CHINA'S PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN (L) TALKS WITH TOP LAWMAKER LI PENG, CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S POLITICAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE (CPPCC) AT THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE IN BEIJING
Spain's parliament...
A top Palestinian official said on Tuesday a framework agreement being crafted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to buttress troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks may be doomed to fail.
Nabil Abu Rdeineh, spokesman to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said...
Gold hit a three-month high and global shares edged higher on Tuesday as investors bet that the new head of the U.S. Federal Reserve would navigate through her first testimony to Congress without rocking the markets boat.
Fed Chair Janet...
French cosmetics firm L'Oreal (OREP.PA) is buying 8 percent of its shares from Swiss food group Nestle (NESN.VX) for 6.5 billion euros ($9 billion), loosening their 40-year partnership and allowing both firms to boost earnings per share.
However, Nestle said...
Airbus (AIR.PA) claimed bragging rights as the Asia-Pacific's dominant aircraft supplier on Tuesday, saying the region's fast growing economies and rising passenger demand will continue to drive demand over the next 20 years.
The European planemaker said that in 2013,...
Barclays Plc (BARC.L) expects to axe up to 12,000 jobs this year to cut costs and counter falling income at its investment bank, where profits slumped last year.
But it is also paying staff higher bonuses, risking a backlash from...
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA.JK) is developing a new hub in Bintan island, off Singapore, to augment its domestic network in one of the world's fastest-growing airline markets.
Garuda is partnering Singapore-listed Gallant Venture Ltd (GLVT.SI) to build the...
… Insists Delta IPP Will Be Commission By Year End
SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has charged leaders in the country to be transparent, sincere and run an inclusive government.
Besides he hinted that...
BEVERLY HILLS, February 11, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr. Andrew Yakubu, and the Managing Director of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company...
BEVERLY HILLS, February 11, (THEWILL) - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the sponsored sabotage of its (APC) ongoing membership registration by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in several states of the federation and its rush to the...