US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner (left) speaks to British Finance Minister Alistair Darling before a G20 Finance Ministers group photograph in St Andrews, Scotland. The world's largest and top emerging economies have agreed at a G20 meeting a timetable on mutual monitoring of their economic policy, a European source has told AFP.

G20 'agrees timetable' for monitoring economic policy

AFP - 2 hours 39 minutes ago

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - - The world's largest and top emerging economies agreed at a G20 meeting here Saturday a timetable on mutual monitoring of their economic policy, a European source told AFP. Full Story »

Obama to push lawmakers on health care vote

AFP - Sunday, November 8
Protestors wave flags during a news conference

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.

Opel chief quits after GM decides to keep European unit

AFP - Saturday, November 7
General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster pictured during the

NEW YORK (AFP) - - General Motors said Friday it will seek a new chief for European operations with Carl-Peter Forster quitting following the automaker's decision to hang on to its Opel/Vauxhall division.