18:27

Terming the UPA government a failure on all fronts, BJP`s UP in-charge Amit Shah on Tuesday held the "poor" policies of the Congress-led government responsible for the economic crisis in the country.

Prez should dismiss UPA govt, bring polls forward: Rajnath Singh

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 22:21

Lashing out at the Congress-led UPA ruling coalition at the Centre for its alleged all-round failure, BJP urged the President to dismiss the Manmohan Singh government.

India has lost confidence of the world: Ratan Tata

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 18:13

He also said the government has "swayed" under the influence of vested interests in private sector and policies have been "changed, delayed and manipulated".

Women worst affected in crisis situation: Swaraj

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 17:15

Women are the most vulnerable lot - be it in natural calamities or economic crisis or growing corruption, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said in the national capital on Thursday.

'Address medium-term issues to sustain financial market rally'

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 12:07

Despite improvement in global financial stability in the past six months, an IMF study has warned that if progress on addressing medium-term challenges falters, rally in financial markets may prove unsustainable.

Global military spending falls amid economic crisis

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 11:53

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) attributed the fall to austerity policies implemented in the majority of developed countries due to the global economic crisis that began in 2008.