France's ban on same-sex marriages was upheld by the country's constitutional authority on Friday, in a ruling that relieves the government of any obligation to grant gays the wedding rights enjoyed by
The multi-speed recovery of the global economy is prompting a kaleidoscope of policy responses from central banks around the world, muddying the outlook for investors and heightening the risk of market volatility.
Sales of Microsoft Corp's Windows software fell short of outsized expectations, rekindling fears that the spread of mobile gadgets will erode its main PC-focused business. Microsoft surprised Wall Street with a better-than-expected
The Chinese Year of the Rabbit promises to bring political upheaval from restless youth and sex scandals for the amorous, but in China the government is at least likely to bring inflation
The decline in the yen following Japan's credit rating downgrade is helping adjust the currency towards its fundamentals, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda said. The yen hit two-month lows against the
British police arrested five young men on Thursday following an investigation into Internet activists who carried out cyber attacks against groups they viewed as enemies of the WikiLeaks website. "The arrests were
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou ruled out defaulting on or restructuring his country's huge public debt but said he expected EU/IMF rescue loans to be stretched out and the interest rate reduced.
– Second under-age girl surfaces in investigation Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced more pressure to resign on Thursday after magistrates issued new documents with fresh details of erotic parties, some with
The European Commission has decided that no further steps in the excessive deficit procedure are needed at present for Cyprus, since it has taken action representing adequate progress towards the correction of
Officials meeting at the World Economic Forum expressed concern on Thursday about soaring food prices stoking social unrest, but corporate figures rejected calls for curbs on speculation. "Higher food prices and volatility
