A Clown at Cannes: Bill Murray at the Riviera Fest | CANNES, France (AP) — Clad in a plaid jacket that could have come out of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe in "Caddyshack," Bill Murray clashed with traditional Canne... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Sherwood) The New York Times Awards Cannes Celebrity Photos Wikipedia: Bill Murray |
Europe's banks on the brink | LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as presid... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser) Reuters Business Economy Finance Photos Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Trichet |
Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains | LONDON (Reuters) - Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Reuters Business Industry Market Photos Wikipedia: Copper |
Secret gardens revealed in Amsterdam | During the third weekend of June, 30 of the most private gardens in Amsterdam are open to the public as part of Open Garden Days. Some of them are opening for the first... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Miami Herald Amsterdam Garden Photos Tourism Weekend Wikipedia: Amsterdam |
Greek caretaker government sworn in Athens: The Greek caretaker government, which will lead the country to the second round of national polls in June, was sworn in on Thursday morning at a ceremony held at ... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis) Zeenews Economy Greece Photos Politics Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy | As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us m... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier) The Independent Financial Market Photos Spain Wikipedia: Mariano Rajoy |
Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica genocide case against Ratko Mladic | On the second day of the 70-year-old's genocide trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors will focus on the bloody climax of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, when Serb fo... (photo: AP / Amel Emric) The Independent Bosnia Crimes Genocide Photos Wikipedia: Bosnian War |
Greece Crisis: IMF chief warns on expensive cost of Greek exit from euro Tweet ATHENS: IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders ... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau) The Times Of India Economy European Union Greece Photos Wikipedia: Economy of Greece |
Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines | By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua Economy Investments Market Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Philippines |
SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet — Gigaba | South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public Enterp... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1) Business Day Airlines Business Photos Transport Wikipedia: South African Airways |
Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bond... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News Greece Market Photos Spain Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis |
ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes | The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the eurozone rose as Athens c... (photo: European Community / EC) Canberra Times Banks Crisis EU Greek Photos Wikipedia: European Central Bank |
Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. | Gen Mladic is accu... (photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters, Pool) BBC News Crime Massacre Photos Serbia Wikipedia: Ratko Mladi |
Spain's queen cancels UK Jubilee trip over Gibraltar | SPAIN's Queen Sofia has cancelled a planned trip to London tomorrow to attend Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebration lunch due to tensions with Brit... (photo: AP / J Pat Carter) The Australian Britain Gibraltar Photos Spain Wikipedia: Disputed status of Gibraltar |
Chinese in bold call for official's removal | A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera China Communism Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang |
Tax on soda may help fight obesity SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet LONDON: Three health experts at Oxford University are calling for a hefty tax on soda - as much as 20% - which they say could help trim waistli... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times Of India London Obesity Photos Soda Wikipedia: Obesity in the United Kingdom |
Dramatic start to Mladic genocide trial | HE is no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial be... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) The Australian Dramatic Genocide Photos Serbia Trial Wikipedia: Serbia |
Roy Hodgson denies John Terry will split England squad at Euro 2012 | • Rio Ferdinand omitted 'for purely footballing reasons' | • Manager optimistic Scott Parker will be fit Rio Ferdinand tweeted after his omission from the Euro 2012... (photo: Creative Commons / Mikhail Slain) The Guardian England Football Photos Soccer Wikipedia: Roy Hodgson |
David Cameron: it is 'make or break' for the euro David Cameron has warned eurozone leaders it is now “make or break” for the single currency as the financial turmoil threatens to cause another global meltdow... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Daily Telegraph Currency Eurozone Photos UK Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis |
Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014 Berlin, May 16: | Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule ... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily Afghanistan Berlin Germany Photos War Wikipedia: Afghanistan |