Seven U.S. Republican presidential contenders meet face-to-face in their first major debate on Monday as the fight for the party's 2012 nomination enters a new phase. The nationally televised forum in New
* New constitution, overheating economy, Syria to top agenda * Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has scored a resounding third consecutive election victory, but he will need to seek consensus
Passenger traffic at BAA's airports increased by 9.2% last month compared to May 2010, with the late Easter holidays and Royal Wedding leading to more passengers at the beginning of the month.
China's money growth slowed to a 30-month low in May and banks extended fewer new loans than expected as monetary policy weighed on bank lending, but stubborn inflation is expected to persuade
More than 20,000 Greeks protested against austerity measures in Athens on Sunday and workers at state-owned utility PPC/DEH announced strikes to oppose government plans to sell the company. In the 19th straight
The euro strengthened on Monday, though its gains appeared short-lived as major European powers continue to haggle over a fresh rescue package for Greece, while Asian stocks extended a seven-week losing streak
Cyprus plans to tap international markets under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme by November of this year, the finance ministry said. The Republic also planned to continue issuing bonds on
Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising. The use of the
Kuwait has arrested a Kuwaiti Shi'ite Muslim man for publishing criticism of the ruling families in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on social media site Twitter, a security source said on Saturday. Nasser
French banks have agreed in principle to a rollover of Greek debt on condition that all creditors do the same, Britain's Financial Times reported on its website on Friday. The FT, citing
