Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle May 19th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. D... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : germans, blame, euro, zone, crisis, eurovision, debacle, Top Keywords

Analysis: Malta unlikely to follow Cyprus into crisis May 13th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) By Martin Santa BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyprus and Malta have a lot in common: Mediterranean islands enjoying 10 months of sunshine a year, they joined the European Union in 2004, use the euro and have banking sectors that dwarf their economies. There a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : analysis, malta, unlikely, follow, cyprus, crisis, debacle, Top Keywords

Iraqi death hints of Iran's role in Syrian crisis May 6th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) BASRA, Iraq (AP) - The fighter's body was collected at an Iraqi border crossing with Iran, then carried on Monday through the streets of this southern city as mourners hailed his sacrifice in protecting a revered shrine in Syria. (Source: Associ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraqi, death, hints, iran's, role, syrian, crisis, Top Keywords

Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis May 2nd, 2013 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) NEW DELHI (AP) - The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried across the bitterly cold moonscape in Chinese army vehicles, then got out to traverse... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chinese, incursion, leaves, india, verge, crisis, crisis, Top Keywords

Italy's Letta government begins life in climate of crisis Apr 29th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will seek the backing of parliament in a confidence vote on Monday, facing severe political and economic problems that will test the solidity of his coalition government in t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : italy's, letta, government, begins, life, climate, crisis, Top Keywords

London property being snapped up as quickly as before 2007 crisis - Hometrack Apr 29th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Property in London is being snapped more quickly than at any time since October 2007 when the market hit its peak before the financial crisis, according to figures from real estate data firm Hometrack. Homes in London were typicall... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london, property, being, snapped, quickly, 2007, crisis, hometrack, Top Keywords

Economic crisis sets back peace in divided Cyprus Apr 27th, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - When the barriers carving Cyprus in half were finally breached 10 years ago this week, Turkish Cypriot Fethi Akinci forged what some might consider the unlikeliest of friendships with Yiannis Maratheftis - the Greek Cypriot he ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : economic, crisis, sets, back, peace, divided, cyprus, hometrack, Top Keywords

Egypt's Mursi in crisis talks with judges over reform Apr 22nd, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) By Yasmine Saleh and Asma Alsharif CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi held crisis talks with the country's top judges on Monday after the justice minister resigned over demands by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood for a "purific... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, mursi, crisis, talks, judges, reform, cyprus, hometrack, Top Keywords

Israel praises Azerbaijan's stand in Iran crisis Apr 22nd, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's president on Monday praised Azerbaijan for playing a key role in countering Iran's influence in the Middle East as the Muslim country's foreign minister visited the Jewish state for the first time. (Source: As... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, praises, azerbaijan's, stand, iran, crisis, cyprus, hometrack, Top Keywords

Boeing stock rises as Dreamliner crisis nears end Apr 19th, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors sent Boeing Co's stock higher on Friday as regulators appeared poised to end a three-month grounding of the high-tech airliner that cost millions of dollars and hurt the reputation of the world's largest plane... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : boeing, stock, rises, dreamliner, crisis, nears, cyprus, hometrack, Top Keywords