Greek public sector workers walked off the job on Wednesday in protest at new austerity measures and planned layoffs, disrupting local transport, grounding flights and shutting schools and tax offices. The 24-hour
President Francois Hollande must review France's pension system during his current 5-year mandate as a previous reform that drew mass street protests did not go far enough, Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said
World shares hit 17-month highs and the euro surged on Wednesday on hopes that U.S. politicians will reach a budget deal and that further monetary stimulus will come from Japan. European shares
Hong Kong shares touched a 17-month high on Wednesday, buoyed by renewed hopes of a deal in the U.S. on spending cuts and tax hikes, but looming chart resistance could limit a
Swiss bank UBS was hit with a $1.5 bln fine on Wednesday, admitting to fraud, paying bribes to brokers and "pervasive" manipulation of global benchmark interest rates by dozens of staff in
Scottish soccer club Rangers raised around 22.2 million pounds ($36.1 million) on its return to the stock market on Wednesday, funds which the club hopes will help to support a recovery after
Budget carrier Pegasus Airlines turned its back on Boeing and placed its first order for 75 A320neo Airbus jetliners on Tuesday in a $7.5 bln deal hailed as Turkey's largest single plane
At the center of the rebel base where Luke Skywalker took off to destroy the Death Star and save his people from the clutches of Darth Vader, Guatemala is preparing for another
The Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III, whose death has puzzled historians for centuries, had his throat slit in a succession plot concocted by his wife and son, a new analysis suggests. New CT
Barcelona secured the futures of leading players Lionel Messi, Xavi and Carles Puyol with renewed contracts on Tuesday. World Player of the Year Messi's deal has been extended by two years to
