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• International Investing: The United Kingdom Wednesday, 24 Oct 2007 | 1:24 PM ET

  The United Kingdom is one of five trillion-dollar economies in western Europe. Its economic strength has allowed it to remain independent of the European Union, and public opinion polls have shown steady, substantial opposition to abandoning the pound for the euro.

• Gore, UN Climate Panel Win Nobel Peace Prize Friday, 12 Oct 2007 | 5:44 AM ET

  

  Former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN climate panel shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for raising awareness of the threat of global warming.

• UN Envoy Reports on Myanmar as China Opposes Action Thursday, 4 Oct 2007 | 8:35 PM ET

  U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari met U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday after a four-day visit to Myanmar in which he secured the junta's agreement to meet pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi.

• Bush Takes Temperate Course At UN Tuesday, 25 Sep 2007 | 5:01 PM ET

  

  President Bush's speech at the UN today was notable for a couple of reasons--not merely the fact that he ostentatiously rolled his R's in referring to Peru and Morocco. He declined to rise to the provocative rhetoric of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He didn't want to make the Iranian leader the focus of his speech.

• Oil Prices Could Remain High All Summer, Energy Analyst Says Monday, 2 Apr 2007 | 10:19 AM ET

  

  David Kirsch, market intelligence service manager for PFC Energy, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he expects oil to trade at $65 to $70 a barrel throughout the summer.

• Tougher Iran Sanctions on Agenda of London Meeting Monday, 26 Feb 2007 | 4:52 AM ET

  The permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Germany, meet today in London to discuss tougher sanctions on Iran.

• Crude Oil Breaks 4-Day Losing Streak Thursday, 28 Dec 2006 | 3:05 PM ET

  U.S. crude futures rose on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak after government data showed a huge crude stock drawdown last week which extended a decline in supplies for the fifth week in a row.

• Oil Slips as Warm Weather Cuts Demand Wednesday, 27 Dec 2006 | 1:41 PM ET

  Oil prices eased on Wednesday, extending losses of more than a dollar from the previous session, as mild weather in major consuming nations slashed demand for heating fuel.

• Warm Weather Concerns Reverse Oil's Gains Tuesday, 26 Dec 2006 | 11:13 AM ET

  Oil fell more than a dollar, extending losses from last week, as mild weather in the  United States curbed demand for winter fuel.