Asian shares fell on Tuesday as sluggish U.S. and global manufacturing data added to concerns about the health of the world economy, while a strengthening yen prompted speculation that Tokyo may intervene
After months of vitriolic discord, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are expected to vote on Monday on a White House-backed deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avert an unprecedented debt default.
Syrians began the Muslim Ramadan fast in sombre mood on Monday after troops stormed Hama, scene of a 1982 massacre, in one of the bloodiest days of a five-month-old uprising against President
Syrians began the Muslim Ramadan fast in somber mood on Monday after troops stormed Hama, scene of a 1982 massacre, in one of the bloodiest days of a five-month-old uprising against President
More than 200,000 university applicants in Britain will fail to get places this year, the head of the admissions service said in an interview with the Independent newspaper published on Monday. Chief
European shares were expected to bounce back on Monday, mirroring strong gains in Asia, with investors' appetite for riskier assets seen rising after U.S. lawmakers agreed on a deal to increase the
* Obama: both parties reach deal to reduce deficit Stocks rose while gold and the yen dropped on Monday as investors cut safety trades after Washington reached a last-minute deal to escape
* Facing spike in international borrowing costs Standard & Poor's cut Cyprus's credit rating by one notch on Friday and warned another cut was possible, deepening economic gloom for the island struggling
* Economy on the brink of collapse * European member of parliament and former foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides has called for the president of Cyprus to resign in order to appease
* On track for worst week since August 2010 * World stocks headed for their biggest weekly loss in almost a year on Friday as investors piled into safe havens on
