OECD backs Japan deflation fight, says must cut debt The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Tuesday backed Japan's bid to end years of deflation, but called on Tokyo to step up efforts to shrink its huge debt pile.
IMF's Argentina censure motion set for late January The International Monetary Fund said Monday its executive board is unlikly to consider until late January any possible action against Argentina for failing to supply accurate economic data.
18 December 2012
Amnesty slams S. Korea for 'abuse' of security law Amnesty International on Thursday accused South Korea of systematically abusing a 65-year-old security law in order to stifle debate and silence political opposition in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
29 November 2012
IAEA says key Iran nuclear site fully equipped Iran is ready to significantly boost output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency report showed Friday, taking Tehran closer in theory to being able to develop a nuclear weapon.
Chinese sub-launched nuclear deterrent at handFor the first time China is close to reaching a "credible" nuclear deterrent based on land-based, submarine-launched and air-dropped nuclear weapons.
10 November 2012
Denying girls school entrenches poverty: report Millions of girls worldwide are condemned to lives of hardship because they don't go to school, an education gap that entrenches broader extreme poverty.
World must work out how to grey gracefully: UN Governments around the world must work out how to cope with ageing, a UN report said Monday, warning developing economies with lots of young workers may one day find their populations a drag.
Afghan construction way behind schedule: report A new US government report has found major reconstruction projects in Afghanistan are so behind schedule they will not yield results before most combat troops leave.
31 July 2012
Twitter says government requests rising in 2012 Twitter said Monday in its first "transparency report" that the number of government requests for user information or to block content is rising in 2012.