Wiesbaden, Germany - German exports recorded a surprise increase in September despite the global economic slowdown, official figures showed Friday.
The Federal Statistics Office said exports rose 6.9 per cent to 87.1 billion euros (112 billion dollars) in September compared to the corresponding month of 2007.
Imports climbed 14.1 per cent in the same period to 72.2 billion euros, to give the world's biggest exporter a trade surplus of 15 billion euros, the figures showed.
The current account balance, which takes into account transfers and services as well as exports and imports, also recorded a surplus of 15 billion euros.
Los Angeles - In a matter of less than two seconds, Brandon Roy rode an emotional coaster before finishing on a high.
Roy nailed a 30-foot 3-pointer jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, and give the Portland Trail Blazers a dramatic 101-99 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
"In this building we're never out of it," said Roy, who finished with 17 points on just six-of-18 shooting from the field.
Beijing - Chinese leaders on Friday called for developed nations to take the lead on climate change and share technology to help developing nations to reduce carbon emissions.
Developed nations should "take responsibility and obligations in addressing climate change" and "alter their unsustainable way of life," Premier Wen Jiabao said in a speech at a UN-sponsored conference on climate change.
"As the global financial crisis spreads and worsens, and the world economy apparently slows down, the international community must not waver in its determination to tackle climate change," Wen said.
Washington, Nov 7: A researcher from Iowa State University, US, has said that turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to rising temperatures.
The researcher, who led the study, is Fred Janzen, a professor in ecology, evolution and organismal biology.
After Satyajit Ray was awarded a lifetime Oscar in 1992, the Academy Film Archives of the US Academy of Motion Pictures followed up the tribute to the legendary filmmaker by undertaking massive projects to restore his films – a total of 37, including documentaries and shorts.
Having already restored ‘Aparajito’ - which will be screened for the first time, since the restoration, at the 14th Kolkata Film Festival – the archives will restore Ray’s ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ (The Chess Player) over the next year.
Washington, Nov 7 : Senator John McCain, who lost to Democrat Barack Obama in US presidential race, will be returning to Congress and continue to reach across the Senate to remain a powerful voice for the Republican Party, strategists and experts have said.
Los Angeles - In a matter of less than two seconds, Brandon Roy rode an emotional coaster before finishing on a high.
Washington, Nov 7: A researcher from Iowa State University, US, has said that turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to rising temperatures.
After Satyajit Ray was awarded a lifetime Oscar in 1992, the Academy Film Archives of the US Academy of Motion Pictures followed up the tribute to the legendary filmmaker by undertaking massive projects to restore his films – a total of 37, including documentaries and shorts. 
Washington, Nov 7 : Senator John McCain, who lost to Democrat Barack Obama in US presidential race, will be returning to Congress and continue to reach across the Senate to remain a powerful voice for the Republican Party, strategists and experts have said.
