Manufacturing activity suffered a further slowdown last month to a 26-year low, the Institute for Supply Management said, providing the latest evidence of the deepening ... more

The current strength of the dollar is temporary and the US currency risks a hard landing in 2009, according to a team of United Nations ... more

The current strength of the dollar is temporary and the US currency risks a hard landing in 2009, according to a team of United Nations ... more

An expected thaw in relations between the US and Germany following the election of Barack Obama faces an unexpected obstacle after an Iraq war deserter ... more

Barack Obama unveils his new national security team in Chicago this morning. When the president-elect does so, he is expected to be flanked by Hillary ... more

A glowing Raúl Castro, Cuban president, strolled arm in arm with Dmitry Medvedev, his Russian counterpart, through the restored colonial district of Havana late...