Germany okay with bilateral EU aid to Greece: FM - Economic Times
BERLIN: Germany will agree to European countries providing bilateral assistance to debt-stricken Greece, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Saturday. "For EU aid to Greece, there is no collective instrument. In case of extreme necessity ...
U.S. stocks break win streak on jitters over Greece, oil - Marketwatch
"The commodities, like other risky assets, are taking a little bit of a breather," said Russ Koesterich, managing director of BlackRock's scientific active equity business. But he said it was encouraging that both stocks and raw materials weren't declining even more. "The market has had a big run-up
Greece will not default: Papandreou - Business Spectator
ATHENS - Greece has taken the necessary steps to tackle its fiscal crisis and will not default on its debt obligations, the country's prime minister George Papandreou said on Saturday in a speech to his socialist party's national council. Greece is ...
FOREX-Euro retreats vs dollar on nagging Greece worries - ninemsn
... brinkmanship and the whole uncertainty is undermining the euro," said Michael Woolfolk, senior currency strategist, at BNY Mellon in New ... Sterling also fell sharply, dipping briefly below $1.50 , after a Bank of England policy maker said ...
Greece must implement austerity measures - Merkel - Reuters India
MUENSTER, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech on Saturday that Greece must implement its austerity programme and praised Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou for his efforts. "I thank the Greek Prime Minister for ...
WRAPUP 4-Barroso wants EU to agree loans for Greece - Reuters
BRUSSELS/ATHENS, March 19 (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged EU member states on Friday to agree a standby aid package Greece after Athens said it could turn to the IMF for help. Barroso said the 16 countries that ...
US Stocks Boosted As Greece Avoids Downgrade, Oil ... - Marketwatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks got a boost Tuesday after Greece avoided a downgrade by Standard & Poor's and rising commodities lifted materials and industrials. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34 points, or 0.3%, at 10676 in recent ...
German govt says IMF aid an option for Greece - YAHOO!
... International Monetary Fund as an option to resolving its debt problems, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said on Friday. "The German government does not rule out aid from the IMF if Greece requests it," spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said at a ...
Dollar gains after Greece says it may turn to IMF if EU ... - Chicago Tribune
... should step in to aid debt-plagued countries or whether the European Union itself should find a solution helped drive the euro lower, said Marc Chandler of Brown Brothers Harriman in New York. Greece said on Thursday it would have to turn to the ...
Barroso backs EU package to bail out Greece - Financial Times
José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, urged European Union governments yesterday to reach an explicit agreement next week on a financial standby facility for Greece to help it overcome its debt crisis. Mr Barroso said the rescue ...
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Mexico drug war's toll on Americans grows
 The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Department.
Explosives found aboard India plane
Explosive material was found in a package on a passenger plane after it landed in southern India, but it was not attached to a detonator and could not have exploded, officials said on Sunday.
Sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
 China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, making breathing the air “very bad for health.”
Bombs still greet Marines in Afghan town
 Explosions rumble through Marjah daily — an ominous sign that Taliban insurgents have not given up despite losing control of the town to U.S. and Afghan forces about two weeks ago.
Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who tried to stab a soldier on Sunday, the Israeli army said, in West Bank violence that placed further strain on U.S. efforts to get indirect peace talks under way.
Thousands rally in Russia against Putin
 Thousands rally across Russia to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment.
Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses
 Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church fails to calm the anger of many victims.
U.N. chief: Israel must stop settlements
 Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal, while a Palestinian teenager is killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank.
With cheap food imports, Haiti can’t feed itself
 The earthquake smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left over 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food.
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
 Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency says.
China state media accuses Google of political agenda
China's state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by "groundlessly accusing the Chinese government" of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture, values and ideas.
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