Oil prices slipped below $79 a barrel Thursday amid mixed signals over the strength of the global economic recovery.By: Pablo Gorondi|Date: Nov 19, 2009

Oil prices gained slightly to stay above $77 on Monday, backed by the weaker dollar and strong economic data in China, which raised hopes for an increase in energy demand.By: Pablo Gorondi|Date: Nov 2, 2009

BUDAPEST - Hungary's prime minister stunned the country yesterday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worse financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago.By: Pablo Gorondi|Date: Mar 22, 2009

BUDAPEST - European leaders yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe.By: Pablo Gorondi|Date: Jun 28, 2009

...embrace disarmament (By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press) Europeans mark anniversary of fall of Iron Curtain (By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press) US ending funding for eradication of Afghan opium crop (By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press...

...around the world: Come home (By Clifford J. Levy, The New York Times) Hungary's premier offers to resign (By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press) Saudis wage war on terror (By Robert F. Worth, New York Times) Pope condemns sorcery...

...participated in manhunts, persecution, and murder of Jews in Budapest in 1944." --- Associated Press writer Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary, contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved...

...Conflict Oil soars to record above US$145 amid concerns over hefty drop in US stockpiles, Iran conflict By PABLO GORONDI (Associated Press Writer) Oil soared to a record above US$145 a barrel Thursday, fueled by concerns over a...

...for December delivery fell $2.23 to $75.81 on the ICE Futures exchange. ___ Associated Press writers Pablo Gorondi in Budapest and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Copyright Associated Press, Copyright 2009...

...peaked at $143.91. ___ AP Business Writer Malcolm Foster in Bangkok, Thailand, and Associated Press Writer Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary, contributed to this report. Copyright Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material...