Obama makes historic White House visit

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama visited the White House on Monday for his first post-election meeting with President George W. Bush, a strikingly symbolic moment in the transition of power. Obama, who will

Breathing life back into deflated world

Remember inflation? Just four months ago, soaring commodity costs were the biggest economic worry as oil raced to a record high. Now the buzz word is deflation, and that is altering both

Greek PM expels party critic, scandals hurt image

Greece's prime minister expelled dissident member of parliament Petros Tatoulis from the ruling New Democracy party on Monday, cutting his government majority to the minimum 151 seats in the 300-member national parliament.