UN Security Council visits Haiti to review mandate

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.N. Security Council began a four-day mission in Haiti on Monday to review the terms of its mandate and evaluate earthquake reconstruction efforts in the Caribbean country.

Low-paid, skilled Indian migrants likely to be hit by new UK immigration laws

The policy speech by UK's immigration minister Damian Green last week has caused a flutter among many Indians, both in India and the United Kingdom (UK).

UK Economy Continued To Contract In Three Months To January-NIESR

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K economy continued to contract in the three months to the end of January and is expected to be flat for the remainder of the year, an independent economic research group said Thursday.

Euro Pares Gain After German Industrial Production

(RTTNews.com) - In the European session on Tuesday, the euro eased against its major counterparts after report showed that Germany's industrial production fell unexpectedly for December.

UN official to fix broken global economy

New York, Feb 8 : The world needs “a global new deal” to break the mould of economic thought that led to the international financial crisis, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting trade and development said on Tuesday.

Greek Workers Strike Against New Round of Austerity

ATHENS — Greek workers walked off the job on Tuesday to protest a new barrage of austerity measures being demanded by the country’s foreign creditors in exchange for a second bailout of $170 billion without which Greece faces a potentially catastrophic default within weeks.

United States coming to be seen as threat to global markets

The United States is coming to be seen as a global threat, acting unilaterally with aggressive new market rules that critics say will hurt US firms, foreign banks, and international markets in one swoop.