Google Inc expects to roll out a consumer version of its electronic eyewear that can live-stream images and audio and perform computing tasks in less than two years, though it stopped short of putting a price tag on the "smart" glasses. Google Glass, as the technology is known, will be sold to consumers at a

A convoy of about 30 military vehicles, including trucks loaded with missile batteries, set off from Turkey's coastal town of Iskenderun in Hatay province, headed for the Syrian border 50 km (30 miles) away, Turkish media reported on Thursday. State-run Anatolia news agency said armored military vehicles were also being transported to military installations in

U.K. bank Barclays will pay 290 mln pounds ($453 mln) to U.S. and British authorities to settle allegations that it manipulated key interest rates, increasing pressure on other banks to cooperate in a probe that could cost the financial industry billions of dollars. The settlement raises fresh questions about the reliability of the London interbank

Debenhams, Britain's second largest department store group, showed its resilience in the economic downturn by beating forecasts for quarterly underlying sales and winning market share even though it faced a deluge of rain in April. The firm, ranked second in Britain after employee-owned John Lewis, said on Thursday sales at stores open over a year

– Octogenarian president gave up salary in February  – Leading Greek delegation to two-day summit  – Government under pressure from public angry over cuts The president of debt-laden Greece will travel economy class to a European Union summit this week. Leaders of the 27-nation EU meet in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit to

The chief executive of Greece's largest lender National Bank, Apostolos Tamvakakis, will step down on Thursday and be replaced by deputy CEO Alexandros Tourkolias, a source at the bank told Reuters on Wednesday. The news came as veteran banker Vassilis Rapanos also quit as chairman of NBG after turning down the post of finance minister

Here's a nightmare for Europe's leaders to ponder as they prepare for yet another summit to tackle the euro zone crisis: a bond auction fails in Spain, spreading solvency worries to Italy and beyond and triggering uncontrollable bank runs that spell the single currency's end. Is such a scenario likely? Policymakers hope not. Is it