Turkey quake deaths hit 10

2011-11-11 06:31:04

The death toll following Wednesday's earthquake that struck the province of Van in Turkey stands at 10 as of Thursday afternoon, the Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said.

Russia seals WTO accession deal

2011-11-11 01:05:04

After 18 years process, the Working Party on Russia's accession to the WTO finally concluded the protracted talks Thursday, adopting a package containing reforms to Russia's trade regime.

Former ECB VP named interim Greek PM

2011-11-10 23:25:29

Former European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Lucas Papademos was named interim Prime Minister on Thursday to head the new Greek coalition government which will be sworn in on Friday

EU warns of possible recession in eurozone

2011-11-10 20:47:47

The European Union warned Thursday that the 17-country eurozone could slip into "a deep and prolonged recession" next year as the debt crisis shows alarming signs of spinning out of control.
Former ECB VP named interim Greek PM

British students protest against tuition fee hikes

2011-11-10 10:20:19

More than ten thousand of British students took to the streets in central London on Wednesday to protest against university tuition fee rise and government's education fund cuts.

APEC must tell Europe to act

2011-11-10 09:31:41

Australian federal Treasurer Wayne Swan on Thursday called on Asia-Pacific region leaders to form a united voice to urge Europe address its financial crisis quickly.

C Europe draws on support from China

2011-11-10 08:03:45

China is providing vital economic support to countries in Central and Eastern Europe that otherwise might be dragged down by the eurozone crisis.

London students march against fee rise

2011-11-10 07:06:38

British police arrested 20 people when thousands of students marched through London in display of anger against the government's austerity measures.

Russia orders five Yasen class nuclear subs

2011-11-10 06:59:12

Russia announced plans to build five nuclear submarines and made $9 billion worth of orders for the navy on Wednesday.

Greek party deal on new PM collapses

2011-11-10 06:40:47

A deal on forming a Greek national unity government collapsed on Wednesday as the country headed towards an economic abyss.

Greek political crisis deteriorates

2011-11-10 06:31:05

The meeting of Greek political parties to form a new government would be extend to Thursday.

Eurozone has no plan to rescue Italy

2011-11-10 04:32:15

The eurozone has no plan for a financial rescue of Italy, even though borrowing costs of the eurozone's third biggest economy have risen sharply, officials said.