Nine countries will have top post in WTO

Nine countries are paying ticket effort to deliver the next head of the WTO, Pascal Lamy stops. Some will be disappointed when the World Trade Organization (WTO) must find a new CEO after Pascal Lamy. Deadline to sign up as a candidate was Monday, and nine countries have signed up with every candidate. The latest

S. Korea to join U.N. Security Council amid deadlock over N.K. rocket

South Korea could take a more active role in getting the United Nations Security Council to punish North Korea for its recent long-range rocket launch, diplomatic sources said Friday. South Korea is set to serve as a non-permanent member of the 15-nation Council for two years, beginning Jan. 1. The Council is the U.N.’s top