– 17 Nobel prize winning economists debate euro zone The finest economic minds in the world believe the euro zone will survive its crippling debt crisis, but think that if the bloc
The Cyprus government submitted to parliament watered-down cost-cutting measures affecting civil servants on Friday, in a bid to secure approval from an opposition-dominated House for an austerity package that needs to save
Libyan rebels announced a move to govern the country from Tripoli as they battled pockets of loyalists in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, who taunted them from his hiding place.
Greece said on Friday it would not go ahead with a debt swap crucial to its second bailout if holders of less than 90% of its debt to the private sector agreed
Europe's biggest betting firm OPAP announced on Thursday an annual 30.4% drop in second-quarter net profit, hit by a deep recession in its debt-choked Greek home market. OPAP, 34% owned by the
North Carolina braced on Friday for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene, cities along the U.S. east coast were on alert and millions of beach goers cut short vacations to escape the
The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years was wide open on Friday after a scandal-tainted party powerbroker looked likely to refuse to back the most popular candidate just days
The top official behind Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States said on Friday it was not to blame for August's stock market rout, and warned that developed nations still needed
The Spanish government said on Friday it had reached an agreement with the main opposition People's Party (PP) to establish limits on the public deficit and debt as part of the constitution.
An unmanned Russian cargo ship carrying food and fuel to the International Space Station failed to reach orbit and burned up in the atmosphere shortly after launch on Wednesday, potentially affecting staffing
