Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Afghanistan Minerals Worth Trillons
Deposits Worth Up To $3 Trillion
Initial discoveries of untapped mineral deposits in poverty-stricken Afghanistan are "worth up to three trillion dollars", the country's mines minister said Thursday. The government tally came three days after US officials put their estimate of the value of the country's reserves of iron, copper, cobalt and gold at at least one trillion dollars.
Monday, June 7, 2010
$1 Billion Security Bill For Canada
$1B Security Bill Cost
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the $1 billion security bill for the G8 and G20 summits is just the cost of doing business if Canada wants to be a leading country on the world stage.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
German President Koehler Quits
German President Koehler Quits
German President Horst Koehler says he is resigning immediately, following criticism of remarks he made about German military deployments abroad. He said that for an export-orientated country like Germany, it was sometimes necessary to deploy troops "to protect our interests... for example free trade routes".