German central bank Governor Jens Weidmann warned parliament on Monday that new measures taken by the euro zone do not encourage countries to get their budgets in order. He said further steps
Israel's government took aim at big business groups on Monday with a plan that would lower the level of concentration of economic power by breaking up of some of the country's largest
Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protests has intensified, with the death toll climbing to 2,700, an increase of 100 in the past week, the United Nations human rights office said on Monday. Kyung-wha
Canon is about to launch a new device on the 3 November in Hollywood, according to an invite going out to press in the States. Titled "The Story begins", the cryptic invite
The euro dropped 1% and European stock index futures fell on Monday, following a slide in Asian shares, after a meeting of European policymakers' produced no new ideas for solving the continent's
President Barack Obama will release a plan on Monday calling for more than $3 trln in deficit cuts over 10 years, with roughly half of the savings coming from higher taxes on
Turkey said plans by Cyprus to begin gas exploration off its southern coast amounted to "provocation" and it would consider carrying out offshore surveys with northern Cyprus if drilling went ahead. The
Greece on Sunday pledged to take the tough decisions needed to avoid default but announced no new austerity measures to secure international bailout funds next month. Prime Minister George Papandreou cancelled a
A Sevilla-led bid to force Real Madrid and Barcelona to share television revenue more equitably appears doomed to failure and the big two's domination of La Liga is likely to remain entrenched
Hong Kong shares dropped in thin Monday trade, led by Esprit Holdings Ltd and China Coal Energy Co Ltd , with midday turnover nearing a two-month low as investors stayed away amid
