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 Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
| Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to l... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Al Jazeera
Economy Eurozone Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
 Djokovic into Rome last eight after fightback
Holder Novak Djokovic staged a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback over Argentine Juan Monaco to earn a place in the quarter-finals at a windy Rome Masters on Thursday. | With gusts o... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Khaleej Times
Photos Rome Sport Tennis Wikipedia: Novak Djokovic |
 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 |
 European leaders scramble to contain Greek debt crisis
By Chris Isidore @CNNMoneyInvest May 16, 2012: 12:16 PM ET0:00 / 04:49Merkel: We want Greece to stay in euro | NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Leaders across Europe rushed to try ... (photo: EC / EC) CNN
Debt EU Leaders Merkel Photos Wikipedia: Eurozone Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
 Sharapova advances in windy Rome
Rome - Past and present Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Czech Petra Kvitova made straight-set moves into the third round of the Rome Masters on Tuesday, with the Ru... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Independent online
Photos Sport Tennis Wikipedia: Maria Sharapova Wimbledon |
 Rome Masters: Djokovic storms into third round
Zeenews Sports Bureau | Rome: Leaving behind his fourth round loss at Madrid earlier this month, world number one Novak Djokovic defeated Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 to reach ... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Zeenews
Photos Rome Sport Tennis Wikipedia: Novak Djokovic |
 Obama, Monti agree to intensify growth, job creation
Tweet WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti agreed on Tuesday on the need to "intensify" growth and job creation, as Washington prepar... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa) The Times Of India
Economy Italy Photos Washington Wikipedia: Italy |
 New Greek election as talks fail
| DEBT-stricken Greece must hold fresh elections after last-ditch talks to form a government collapsed. | The new election is likely to prolonging a tortuous crisis which... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Debt Election Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
 Pennetta Shocks Kirilenko at Rome Masters
| Sixteenth seed Maria Kirilenko fell at the first hurdle of the $2 million Rome Masters on Tuesday, losing 6-1, 7-6 to Italy's Flavia Pennetta. | Kirilenko was flattened... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Novosti
Italy Photos Sport Tennis Wikipedia: Flavia Pennetta |
 Greece to go back to the polls after President fails to form Coalition
| "It is absolutely necessary to have the broader support of political parties" ... Antonis Samaras, New Democracy leader. Photo: AFP | ATHENS: Greece will be going to el... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis) Canberra Times
Economy Election Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012 |
 DAVID GLEASON: Treat clothing shares with caution
| AN EXAMINATION, however brief, of the clothing retail sector inevitably leads back to the economy. And, believe me, there is no doubt that it has turned down. That rece... (photo: WN / deniseyong) Business Day
Business Economy Market Photos Wikipedia: Textile industry |
 France's star man: Benzema lean, mean and hungry for success thanks to Jose's diet
| Having shed some seven kilos last summer, Karim Benzema is finally delivering at the highest level and is on the verge of completing a vintage season as the European Ch... (photo: AP / Alberto Saiz) The Daily Mail
Football Photos Sports Star Wikipedia: Karim Benzema |
 Europe's economic nightmare should be keeping us awake
| Eurozone woes are becoming more and more important to Australia. | FOR Australia to achieve the government's 3.25 per cent growth forecast, and hence a budget surplus, ... (photo: EC / EC) Canberra Times
Australia Barroso Economy Eurozone Photos Wikipedia: Eurozone |
 Man City clinch title in breath-taking finale
Champions City must now live within meansEngland 2 hours agoMalaga qualify for Champions League, Villarreal downSpain 2 hours agoMontpellier move to brink of titleRest of... (photo: AP / Jon Super) FourFourTwo
Football Manchester City Photos Soccer Wikipedia: Manchester City F.C. |
 Eurozone: the austerity allergy
| Slowly but surely, the unthinkable is coming to be thought. Europe's monetary marriage was supposed to admit no divorce, but the idea of Greece being put asunder is now... (photo: EC / EC) The Observer
Economy Eurozone Greece Monetary Photos Wikipedia: Eurozone |
 Nice: Capital city of the French Riviera
| A hundred years ago, bigwigs from London to Moscow began flocking south to the French Riviera and the sun-drenched city of Nice. They came to socialize, gamble, and esc... (photo: Creative Commons / Martinp1) The Wichita Eagle
France Nice Photos Riviera Tourism Wikipedia: Nice |
 Elections in Greece: Greeks see the red light and buckle their belts
A surprising number of Greeks realise that the country has to change its ways with regard to paying taxes and ending 'ghost' government jobs. | The good times have come t... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) The Daily Telegraph
Elections Greece Jobs Photos Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
 DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why Ministers must prepare for the worst
| After a week of tumultuous upheaval among our trading partners, when will the Coalition wake up to the terrifying implications of the storm hurtling towards us from the... (photo: EC / EC) The Daily Mail
Coalition Eurozone Photos Storm Trading Wikipedia: Eurozone |
 Qatar ploughs money into Shell
| Gas-rich Qatar is ploughing more of its commodity wealth back into the sector with the purchase of a major stake in Royal Dutch Shell, while also reportedly eyeing a ch... (photo: WN / RTayco) Canberra Times
Commodity Investor Photos Qatar Wikipedia: Royal Dutch Shell |
 Euro-Zone Growth, Jobless Forecasts Worsen
By MATTHEW DALTON | BRUSSELS—The European Union sharply downgraded its forecasts for employment across the euro zone and predicted that the 17-nation bloc's economy... (photo: EC / EC) Wall Street Journal
Brussels Euro Forecasts Jobless Photos Wikipedia: Eurozone |
