White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held his first daily press briefing on Monday.Spicer faced questions following his weekend statements that included demonstrably false assertions about the crowd size at Trump's...

The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world's two biggest economies reached a...

1. Wide of Senate floor 2. Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat, North Dakota 3. Close up of chart 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat, North Dakota: "This fundamental proposition, fast track trade authority, for a trade...

1. Pan Greenspan walks into hearing room 2. Close-up session being opened 3. Back view of Greenspan testifying 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alan Greenspan, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman. "To be sure, over time the current accommodative stance...

1. US President Barack Obama walking to podium 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: "Would you rather reduce deficits and interest rates by raising revenue from those that are not now paying their fair share? Or would you...

English/Nat U-S Vice President Al Gore promised stricken Asian economies 10 (b) billion U-S dollars in aid, but enraged the Malaysian government by praising the country's dissidents. In a speech before Asian leaders and businessmen, Gore...

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with stalled efforts to expand trade agreements for the Americas into Asia, and to overhaul fractured US Immigration laws. But he made no promises to frustrated Canadian leaders...

AP Television 1. Exterior shot of Capitol Hill Pool 2. Wide shot of House floor 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Peter DeFazio, Democrat: "This is at its core the same deeply flawed Bush-Paulson plan: borrow 700 billion dollars in...

1. US President George W. Bush entering room and walking to the podium ++UPSOUND++ (English): "Thank you, please be seated. I want to thank the members of my cabinet for joining me here today." 2. Cutaway to wide of Bush at the podium...

1. Britain's Chancellor George Osborne and India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee enter press conference 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor: "Today's dialogue confirmed billions of pounds of trade deals...

Mandarin/Eng/Nat A trade war between the United States and China hangs in the balance as negotiators resume talks in Beijing. They are trying to reach a last-minute agreement on copyright piracy to head off trade sanctions. Another U-S...

English/Nat U-S Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says that while inflation is in check the central bank should take preemptive action to prevent any threat to continued economic growth. Some analysts believe that by using the word...

January 15, 2007 1. Wide zoom-in of chief negotiators - Assistant US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler and South Korea's Kim Jong-hoon shaking hands 2. Pull out from hands of two chief delegates 3. Mid of US delegation 4. Mid of Kim...

Seaside Heights, New Jersey 1. Wide of sand and debris by shops at Seaside Heights 2. Wide of boardwalk at Seaside Heights 3. Wide of destroyed roller coaster 4. Close of destroyed roller coaster 5. Mid of broken boardwalk 6. Wide of...

1. Wide of formal meeting between representatives of the US and EU to discuss trade 2. Zoom in to US President Barack Obama, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in foreground 3. Wide of meeting, zoom in to German...

French/Ger/Eng/Nat In a surprise move, nations adopting the new European currency, the euro, have dropped key interest rates, effectively setting the rate that will be adopted throughout the euro zone on January 1st. Ten of the 11...

HEADLINE: Rebate checks not going in the mail just yet CAPTION: Senate Republicans blocked a move by Democrats on Wednesday to add more than $40 billion in checks for the elderly, disabled veterans and the unemployed to a bill to...

1. Wide of financial forum conference 2. Mid of IMF Resident Representative to China, Tarhan Feyzioglu, speaking at podium 3. Close of Feyzioglu 4. Cutaway of conference delegates 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tarhan Feyzioglu, IMF Resident...

As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China - the top emitter of greenhouse gases.

Wildlife experts from across the world announced new measures Wednesday to protect various kinds of endangered species at the conclusion of a key international conference in Geneva.

English/Nat Beleaguered Republican candidate Bob Dole has attacked President Clinton on his foreign policy, criticising his handling of Bosnia and Iraq. Dole said he regretted American voters were less interested in foreign policy than...

Deep below a sleepy dairy town in Japan, workers and scientists have carved a sprawling laboratory that, despite government reassurances, some of Horonobe's 2,500 residents fear could turn their neighbourhood into a nuclear waste storage...

SKY - NO UK/CNNi/RTE London, England - 7 October 2008 1. Bank of England governor Mervyn King arriving for meeting at Downing Street 2. Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner arriving for meeting at Downing Street London,...

Washington announced three billion dollars' worth of Chinese imports could face "prohibitive" sanctions unless Beijing cracks down on piracy of US music, software, books and movies. Chinese officials say they are making efforts to curb...