. Bahrain is facing its worst unrest since the 1990s and downgrades by rating agencies, but the Gulf Arab kingdom's central bank governor said on Thursday he hopes to go forward with
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who rocked the U.S. government by publishing thousands of secret diplomatic memos, must be extradited to Sweden to face sex crimes allegations, a British judge ruled on Thursday.
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded a number of ratings of Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation B.S.C. due to its majority-control by the central bank of Libya. Moody’s said it lowered the foreign currency
* $120/barrel seen as key level for global economy Soaring oil prices are reaching levels that could threaten to brake improving but tentative global economic recovery, with an outside chance of a
– Will he invest in Cyprus? A Facebook page entitled "Freedom Revolution March 16 Qatar" calling for the downfall of Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, has attracted the approval
For the sixth consecutive year, Real Madrid claims top spot as the world’s largest football club with €438.6 million, according to Deloitte. The Deloitte Football Money League is published nine months after
Moody's Investors' Service downgraded Cyprus's sovereign bond ratings two notches to A2 on Thursday, citing exposure of its banks to indebted Greece, and concerns a recent improvement in finances was unsustainable. The
* Brent crude at 29-mth high, near $120 a barrel on Libya * World stocks, copper fall for 4th day in a row * Gold, Swiss francs, Treasury prices up Oil
World leaders condemned Muammar Gaddafi's bloody crackdown on a revolt that has split Libya, but took little action to halt the bloodshed from the latest upheaval reshaping the Arab world. U.S. President
YouTube, the Google-owned video-sharing website, is banking on Bollywood and cricket to make its mark in the Indian market, looking at tie-ups with major studios to expand its movie library. YouTube, which
