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The US Federal Reserve Building is seen from the air over Washington, ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:15:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - The US Federal Reserve Building is seen from the air over Washington, DC. The US Federal Reserve said Thursday it was extending into 2010 dollar swap deals with 13 central banks as part of modifications to a range of liquidity programs.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

On the eve of the verdict in the case of Wall Street swindler ...

(AFPTV) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:51:44 GMT

(AFPTV) - On the eve of the verdict in the case of Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff, AFPTV meets some of those who fell victim to his criminal financial scheme. They are demanding reparations, and say they will continue to fight. Duration: 02:00(AFPTV)

A Sri Lankan hawker peels a mango on a busy street in the capital ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:52:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Sri Lankan hawker peels a mango on a busy street in the capital of Colombo in June 2009. Sri Lanka has upgraded its growth forecast to more than three percent this year following the end of the island's decades-old ethnic conflict, the central bank chief said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

People queue outside the Social Welfare office in Limerick, ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:52:55 GMT

(AFP/File) - People queue outside the Social Welfare office in Limerick, central Ireland, March 2009. The unemployment rate in the 16 euro countries climbed to a 10-year high of 9.5 percent in May as companies cut jobs to survive Europe's worst post-war recession, according to EU data.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)

Job seekers look use computers to look for work at an unemployment ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:17:08 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Job seekers look use computers to look for work at an unemployment centre in New York City in June 2009. US employers shed 467,000 jobs in June, pushing the unemployment rate to a fresh 26-year high of 9.5 percent, the Labor Department reported Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Hondros)

A woman holding several euro and US dollar notes. The dollar ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:29:36 GMT

(AFP/File) - A woman holding several euro and US dollar notes. The dollar found fresh momentum Thursday after a disappointing US unemployment report sent shockwaves through financial markets, pushing investors to safe havens.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)

An oil platform in the North Sea. Oil prices sank under 67 dollars ...

(AFP/SCANPIX/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:58:53 GMT

(AFP/SCANPIX/File) - An oil platform in the North Sea. Oil prices sank under 67 dollars a barrel Thursday after weak jobs data quashed hopes of a speedy economic recovery in the United States, which is the world's top energy consumer.(AFP/SCANPIX/File)

Map locating the South Korea-funded Kaesong industrial complex ...

(AFP Graphic) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:25:29 GMT

(AFP Graphic) - Map locating the South Korea-funded Kaesong industrial complex inside North Korea. North and South Korea have failed to reach agreement in talks about the fate of their last major joint business project, amid high cross-border tensions and the North's continuing nuclear standoff with the world.(AFP Graphic)

Flag carrier Air China will launch the first direct flight between ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:56:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - Flag carrier Air China will launch the first direct flight between Beijing and the Tibetan capital Lhasa on July 10, according to state media, in a bid to boost tourism to the Himalayan region.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

A 13-storey residential building under construction in Shanghai ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:16:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - A 13-storey residential building under construction in Shanghai fell over on June 27. The building that collapsed last week, killing a construction worker, did so because contractors had recklessly shifted the earth at its base, the city government said.(AFP/File)

A general view of a plenary session of the Bundestag, Germany's ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:48:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - A general view of a plenary session of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament in Berlin in 2008. The lower house approved a bill that provides for the creation of "bad banks" to help commercial and state-owned banks recover from the financial crisis.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

A woman carries tapioca seeds next to a gas flare fire near ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:51:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - A woman carries tapioca seeds next to a gas flare fire near Warri, 2007. Three African countries signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe.(AFP/File/Lionel Healing)

A relative of passengers of the Yemenia airlines Airbus 310-300 ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:42:47 GMT

(AFP) - A relative of passengers of the Yemenia airlines Airbus 310-300 that crashed into stormy seas as it came into land in the Comoros islands waits for information at the Marseille Comorian Consulate, southern France.(AFP/Gerard Julien)

An American Airlines plane parks at the terminal after arriving ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:31:11 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - An American Airlines plane parks at the terminal after arriving at the Oakland International Airport. American Airlines will cut flight capacity further this year to cope with a tough market and will buy an additional eight Boeing planes in a bid for fuel efficiency, parent company AMR said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci (L) signs Articles of ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:38:16 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci (L) signs Articles of Agreement of International Monetary Fund (IMF) as President of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu (R) looks on during a signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC. By signing the agreement, Kosovo officially became a member of the IMF and the World Bank.(AFP/Getty Images/Alex Wong)

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will again boost production ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:01:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will again boost production after it managed to extend market share gains even as US sales fell 11 percent in June amid a broad economic downturn.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)