Economy & Politics
Spain denies IMF bailout rumors
Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has dismissed talk of it seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as "senseless". And the IMF...
Zhang Ziyi denies claims she earned $100 million by prostituting herself to Chinese politicians
Zhang Ziyi, star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has been forced to deny lurid claims that she earned $100 million by prostituting herself to...
Mitt Romney secures his Republican nomination following Texas primary
Republican Mitt Romney has secured his place as the challenger to Barack Obama in November's US presidential election, following a primary in Texas. Projections show...
Spanish retail sales in record fall in April
Spain’s retail sales dived in April, showing the biggest fall since the figures started being collected in 2003. Sales fell 9.8% last month compared with...
European stock markets up after Greek weekend poll showed support for conservative party
European markets have risen after a weekend poll in Greece showed growing support for a pro-austerity conservative party. The survey suggested the New Democracy party...
Mohammed Mursi vs Ahmed Shafiq in the second round of Egypt’s first free presidential polls
Egyptians will choose between Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohammed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq, a candidate from the Mubarak-era regime, when the presidential election goes to...
Fresh insight into Barack Obama’s marijuana-smoking days in David Maraniss’ new book
A new book by biographer David Maraniss that delves into Barack Obama's teenage years gives fresh insight into the president's marijuana-smoking days as a...
EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to respect its commitments
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has announced that EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to "respect its commitments". Herman Van...
Egyptians are voting for the second day in country’s first free presidential elections
Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. Queues are being...
Barack Obama may have got worse high school grades than George W. Bush, as SAT scores reveal
It appears Barack Obama may have got worse high school grades than George W. Bush after new evidence showed the current president was among...
Egyptians vote in their first free presidential election after Mubarak-era
Egyptians are starting to vote in their first free presidential election, 15 months after ousting Hosni Mubarak in the Arab Spring uprising. Fifty million people...
DSK faces new inquiry into claims of gang rape in Washington
A French prosecutor has ordered an initial inquiry into claims that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was involved in "gang rape" in Washington. The allegations come from a...
Valerie Trierweiler, the beautiful France’s new First Lady, pictured at 16
A picture of France’s First Lady Valerie Trierweiler taken on the beach when she was just 16 year-old reveals the natural elegance that has...
Tomislav Nikolic wins Serbian presidential election beating liberal Boris Tadic
Tomislav Nikolic is the newly-elected president of Serbia, with liberal incumbent Boris Tadic admitting defeat soon after polls closed. Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic has 50.21% of...
What happens if Greece quits eurozone?
There is more and more speculation that Greece is about to leave the euro. Greece has been unable to form a government, and new elections...
Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York with his family
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has arrived in New York with his family to begin a new life in the United States. The blind human rights...
G8 leaders back Greece remaining in eurozone at Camp David summit
G8 leaders of the world's most powerful economies say they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone. In their summit communique, G8 leaders also...
Angela Merkel suggests Greece a referendum on euro during national elections
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had telephone contact with Greece’s President Karolos Papoulias, amid continuing speculation that his country may have to leave the...
Barack Obama was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii, claimed his own literary agency in 1991
The political row over President Barack Obama’s heritage was dramatically reignited today as a 1991 booklet boldly announced that he was “born in Kenya...
Veterans of Chinese Communist Party urge sacking of leading politician Zhou Yongkang
Veterans of Chinese Communist Party have written to President Hu Jintao to ask him to sack leading politician Zhou Yongkang. Zhou Yongkang is currently in...
Greece sets new election date on 17 June
Greece has set the new election date on 17 June and a judge has been appointed to head an interim government. Council of State president...
Michelle Obama prepared divorce papers in 2000 leaving Barack suicidal, claims Edward Klein’s book
Edward Klein’s book, The Amateur, claims that Michelle Obama prepared divorce papers to separate from Barack Obama in 2000 following his disastrous attempt to...
Francois Hollande’s plane hit by lightning during flight to Berlin
France’s President Francois Hollande has arrived in Berlin for key talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after his plane was apparently hit by lightning. Presidential...
Greece set to go for new elections after coalition failed to agree on new government
Evangelos Venizelos, leader of Greek Socialist Pasok party, has announced that the country is set to go to the polls again after days of...
German economy returns to growth in Q1 2012
The German economy returns to growth in the first quarter of 2012 with a better-than-expected 0.5% rise in GDP, official figures have shown. In Q4...
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