It's not just an indicator or two it's really across the board tweaking up slightly, and I think that is good news for pretty much everybody," said David Carbon, chief economist at DBS Bank in Singapore.
The world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable," said Mr Obama in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington.
The missile deployment is likely to be approved, adds our correspondent, despite opposition from Russia, whose foreign minister is also attending Tuesday's meeting in Bruss
It marks a change to the current policy by which the flag is displayed outside the building 365 days a year. The council's decision has angered many loyalists.
Among its key findings, the study argues that low income countries are less likely to suffer from terrorism than lower middle-income countries, suggesting that poverty is not a prime motive for attacks.
Among its key findings, the study argues that low income countries are less likely to suffer from terrorism than lower middle-income countries, suggesting that poverty is not a prime motive for attacks.
An inquiry is under way after nine people died following the collapse of concrete panels that started a fire in the tunnel, 80km (50 miles) from Tokyo.
We still do not know which are the most important factors, but perhaps the most likely is a combination, a double whammy of changes, such as a high-fat diet combined with increased environmental chemical exposures.
Tonight there will be a widespread hard frost with ice a hazard. Snow is expected for Scotland and northern England tomorrow morning with potential for disruption."
So exploring space is not only a good idea, but has made real changes to life here on Earth. But we’ve been to the Moon before; six times, in fact. Haven’t we already been there and done that?
Many of us fear death. We believe in death because we have been told we will die. We associate ourselves with the body, and we know that bodies die. But a new scientific theory suggests that death is not the terminal event we think.