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Finance Minister does not expect agencies may revise Russia’s rating
MOSCOW, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov does not expect rating agencies may revise Russia’s sovereign ...
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FSB liquidates group of terrorists from Russia trained in Pakistan
Late on Monday, May 20, Russia’s FSB officers carried out an anti-terrorist operation in Orekhovo-Zuevo outside Moscow, in which two gunmen were killed and one more was seized. The investigators believe all three were trained for a terrorist act in the Afghan-Pakistan region and intended to stage a blast at a public place in ...
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David Cameron there is no split in Conservative party over Europe
David Cameron has insisted it is his "absolute intention" for the coalition to continue until the general election in 2015 and insisted there was no split within the Conservative party over Europe.The prime minister's comments came as his ...
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Peking Opera Theater of Beijing starts European tour in Hague
Artists perform Peking opera at the Lucent Danstheater in Hague, the Netherlands, May 21, 2013. Peking Opera Theater of Beijing started its European tour in Hague on Tuesday. It will also perform in Linz of Austria and Milan of Italy. (Xinhua/Jin ...
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Malaga Have European Ban Lifted by UEFA
(Reuters) - Malaga will be free to compete in the Europa League next season after UEFA announced on Wednesday that the European ban imposed on the Spanish club had been lifted. The Costa del Sol club, who reached the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League, had been given a one-year ban by UEFA due to financial irregularities but had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for ...
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Tax Evasion Dangerous for Europe Schulz
Martin Schulz, president of the European parliament, has warned that revelations of tax evasion by major companies were leading to a loss of trust among the European public. Speaking to CNBC in Brussels, Schulz said the issue could lead to "very difficult social problems" in Europe ...
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Police Smash South Russia Money Laundering Ring
MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Police in south Russia have arrested nine people suspected of laundering large sums of money in illegal financial operations, Russia’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The criminal group may have laundered over 2.5 billion rubles ($80 million) in transactions by fly-by-night firms in the Stavropol and Rostov Regions, the ministry said. The group ...
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Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles
government , already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday lays out its plans to address one of the main causes of public anger - soaring unemployment among young people. But the left-right coalition's room for maneuver even to address this pressing problem is restricted by Europe's second-biggest debt, the longest recession in at least four decades, ...
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Millions falling into poverty in recession-racked Italy report
ROME (Reuters) - Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, said a report which found the number of people considered seriously deprived had doubled in the past two ...
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Ahmadinejad Criticizes Aides Election Ban
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is speaking out in defense of a close aide whom authorities have barred from running in next month's presidential ...
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UEFA Club Financial Control Body decisions
The UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) adjudicatory chamber, meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, has announced further decisions in relation to cases involving eight ...
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London date for Executive Committee
The UEFA Executive Committee begins its latest meeting in London on Wednesday, with the venues for the 2015 club competition finals and UEFA EURO 2016 on the ...
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New Issue- WGZ Bank prices 50 mln euro 2020 FRN
Wed May 22, 2013 4:41am EDT May 22(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of an FRN priced on Wednesday. Borrower WGZ Bank AG Westdeutsche ...
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Writer takes own life in Paris Notre Dame
French writer Dominique Venner, 78, has killed himself at the altar in Notre Dame Cathedral in protest against gay marriage and African ...
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ECB FOCUS-Target2 charts progress since Draghis save the euro pledge
By Sakari Suoninen FRANKFURT | Wed May 22, 2013 4:36am EDT FRANKFURT May 22 (Reuters) - Almost a year after ECB President Mario Draghi vowed to do whatever it takes to save the euro, a key indicator of euro zone tension is much diminished and economic recovery will likely bring further improvement. Little heard of before the debt crisis exploded, the currency area's Target2 payments ...
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Russia Security Council secretary meets pentagon chief
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - Missile defence issues, the situation in Syria and ways to expand the US-Russian military cooperation was discussed on Tuesday by Pentagon’s head Chuck Hagel with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, spokesman for the US Department of Defence George Little said on ...
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Imran Khan leaves Pakistan hospital two weeks after forklift fall
Imran Khan has left hospital more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman has said.Khan will remain at his home in the eastern city of Lahore for a while so doctors can monitor his progress, said the spokesman for the ...
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The great European Cup teams Real Madrid 1955-60 | David Lacey
In the first of our six-part series ahead of the Champions League final, we remember the Real Madrid side that hogged the European Cup throughout its first five ...
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Weak luxury goods stocks weigh on European shares
Wed May 22, 2013 4:27am EDT * FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.3 pct, Euro STOXX 50 down 0.1 pct * Luxury goods sector among worst performers * Market cautious ahead of Bernanke testimony By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - European shares edged back on Wednesday from multi-year highs as the luxury goods sector lagged, with many investors reluctant to take new positions before comments on ...
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EU Seeks Energy Integration as U.S. Shale Gas Widens Price Gap
European Union leaders are set to urge faster integration of the bloc's power and natural-gas markets to lower energy prices as the U.S. shale-gas revolution widens the EU's cost gap with its largest trading partner. The 27-nation EU must accelerate efforts to implement energy legislation aimed at breaking down national barriers by 2014 and develop interconnections to end the ...
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European markets soft at open
(10 mins ago) Europe's main stock markets eased slightly in opening deals today. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 0.17 percent to 6,792.58 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 inched down 0.05 percent to 8,467.56 points and in Paris the CAC 40 dipped 0.02 percent to ...
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Europe Markets Europe stocks weak ahead of Bernanke comments
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets slipped from multiyear highs in downbeat action on Wednesday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben ...
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Germany celebrates composer Wagners 200th
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of ...
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France deserts the sinking ship of Europe
A few days ago the news emerged that France might be preparing to leave the EU. Marine Le Pen, head of "National Front" party, argues that France has no future in the EU, and if the country wants to develop further, it should seriously consider the option of self-navigation. Is this the case and what could France expect if it is no longer a member of the ...
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UEFA Grassroots Newsletter out
The latest edition of UEFA's grassroots publication highlights UEFA Grassroots Day and emphasises UEFA's firm commitment to nurturing the foundations of the ...
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US nuclear missles in Europe remain poised for a war that will never come
The United States and Russia recently signed a new landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty called START in March and the US in early May followed up its non-proliferation goals by making the unprecedented step of publicly declaring how many nuclear weapons it had – just over 5,113 in total, though many of them are in storage and would take time to be deployed.
That is a vast reduction compared to the total arsenal the country possessed at the height of the Cold War in 1967, the number at that time was 31,225, according to reports by European news media. Read more
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