NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street as worries about an unpopular bailout plan in the European nation of Cyprus cast a pall over financial markets. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Michele Kambas and Karolina Tagaris NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus's parliament was set to reject a divisive tax on bank deposits in a vote scheduled for Tuesday, a government spokesman said, a move that would push the island closer to a default ... [Full Article]
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' parliament on Sunday postponed a crucial debate and vote on a levy on all bank deposits that the cash-strapped country's creditors had demanded in exchange for €10 billion ($13 billion) in rescue money. (Sou... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - People with bank accounts in Cyprus were shocked Saturday to learn that as part of an agreement reached with international creditors the government has imposed a tax on all deposits to help bail out the nation and its banks. Here's ... [Full Article]
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Loans to Irish households continued to fall in January as deposits rose on a year-on-year basis for the sixth month in a row, central bank figures showed on Thursday. Loans to households fell 816 million euros in January compared w... [Full Article]
Qatar has decided to give two billion dollars in financial support to Egypt, which is plagued by serious economic challenges, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Australian scientists said Wednesday cavers had stumbled upon a vast network of tunnels containing fossils that could offer key insights into species' adaptation to climate change. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - City workers watch as residents deposit their waste in different containers in Mexico City January 9, 2012. Mexico City's government shut down the Bordo Poniente landfill, one of the largest dumps in the world, at the end of 2011 and ... [Full Article]
(AP) - A lid to tin box deposited at Smithsonian Institution Oct. 19, 1881 by Volta Associates is displayed during a news conference at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Early sound recording... [Full Article]
(AP) - A village woman arranges cow dung deposits to be sun dried in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Cow dung cakes are a major source of domestic fuel for rural households and an environment friendly alternative to firewood. (AP Photo/Raje... [Full Article]