6 Oct 2008 at 7:06pm

AP - Individual European governments issued a cascade of deposit guarantees to shore up their banks but fell short of any coordinated action Monday to deal with the crisis sweeping financial markets, even as stock markets crashed and the euro sank to its lowest level for over a year.
6 Oct 2008 at 6:46pm

Reuters - European governments struggled on Monday to shelter banks and bank depositors from a global financial crisis that is eroding confidence, endangering the economy and challenging their ability to respond as one.
6 Oct 2008 at 4:58pm

AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday that a key by-election in Scotland would be held November 6.
6 Oct 2008 at 4:41pm

AP - A bad electrical connection likely caused the malfunction that sidelined the world's largest atom smasher days after it was launched with great fanfare, a senior scientist said Monday.
6 Oct 2008 at 4:09pm

AFP - The government vowed Monday to do "whatever is needed" to keep its financial system stable, including the possibility of extending a guarantee on bank deposits, but resisted pressure for more unilateral action.
6 Oct 2008 at 3:44pm
AFP - As Latvia struggles with recession, betting on official monthly inflation figures has become an opportunity to strike it rich with bookmakers offering attractive odds.
6 Oct 2008 at 3:42pm

AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert came to Moscow on Monday aiming to focus on Russian arms sales to Israel's enemies at meetings Russia hopes will bolster its image as a Middle East peacemaker.
6 Oct 2008 at 3:27pm

AFP - Brussels ground to a virtual standstill Monday with international train services halted and government offices closed as thousands of workers across Belgium protested against rising living costs.
6 Oct 2008 at 2:45pm

Time.com - For all the rhetoric about a common front, Germany leads a new run of unilateral action to save institutions and reassure depositors
6 Oct 2008 at 2:42pm

Reuters - A dropped 'h' landed English-speaking French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in trouble on Sunday after he was mistakenly quoted as saying Israel could gobble up Iran if it wanted to.
6 Oct 2008 at 2:39pm

AP - The son of a former French president, an Israeli-Russian billionaire and a tycoon with ties to Arizona's jet set were among the headliners Monday as 42 defendants went on trial in Paris, accused in a worldwide web of trafficked arms to Angola, money laundering and kickbacks.
6 Oct 2008 at 1:17pm

AP - Russia and Georgia could be suspended from Europe's top human rights body unless the two countries uphold their obligations to prevent abuses in the aftermath of their short but fierce war, the group's head said Monday.
6 Oct 2008 at 1:16pm
AP - A top rabbi addressing a worldwide meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican on Monday condemned the Iranian president's verbal attacks on Israel.
6 Oct 2008 at 12:29pm

