The euro zone's most indebted nations were scrambling on Wednesday to convince investors and the rest of Europe of their commitment to tackle their debt problems, even as the bloc's main paymaster
Tourists flock to Times Square for the bright lights and Broadway shows. There they find another spectacle: helmeted police with machine guns patrolling the subway station on the lookout for would-be bombers
The leader of Germany's Christian Social Union, one of three parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right ruling coalition, was quoted on Wednesday as saying he could not rule out Greece leaving the
Health experts lamented a move by U.S. President Barack Obama to halt rules on limiting smog pollution, saying the decision could endanger many people already susceptible to respiratory problems. Under pressure from
Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous tenure marked by stagnation and a rift with Chinese partner Alibaba. Chief Financial Officer Tim
Greece will hand its central bank a tighter supervisory grip on its banks to shield the system from the fallout of a severe debt crisis, according to a draft law tabled on
The European Union's top official on Tuesday defended the political will of EU leaders to resolve the euro-zone debt crisis, despite concerns that they seem unable to halt a slide back into
* Nikkei, MSCI, Euro STOXX, S&P down; Gold above record $1,919 * Asian shares and the euro fell on Tuesday, gold jumped to a fresh record while European stocks appear set to
About 300,000 Internet users in Iran have been spied on last month by one or several hackers who stole security certificates from a Dutch IT firm, a report presented by the Dutch
Google has dedicated an animated doodle to flamboyant rock star Freddie Mercury of Queen, who would have been 65 on Monday. He had died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on November
