The Swiss franc was flat in early trade against the dollar on Monday, shrugging off a government move to cut its 2005 growth forecasts and a fall in the Swiss leading indicator, confirming a slowdown

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The Hong Kong dollar weakened and discounts on forward rates narrowed on Monday as players covered short (US dollar) positions after the greenback found support ahead of this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting. Many players

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The yuan ended one notch firmer at 8.2764 per US dollar on Monday, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan was at 3,840 points,

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US President George W. Bush has named the US ambassador to Romania, Jack Crouch II, deputy national security adviser, replacing Stephen Hadley, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Monday. "The president believes his extensive experience

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A government-appointed commission wants a new body to oversee Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, with the power to force it to share its 2 billion pound ($3.76 billion) annual subsidy with rivals. The review by

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A government-appointed commission wants a new body to oversee Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, with the power to force it to share its 2 billion pound ($3.76 billion) annual subsidy with rivals. The review by

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A top commander who played a key role during the 1999 Kargil conflict in disputed Kashmir, Joginder Jaswant Singh, took over as the head of the Indian army on Monday. General Joginder Singh, 59, took

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Britain will introduce new rules on Tuesday that target sham marriages and the gangs that exploit legal loopholes in the country's immigration system. The problem was highlighted last September when police arrested seven people and

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Leading Iraq war opponents France, Germany and Russia hailed elections in the country as a first step on the road to democracy on Monday and pledged to back US efforts to restore stability. In a

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President George W. Bush encouraged Iraq's interim leaders on Monday to ensure minority Sunni Arabs are included in Iraq's political process and the White House brushed aside Democratic calls for a timetable for US troops

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