AP - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic wants U.N. war crimes prosecutors to turn over any evidence they have about an alleged deal he cut to avoid prosecution, saying he wants to use it in a motion to have his indictment dismissed.
6 Oct 2008 at 12:14pm
AP - Switzerland's top prosecutor charged 10 people with laundering more than $1 billion dollars during a decade-long mafia cigarette smuggling operation, Swiss authorities said Monday.
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6 Oct 2008 at 2:20pm
Russian forces stepped up preparations Monday to withdraw from bases and checkpoints surrounding two separatist regions in Georgia, four days before a deadline being closely watched by the West.
5 Oct 2008 at 10:20pm
In this strongly patriarchal society where for centuries women had virtually no standing, sworn virgins enjoyed the same rights and respect as men.
5 Oct 2008 at 7:58pm
The Greek government said Sunday it would build a housing facility for some 1,000 illegal immigrants who have been camping in the open in the western port city of Patras.
5 Oct 2008 at 4:37pm
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, traveling to Russia this week on one of his last diplomatic missions, said Sunday he would urge Moscow not to sell sophisticated weapons to Israel's enemies.
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6 Oct 2008 at 2:01pm
Hollywood actress Salma Hayek narrowly avoided a wardrobe malfunction in a plunging Bavarian dress during a guest appearance on a German television programme over the weekend.
6 Oct 2008 at 2:00pm
Former Playboy playmate Pamela Anderson gave a surprise to the magazine's chief Hugh Hefner on his 82nd birthday by offering him a cake in the nude.
6 Oct 2008 at 2:00pm
Growing uncertainty about the health of Europe's banking system sent German stocks plunging to a 27-month low on Monday.
6 Oct 2008 at 12:01pm
Indian tarantulas, hairy and large spiders, are now in the 'Red List' of species threatened with extinction, according to a leading global environmental network as it unveiled its latest global study of threatened species.
6 Oct 2008 at 11:00am
St.Jeev Milkha Singh primed himself up for a home challenge with a brilliant five-under 67 at the Old Course here that propelled him to a 24th place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Sunday.
6 Oct 2008 at 3:00am
Stockholm, Oct 6 : The remains of a Viking-era stave church, including the skeletal remains of a woman, have been uncovered near the cemetery of the Lannas church in Odensbacken outside Orebro in central Sweden.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:00am
The Nobel Foundation announced here Monday that the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be shared by Harald zur Hausen of Germany, and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier of France.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:00am
London mayor Boris Johnson Monday ordered an inquiry into alleged racism in the Metropolitan Police, the force responsible for policing the British capital and its suburbs.
6 Oct 2008 at 6:00am
A pet owner in southeast Britain has spent a whopping 10,000 pounds to hear her moggy miaow again after the cat suffered a rare throat condition, the Daily Telegraph reported.
6 Oct 2008 at 5:00am
French bank BNP Paribas will pay 14.5 billion euros ($19.7 billion) to take over the majority of the troubled insurance and banking giant Fortis in Belgium and Luxembourg, BNP Paribas said Monday.
6 Oct 2008 at 5:00am
Parmjit Dhanda, an Indian-origin Labour MP who lost his ministerial post in the recent reshuffle of the british cabinet, has written about his disappointment in his personal blog.
6 Oct 2008 at 5:00am
The Financial Times Index plunged by 4.5 percent in London Monday as leading bank shares were also down following unease about Germany's move to guarantee all private savings, analysts said.
6 Oct 2008 at 4:00am
Stocks plunged in early trading in Germany Monday, a day after the government and banks agreed to expand a bail-out for troubled property lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE).
6 Oct 2008 at 4:00am
Bishkek/The death toll in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Kyrgyzstan last night rose to 65, the emergency ministry said Monday.
6 Oct 2008 at 3:00am
Wellington, Oct 6 : An extraordinary collection of ancient rock art have suggested that the people of northern Australia have been interacting with seafaring visitors from Asia and Europe for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years.
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6 Oct 2008 at 7:15pm
The German Finance Ministry has said it will not be providing a blanket guarantee for savings in the country's banks.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:14pm
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6 Oct 2008 at 7:14pm
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Duncan Fletcher to join Hampshire LONDON: Speculation is growing that former England coach Duncan Fletcher is poised to return to the game in an advisory role with Hampshire.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:13pm
... bad debt from major banks _ which would clear their books and help unfreeze borrowing. Stocks in the United States, Europe and Asia spiraled downward, with the Dow falling below 10,000 for the first time since 2004. Trichet appealed to "all actors ...
6 Oct 2008 at 7:12pm
It is customary before the Yamim Noraim, the High Holy Days, to look back at the past and strive to do better the following year, through Teshuvah.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:12pm
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 BARCELONA: Veteran striker Raul Gonzalez scored twice but Real Madrid still lost ground in the Spanish title race after they were held at home 2-2 by Espanyol on Sunday.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:11pm
It is, perhaps, the strangest idea yet for pumping extra liquidity into Europe's troubled banking system.
10 Jun 2008 at 2:00am
Canaccord Capital Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenneth R. Knowles as Head of Fixed Income.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:10pm
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 KIEV: President Viktor Yushchenko on Monday dismissed moves by his estranged prime minister to salvage an 'orange' governing coalition and said time was running out to form a viable ...
6 Oct 2008 at 7:09pm
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 RAWALPINDI: Military Joint Chief of Staff to President of French Republic, Admiral Edouard Guillad called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee , General Tariq Majid at the Joint ...
6 Oct 2008 at 7:09pm
... is likely after today's meeting of EU finance ministers and a full EU summit in Brussels early next week at which Europe's leaders will try to contain the contagion sweeping across the Atlantic to engulf several European banks. Finance ministers of ...
6 Oct 2008 at 7:09pm
... is travelling with Gates on the trip. The isolation will be evident as Gates attends the meeting of the South-eastern Europe Defence Ministerial in Macedonia, and then continues to the Nato meeting in Budapest. Russian officials are not expected to ...
6 Oct 2008 at 7:08pm
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Rawalpindi Military Joint Chief of Staff to President of French Republic, Admiral Edouard Guillad called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid, at Joint Staff ...
6 Oct 2008 at 7:07pm
Fabio Capello believes England are finally ready to throw off their Wembley shackles.
6 Oct 2008 at 7:07pm
This summer, eight students will travel to Finland in U of Ta s oldest student exchange.
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