Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the southern desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African
The European Union's top official on Tuesday defended the political will of EU leaders to resolve the euro-zone debt crisis, despite concerns that they seem unable to halt a slide back into
* Awaits details of new fiscal package * Standard and Poor's said on Monday Cyprus's sovereign ratings remained on a credit watch pending the outcome of consultations for a new economic austerity
* Nikkei, MSCI, Euro STOXX, S&P down; Gold above record $1,919 * Asian shares and the euro fell on Tuesday, gold jumped to a fresh record while European stocks appear set to
About 300,000 Internet users in Iran have been spied on last month by one or several hackers who stole security certificates from a Dutch IT firm, a report presented by the Dutch
Google has dedicated an animated doodle to flamboyant rock star Freddie Mercury of Queen, who would have been 65 on Monday. He had died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on November
The current and incoming head of the European Central Bank demanded on Monday that European governments quickly implement a strengthening of a regional bailout fund and press ahead with wider reforms. With
Israeli passengers said they were segregated and searched at Istanbul airport on Monday and Turkish tourists made similar complaints about treatment in Israel, accounts that further stoked a heated feud between the
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who is back home in France with his career in tatters after a sex-assault scandal, is likely to take a role in the left's 2012 election
Europe's sovereign debt crisis will stunt bank profit for years and could kill off the weakest, Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann told industry bosses, amid intense scrutiny of the sector's finances.
