. 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
. Bahrain is facing its worst unrest since the 1990s and downgrades by rating agencies, but the Gulf Arab kingdom's central bank governor said on Thursday he hopes to go forward with
. Israel may supply LNG by 2014 The proposal by Israel’s Delek Group to build an LNG facility on the island are likely to hold consequences for a plan under consideration by
. Turkey sees no point in pursuing unpopular reforms aimed at winning membership of the European Union if the bloc has already decided Ankara will never be admitted, a Turkish diplomat said
. King Abdullah is seeking to appease Jordan's powerful tribes by naming a conservative former army general as prime minister but he will need to appeal to a wider base to maintain
. The world economy has begun improving but is beset by problems such as high unemployment and rising prices which could fuel crippling trade protectionism or even lead to war within nations,
. Spanish, Italian and Greek share prices recovered sharply in January, after a dismal 2010 on concerns over sovereign debt problems, with analysts saying Italy offers the safest bet of these euro
