– Eleven nations from nine bids involved – Crowd violence hands England late blow FIFA will take the most far-reaching decision in international sport on Thursday when its executive committee votes on
Japan's Nikkei share average hit a five-month high and the euro stayed within sight of overnight highs on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank meeting that investors speculate could bring new
Prime minister George Papandreou met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday on the sidelines of an OSCE summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. The two leaders discussed the Greek economy, with Medvedev praising
The European Central Bank is under pressure to act on Thursday to help the euro zone contain a crippling debt crisis that has stoked contagion fears in the United States and Asia.
Finansbank >, the Turkish lender owned by National Bank of Greece (NBG), may issue a 1 bln lira bond ($670 mln) after its planned public offering, Finansbank's chairman told Reuters. Seeking to
The euro rose and borrowing costs for crisis-hit euro zone countries fell on Wednesday amid speculation the ECB could take decisive steps to combat turmoil that has stoked contagion worries in the
Gold rose above $1,390 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday, and hit record highs in euro and sterling terms, as concerns over the spread of the euro zone debt crisis prompted buying
The U.S. State Department has cut off a U.S. military computer network from its database of diplomatic cables after WikiLeaks obtained more than 250,000 such cables, a senior U.S. official said on
European planemaker Airbus announced plans on Wednesday to upgrade its best-selling A320 family of passenger jets with new engines to offer airlines precious fuel savings as it fends off upstart competitors. Airbus
Tour operator Thomas Cook said it planned to save between 40 mln and 50 mln pounds ($78 mln) through cost savings in its British business after reporting full-year earnings at the lower
