Leaders attending the G-20 summit in London Thursday said they were confident and hopeful of progress as they sat down to grapple with the global economic crisis.
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a custard-throwing attack on British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, a Metropolitan Police spokesman told CNN Sunday.
Friday's custard attack by an environmental campaigner on UK Business Secretary Peter Mandelson was the latest episode in a rich British tradition of political splatterings.
Almost a week after workers at an oil refinery in northern England walked off the job in protest at the use of foreign workers, CNN looks at the reasons behind the strike action which continues to spread to other sites across the UK.
China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards.
Leaders attending the G-20 summit in London Thursday said they were confident and hopeful of progress as they sat down to grapple with the global economic crisis.
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a custard-throwing attack on British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, a Metropolitan Police spokesman told CNN Sunday.
Friday's custard attack by an environmental campaigner on UK Business Secretary Peter Mandelson was the latest episode in a rich British tradition of political splatterings.
Almost a week after workers at an oil refinery in northern England walked off the job in protest at the use of foreign workers, CNN looks at the reasons behind the strike action which continues to spread to other sites across the UK.
China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards.
Global trade talks remained deadlocked Thursday after leading delegates meeting late into the night failed to reach agreement on setting a date for ending export subsidies on farm goods, again blaming European countries for blocking progress.
The European Union will show more flexibility when talks aimed at salvaging a global deal on trade resume on Wednesday, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said.
European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson on Tuesday urged EU member states to back a plan to release millions of euros' worth of Chinese-made garments stuck in European ports, warning that a failure to do so could lead to economic hardship.
European and Chinese trade negotiators met Monday for a fifth straight day of talks on resolving a textile dispute that has left millions of euros' worth of Chinese-made garments stuck in European ports.
First deliveries of the new Airbus A380 have been delayed by six months because of what Australian airline Qantas says are "manufacturing issues" at Airbus.
The European Union's trade chief said Tuesday he was "disappointed" with the U.S. decision to proceed with a trade case against the European Union for allegedly providing illegal subsidies to aircraft maker Airbus, the major competitor to U.S.-based Boeing.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has tapped his old ally and European enthusiast Peter Mandelson -- who twice resigned under a cloud from ministerial posts -- as Britain's new EU commissioner.
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