German Government Bond Auction Fails to Attract Enough Demand
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Germany?s sale of 10-year bunds lured the least demand in six months as investors shied away from a flood of government securities.

Chinese lawyer makes bold demand for open government
BEIJING -- A high-profile Chinese lawyer demanded on Wednesday that the government open its books to the public in an unusually direct display of the legal activism that the Communist Party sees as a growing threat to its rule.

Carmakers seek cash from banks as doubts grow over government bailout
Car industry chiefs are going directly to the banks for help as doubts grow over a government bailout.

US General: Anbar lacks support of Iraq government
The top American commander in the former insurgent stronghold of Anbar said Wednesday the Shiite-led government should have poured reconstruction money into the Sunni region after Sunni fighters joined forces with U.S. troops to chase al-Qaida out of the western province.

Government unveils unit pricing details
Supermarkets will be required to display and advertise the unit price of all packaged grocery items by the end of this year, under a federal government plan.

US General: Anbar lacks support of Iraq government
(By CHELSEA J. CARTER, Associated Press Writer) The top American commander in the former insurgent stronghold of Anbar said Wednesday the Shiite-led government should have poured reconstruction money into the Sunni region after Sunni fighters joined forces with U.S. troops to chase al-Qaida out of the western province. Marine Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly told The Associated Press that his greatest ...

No diplomatic action planned by New Zealand government against Israel
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Thursday that the government was not planning to take diplomatic action against Israel over the attacks in Gaza. He told Radio New Zealand that there were no such plans at the moment, and instead the focus was on supporting the United Nations and stopping the fighting. McCully said he still thought that it was important not to take sides in the ...

Obama names government watchdog
WASHINGTON ? President-elect Barack Obama said today that reforming massive government entitlement programs ? such as Social Security and Medicare ? would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending.

A Porn Bailout? Adult Entertainment Industry Seeks Government Assistance
First it was America?s banks that needed a hand from the federal government. Then it was U.S. automakers . Next came the steel industry. And now this week it?s the porn industry that?s claiming it needs a cash infusion from the U.S. government in order to survive the recession.

Government plans for British City of Culture
The government is considering whether high profile cultural events should be held outside London on a regular basis.

Tanzania?s Mkapa Urges Congo Government, Rebel Truce (Update1)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo ?s government and rebels fighting in the east of the country should agree a truce to allow those displaced by the conflict to return home, former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa said.

Government-Rebel Talks Enter Substantive Phase
The latest round of the United Nations-supported dialogue between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a leading rebel group entered into its substantive phase today, in a bid to quell the violence engulfing the vast nation?s east.

Pensioners a target in government jury probe
The State Government is looking to close loopholes that see full-time workers wriggle out of jury duty.

German MP: Government To Offer EUR100 Billion Financing Help To Companies
BERLIN (AFP)--The German government plans to offer up to EUR100 billion in help for companies who are experiencing financing difficulties, the head of the parliamentary group CDU-CSU, Volker Kauder, said Wednesday.

Government turns to darts to encourage maths
For years debate has raged over whether darts is really a sport. But there is no doubt in the Government?s mind that it is, at least, a branch of applied mathematics.

Government Panic Could Herald Dollar Panic
By: John Browne Senior Market Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. One of the few things more troubling for an economy than government intervention is government intervention driven by panic.

Government leaders hope Obama has solution to transportation funding
Obama delivers a major speech on the economy Thursday, and he will have a rapt audience in Hampton Roads, where transportation projects have languished. Government leaders in Hampton Roads, frustrated by the stalemate over transportation funding, wonder if President-elect Barack Obama could hold the light at the end of the bridge-tunnel.

Government has new stimulus package in store
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has another stimulus package in store in addition to the RM7bil package announced in November. ?The Prime Minister has given the directive to begin preparing another package,? Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said in a television interview yesterday.

Government issues ultimatum to Shimoni land investor
The government yesterday issued a one-year ultimatum to the Shimoni land investor and threatened to repossesses the idle land in question.

Sri Lankan government proscribes LTTE
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday night proscribed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the ground that it has been holding civilians human shields in the north where the military is engaged in a war with the ...