Friday 27th January, 2012
Fitch cuts rating of five eurozone nations rating
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings Friday downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of five euro currency countries - Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Belgium and Cyprus, contending they lack financing flexibility in ...
'Involuntary injury' charge against maker of faulty breast implant
PARIS - The founder of a French company at the centre of a global health scare over faulty breast implants was Friday charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyers said. Jean-Claude Mas, 72, ...
Huge rise in internet users, web economy by 2016
DAVOS - The web economy of the G20 is projected to reach $4.2 trillion in 2016 - nearly double the size of $2.3 trillion in 2010, according to a study by a global management consulting firm. The ...
Italy must urgently act to end violence against women, UN rights expert says
Europe News.NetItaly must do more to protect women from violence and urgently address the underlying structural causes of gender inequality and discrimination, an independent United Nations human rights expert ...
France to Resume Training, but Will Withdraw from Afghanistan Next Year
Europe News.NetFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy says France will pull its troops out of Afghanistan next year -- a year earlier than planned. Friday's announcement came following talks with Afghan President Hamid ...
Pentagon Reassures Partners in Face of Cuts
Europe News.NetU.S. military leaders say they have begun preparations for a new, leaner military as Washington prepares to make cuts in the defense budget. Washington wants to reassure its allies, though, that it ...
Syrian Violence Escalates as Diplomatic Efforts Falter
Europe News.NetViolence in Syria continued Friday, bringing to more than 50 the number of people killed there over the past two days, as a resolution to curb the bloodshed appeared to be stalled in the United ...
Soon, new privacy laws to give Internet users 'right to be forgotten'
Europe News.NetEuropean Commission has proposed new and tougher privacy laws that are aimed at putting greater responsibility on companies like Google and Facebook to protect users' information, failing which, ...
Hindus ask Europe to address issue of stateless Gypsies urgently
Europe News.NetHindus want Europe to do something concrete to improve the plight of stateless Roma (Gypsies), who suffer rejection day after day. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada ...
Cuenca commits future to Barcelona
UEFAFC Barcelona forward Isaac Cuenca will continue his development with the European champions after penning a new deal to stay at Camp Nou until the summer of ...
Scandinavian for great design
The Globe and MailIt could be a ballsy belief in human capital. It certainly involves an impressive investment in research and development. It doesn’t hurt that it embraces richly financed educational and ...
Creditors piece together debt deal for Greece
RTEGreece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table today to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly default. After weeks of ...
Ukraine insists on creating gas pipeline consortium with Russia, EU
Itar TassKIEV, January 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukraine has at its disposal the necessary resources to carry out the upgrade of the gas pipeline system on its own, but it would prefer this to be done by an ...
US asks for transparency in Turkish nuclear bids
Turkish Daily NewsThe regulatory environment in Turkey is such that it discourages American and foreign investment in the nuclear field, says US Ambassador Ricciardone. Poor tender conditions are also an impediment ...
Saudis lift ban on Turkish poultry
Turkish Daily NewsSaudi Arabia, which had restricted the importation of Turkish poultry following the bird flu epidemic in 2005, has lifted the ban, paving the way for Turkish poultry exporters to access the Saudi ...
Iran may ban oil sales to Europe next week
Turkish Daily NewsAn unidentified woman rides her bike toward a gas station in central Paris. AFP photo A law to be debated in Iran's parliament on Jan. 29 could halt exports of oil to ...
Spending cuts irk thousands in Spain
Turkish Daily NewsPublic service employees attend a demonstration to protest against rampant unemployment and biting austerity measures in Valencia on Jan. 26. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on ...
Lenders press Greece on reforms before aid flows
Turkish Daily NewsA recent document shows that the International Monetary Fund and the EU are telling the debt-laden Greece to implement further budget cuts before it receives more loans. Defense and health sectors ...
The Diary: Brussels promises unseen levels of inactivity
The IndependentWhen Belgian trade unions get stroppy, they cause disruption on a scale to make Bob Crow green with envy. When David Cameron and other heads of government assemble in Brussels on Monday for a ...
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