Leaders of the European Union met Sunday in Brussels to discuss measures to deal with the world financial crisis.

VOA: special.2009.03.06

The financial crisis will be the top issue at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

VOA: special.2009.01.23

During its yearly World Water Day observance last month it called on the international community to work together to solve the water crisis.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

That happened to millions of people two years ago at the height of the world food crisis.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

But with the world still in crisis, there was news that no famous people from show business will be at the forum this year.

VOA: special.2009.01.23

The first time was the near-collapse of Iceland's banks and currency during the world financial crisis.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

Still,the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund says the effects of the world economic crisis will hurt both supply and demand for years to come.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

Organizers this week announced a program built around the theme: "Shaping the Post-Crisis World."

VOA: special.2009.01.23

The leaders will discuss progress in efforts to deal with the world economic crisis.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

And World Bank President Robert Zoellick has called on rich nations to put some of their economic recovery spending into a crisis fund to help poor countries.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

At its worst, the crisis affected nearly a third of world air travel.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

But the world economic crisis has had an effect on some farmers.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

The economic crisis is claiming another victim: world trade.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

The run on the British bank Northern Rock in September 2007 marked the beginning of the world banking crisis in Britain.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

He says they also helped the international effort to lessen the effects of the financial crisis and restore world economic growth.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Some economists blame speculative transactions such as "naked short selling" for plunging the world economy into a financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

The United Nations World Food Program says Chad could be the first country to fall victim to this funding crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

U.S.and Chinese officials both spoke about how their cooperation is important to helping stabilize the world's recovery from the global financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

But the big question leading up to the G20 summit is, will there be genuine unity in addressing the world economic crisis?

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

The announcements offered bright spots to the generally gloomy environment at the world's biggest air show that is clouded by the economic crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

"I think you are seeing,around the world, a very strong commitment to action on the global crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

And despite the global financial crisis, the United States remains China's most reliable customer, and Beijing, the world's biggest buyer of U.S.government debt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Now,it is relying on China's cheap labor and the emergence of a consumer culture to help claw the world out of the financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24