Economy & Politics

Jeb Bush removes correspondents’ personal information from released emails

Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has edited 275,000 emails he released after it emerged they contained correspondents' personal information. Social security…

10 years ago

Greece government to present alternative debt plan at EU finance ministers meeting

The Greek government is to present its first concrete proposals for an alternative debt plan at an emergency meeting of…

10 years ago

Alexis Tsipras: Greece seeks bridge loan rather than bailout extension

Greece is seeking a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, PM Alexis Tsipras has said. In an…

10 years ago

Nigeria elections 2015: Electoral commission delays vote by six weeks over security fears

Nigeria has postponed the February 14 presidential election to March 28 over concerns about the security situation. The country’s electoral…

10 years ago

Nicolas Maduro orders takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia by the state food agency. During…

10 years ago

Pope Francis to become first ever pontiff to speak before US Congress

Pope Francis will be the first ever pontiff to address the US Congress, lawmakers in Washington have announced. The Pope…

10 years ago

Greece crisis: PM Alexis Tsipras optimistic after EU and ECB talks

Greece's PM Alexis Tsipras says he believes it will be possible to find a solution to the stand-off with the…

10 years ago

Standard & Poor’s to pay $1.4 billion settlement over mortgage crisis claims

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has agreed to pay a $1.38 billion settlement to US regulators over allegations it knowingly inflated…

10 years ago

Barack Obama seeks tax rises in $4 trillion budget proposal

President Barack Obama has sent a $4 trillion budget proposal to Congress with significant tax rises, primarily on companies and…

10 years ago

Barack Obama plans to tax US companies on overseas profits

President Barack Obama is planning to close a tax loophole that allows American companies to avoid paying taxes on overseas…

10 years ago