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• Premium airline traffic down 1.5 percent
The weakness in premium travelers is concentrated in Asia or markets linked to Asia, IATA wrote, “where both economic and travel growth had been expected to remain relatively robust.” Still, some routes bucked the trend. North Atlantic premium and ...
• Original 'Gladiator' tomb unearthed in Rome
He was consul in 154 A.D. and proconsul of Asia in 170 to 171 A.D (consuls were the highest civil and military magistrates in Ancient Rome). The life of Marcus Nonius Macrinus is believed to have inspired the fictional character Maximus Decimus ...
• World stocks tumble on fears of a recession
The panic selling in Asia hit many sectors. Export-linked shares such as top Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., which was off 9.3 percent, retreated on worries about declining U.S. demand. Resource firms slumped along with global commodity prices ...
• World markets follow huge Wall Street losses
The sluggishness in the credit markets that triggered much of the heavy selling in markets around the world since mid-September appeared little changed even after a string of interest rate cuts by central banks in the United States, Europe and Asia ...
• Ex-Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway - Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari for ...