Helen Clark
New Zealand rejects calls to sack foreign minister over donation
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 10:00.
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark rejected demands on Wednesday to sack Foreign Minister Winston Peters over a cash donation from a billionaire businessman.
New Zealand leader likens Fiji to Zimbabwe
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 09:20.
said Wednesday the situation in Fiji, whose military ruler has boycotted a regional summit meeting, was like Zimbabwe in the lead-up to its suspension from the British Commonwealth.
Vienna - The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell to 44.06 dollars Thursday, the first time it went below 45 dollars since May 2005.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
