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Eurozone Gives Greece More Time On Budget Targets
Eurozone ministers have agreed to give Greece two more years, until 2016, to meet its deficit-reduction targets.…
Top U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Under Investigation, Scandal Widens
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate…
Japan Economy Contracts As Global Slowdown Hits Exports
Japan's economy contracted in the July to September quarter, as a global economic slowdown and anti-Japan protests…
Obama To Make Landmark Visit To Myanmar This Month
President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. leader to visit Myanmar this month, the strongest international…
Turkey Mulls Defensive Measures On Syrian Border
Turkey is drawing up contingency plans with the NATO military alliance to fortify its border with Syria, and a…
Strong Quake Hits Central Myanmar, At Least Five Dead
A major earthquake hit central Myanmar on Sunday near Mandalay, its second-biggest city, but reports suggested…
BBC Chief Quits Over “Shoddy Journalism” Failures
BBC director general George Entwistle resigned just two months into the job, after the state-funded broadcaster put…
Obama, The Super-Rich And The Election
Among the losers in the United States this week are the super-rich, who spent unprecedented millions to evict…
Obama Insists On Tax Hike For Rich As Part Of Fiscal Deal
President Barack Obama said on Friday he was prepared to compromise with Republicans to avert a looming U.S. fiscal…
Obama, Buoyed By Election Win, Faces New Battles
President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the…