The U.S. dollar fell broadly on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers remained deadlocked over raising the nation's debt ceiling to avoid a devastating default, while U.S. and European shares also declined. Unless lawmakers
Russia will increase by half the amount it spends on modernising and re-arming its ailing military in 2011 compared to last year, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told defence and finance officials on
UEFA president Michel Platini is to send teams of experts to Greece to help the country reform its soccer leagues following increased crowd violence at games and a match-fixing scandal. Platini met
* Opposition accuses govt of backtracking * Cyprus's austerity plans hung in the balance on Tuesday after opposition parties accused the government of backtracking on unpopular measures, even though authorities said they
* Opposition accuses govt of failing to fight graft, crime * Bulgaria's centre-right government survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Tuesday called by the opposition which accuses it of failing to root
Thousands of Greek taxi drivers marched in central Athens on Tuesday to protest against government plans to open up their sector to competition, a key reform prescribed by the EU and the
A key gauge of counterparty risks rose to its highest since the beginning of this year on Tuesday as a potential default in the United States and obstacles to the implementation of
Spain and Italy paid a high price to sell short-term debt on Tuesday, compounding investors' concern that last week's bailout package for Greece left the euro zone's debt crisis unresolved. Spain's short-term
Deutsche Bank AG cut its exposure to five peripheral euro zone countries by about 70% to 3.67 bln euros ($5.3 bln) amid concern that Greece's debt crisis could spread. The German flagship
The outlook on Hungary's banking system remains negative, Moody's Investors Service said in a Banking System Outlook, reflecting its expectation that asset quality will continue to deteriorate; profitability will remain weak; and
