AEK Athens were relegated for the first time in the club's 89-year history on Sunday after conceding a late goal to lose their final Greek Super League match 1-0 against Atromitos Athinon. AEK were already facing the drop after being handed a three-point deduction that had yet to be applied to the standings for crowd

– Political calm, fewer protests encourage visitors- tourism association  – Tourism revenues seen up 9-10 pct in 2013 – Tourist arrivals expected to rise 6-7 pct, to record 17 mln Greek tourism revenues are expected to bounce back this year to pre-crisis levels, the industry said on Thursday following the return of political stability to

More than three years after the end of the global recession, sluggish activity across rich and poor economies is confounding policymakers who expected more by now and raising concerns that options for kick-starting growth are increasingly limited. They face a sobering checklist: The U.S. economy remains shackled by a mountain of household debt and continues

– Draft rules designed to prevent irresponsible lending  – Lenders will be forced to carry out credit checks  – First common EU rules could spur cross-border mortgages European Union negotiators are expected to finalise the bloc's first common rules on mortgage lending on Monday, in an attempt to avoid a repeat of property bubbles that

Indian police arrested a second man on Monday in connection with the rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi and parliament was adjourned twice amid an uproar about the crime which has rekindled popular fury at widespread sexual violence. The anger echoes the response to the gang rape of a 23-year-old trainee

Travelers waited more than an hour for flights in New York and experienced delays at other U.S. airports on Sunday evening as furloughs of air traffic controllers began, reducing the ability of busy hubs to handle arrivals and departures, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The furloughs that started Sunday reduced staffing by 10 percent across

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck western Mexico on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital, but there were no reports of significant damage or injuries, officials said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.2 off the coast, was centered 33 km (20 miles) northwest of La Union, on the border between Guerrero and Michoacan states,

Igor Luksic, leader of the Social Democrats in Slovenia's ruling coalition, disagrees with the European leaders who say his country should privatise its three biggest lenders to avoid the misery of another bailout in the euro zone. The political science lecturer who has lined his office with portraits of Martin Luther King, John Kennedy, Mahatma