Tens of thousands of troops battled Hamas fighters in Gaza early on Monday amid tank, artillery and air strikes, as the death toll from the offensive to end rocket attacks passed 510. Israeli forces moved into the fringes of Gaza City as families fled or hid on the second night of combat.
Companies hit by the effects of the global financial crisis are increasingly looking towards credit insurance as a safeguard against payment defaults and credit risks. Euler Hermes, the worldwide leader in credit insurance and one of the top players in bonding, guarantees and collection, began
A suicide bomber attacked police in northwest Pakistan as they rushed to treat civilians injured by an earlier explosion, killing seven people and wounding at least 25 others, said a police official. The bomber attacked police Sunday while they were investigating a minor blast in the town of
Cubans will be permitted to build their own homes and do so using private funds, President Raul Castro announced Sunday, in the latest reforms to back off the hardline communism of the past five decades. Home construction in Cuba primarily has been left to the government, but demand has
Development and construction group Al Noor Holding Investment has announced plans to build two cities in Yemen and Djibouti. Al Noor Cities – meaning the cities of light – will be located on opposite sides of the Red Sea and will be linked by a bridge and rail network. The bridge across the Bab
Explosions shook the Gaza Strip and fires lit up the night skies as Israeli ground forces surged into the battered Palestinian enclave late Saturday following a week of air and naval raids. Hours after infantry kitted with night-vision goggles trotted alongside tank columns across the border
Founded in 1906 as a pen-making company, Montblanc transformed itself into a luxury goods maker in the mid-1990s, adding limited-edition watches, jewellery, leather goods and perfume. Today, the writing instruments business makes up less than 50 per cent of the company’s total production, while
Arab nations have demanded that the UN Security Council call for an immediate cease-fire following Israel’s launch of a ground offensive in Gaza. Libya circulated a draft statement to council members expressing "serious concern at the escalation of the situation in Gaza" and calling on
T hailand’s new premier has vowed to tackle a separatist insurgency raging in the south, but the Muslim region on Sunday marks five years of bloodshed with little end in sight to the daily violence. Thai political turmoil has left the army with free rein in the south, prompting widespread
Myanmar marked the 61st anniversary of its independence on Sunday with pomp and defiance, as the military junta called on citizens to support 2010 elections derided as a sham by democracy campaigners. Soldiers raised the national flag at 4:28 am (2148 GMT) — the exact time of the country’s