. By Shavasb Bohdjalian European leaders agreed on Saturday to strengthen the euro zone bailout fund, make its loans cheaper and lower the interest rate on funds extended to Greece but left
. * Planning for another disaster to prolong reconstruction * Markets likely to accept government borrowing to rebuild By Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters Infrastructure Correspondent Japan will take at least five years to
. Libya's oil output will take some time to return to normal, the head of the National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday, because some installations were damaged in fighting between rebel and
. * Gulf pledges $20 bln for Bahrain, Oman; Saudi sends troops * Small concessions but scant movement on bigger demands Gulf Arab states led by Saudi Arabia are relying on money,
. A wrecked airplane lies nose-deep in splintered wood from homes in the port of Sendai. An hour's drive away, workers in white masks and protective clothing scan thousands of people for
. No matter who eventually wins the lethal battles raging in Libya, the oil market will likely be starved of hundreds of millions of barrels for a long time, reshaping oil flows
. The world's biggest drink refrigerator equipment maker Frigoglass will return capital to shareholders instead of paying a dividend to lower its tax burden, the company's CEO said on Wednesday. Like other
. Euro zone leaders will take the next cautious steps in their year-long effort to quell the region's debt crisis at a summit on Friday, but the meeting is unlikely to produce
. BY MICHAEL SARRIS Former Minister of Finance As was widely predicted, worldwide recovery is taking a slow and hesitant path with unemployment the most stubborn and painful indicator. The emerging economies
. Greed, jealousy and ambition poisoned relations inside Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's family and often destroyed the careers of officials who got in the way, according to U.S. diplomatic cables published by
