UN panel keeps oil funds flowing for Iraq reconstructionNEW YORK - The UN Security Council Monday extended for another year arrangements whereby revenues from Iraq’s petroleum and other sources are deposited in a UN-monitored fund for the reconstruction of Iraq. US stocks slide amid concerns of bleak corporate outlookNEW YORK - US stocks fell Monday amid concerns of a gloomy outlook for fourth-quarter corporate earnings, the future of the car industry and whether government efforts to revive the economy would succeed. UN to keep peacekeeping force in Congo for another yearNEW YORK - The UN Security Council decided Monday to keep its large peacekeeping operation another year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the main task of protecting civilians and improving security in the eastern part of the country. |