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World leaders have lined up oto condemn a US church's plan to burn the Koran, warning it would invite an extremist backlash.

World leaders have condemned a US church's plan to burn copies of the Qu’ran, warning it would invite an extremist backlash.

Ask Andrew Steer, the World Bank's new climate change envoy, what he thinks of his institution's controversial recent decisio...

KABUL—World leaders lined up Thursday to condemn a US church's plan to burn the Koran, warning it would invite an extremist backlash, as thousands of Muslims took to the streets of Afghanistan in protest.

World Slowdown Steeper Than Anticipated: OECD

BEIRUT: World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick on Wednesday appointed Egyptian Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin managing director of the World Bank Group. Mahmoud Mohieldin has proven himself a tireless reformer whose work on economic and financial reform helped Egypt weather the global financial crisis. An outstanding young leader

World stock markets fell on Wednesday as investors sought safety amid fresh worries about the fragile economic recovery, helping propel the yen to a 15-year high against the dollar, analysts said.