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Dubai's construction boom has slowed in recent months due to economic slowdown New financial concerns over Dubai World debt repayments add to uncertainty Former Dubai resident Jim Krane questions the wisdom of some construction...
November 2009 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat White House Christmas Tree Arrives ABC News' Yunji de Nies reports: The First Lady and First Tweens were on hand this afternoon to accept the White House Christmas tree. As is tradition...
ABU DHABI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The central bank of the United Arab Emirates is closely watching events stemming from the Dubai debt crisis to ensure no harm results for the national economy, a spokesman for the central bank said...
Deals draw crowds ready to spend, and not always on holiday gifts After a year of penny pinching, the spending spigot opened Friday as many consumers shopped for themselves as much as for others, a sign of pent-up demand and an...
British Victim's Family Files $37 Million Civil Suit As U.S. Student Awaits Verdict (AP) A lawyer representing the family of a British college student who was slain in Italy is seeking euro25 million ($37 million) in damages...
Candid documentary film focuses on survivors in aftermath of 2008 quake "1428" won prize for Best Documentary at 2009 Venice Film Festival Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- It was at 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008, when a devastating...
KABUL -- Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were beaten by American guards, photographed naked, deprived of sleep and held in solitary confinement in concrete cells for at least two...
6:01am UK, Saturday November 28, 2009 Adam Arnold, Sky News Online The people of Switzerland are preparing to vote on whether to ban the building of new minarets in the country. One of the current minarets in Switzerland The...
CHONBURI, Thailand, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Cambodian coastal waters remain open to Thai fishing vessels, Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh said Friday. Banh appeared at a news conference with Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, his Thai...
said Friday that prices fell again in October, just as a surging yen threatens to worsen the deflation that is undermining the country's fragile economy. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food,...
