President Bush said the U.S. would move aggressively to address the financial crisis, while acknowledging that anxiety is pla...

As European stocks tumble once again, markets turmoil is spilling over into the economy of Europe's powerhouse, Germany.

World stock markets plunge amid a massive selloff and fears of a global recession as Group of Seven ministers hold crisis tal...

Leaders of an anti-government campaign in Thailand face reduced charges and are released by police.

Police have arrested two waiters and a security guard in connection with the killing of an Australian tourist in the Indian r...

After a night of riots in the northern Israeli town of Acre, the clean-up gets under way.

Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari has been chosen the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his long career in mediat...

Tourists fly home from Mexico's Baja Calaifornia peninsula as high winds threaten air travel.

China is "fully confident and capable" it can overcome current economic difficulties, a top official said on Friday.

Asian shares plummeted Friday after a Wall Street nosedive, as investor panic reigned across the region.