MUMBAI (Reuters) - The economic support for India's sovereign ratings has weakened "somewhat" given the sluggish growth in Asia's third largest economy, Kim Eng Tan, senior director of Asia-Pacific Sovereign Ratings at Standard &a... [Full Article]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Looking out across a room full of reporters gathered to welcome French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday, Greece's President Karolos Papoulias gave a stark warning about the state of the country after three harsh years... [Full Article]
A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady to... [Full Article]
Muslim extremists in Indonesia are regrouping despite a decade-long crackdown that has weakened the deadliest networks, the International Crisis Group think-tank said in a report Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - The soil and the ocean are being weakened as buffers against global warming, in a vicious circle with long-term implications for the climate system, say two new investigations.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A bumble bee collects pollen on flowers in Washington, DC. Weakened by inbreeding and disease, bumble bees have died off at an astonishing rate over the past 20 years, with some US populations diving more than 90 percent, according to a ... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A bumblebee rests on a sunflower.Weakened by inbreeding and disease, bumble bees have died off at an astonishing rate over the past 20 years, with US populations diving more than 90 percent, said a study published Monday.(AFP/File/Karen ... [Full Article]
(AFP) - China's yuan weakened against the dollar on Friday, despite a blunt call from US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (pictured) for Beijing to attack trade distortions by letting the currency strengthen.(AFP/Jewel Samad)... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - Oil prices jumped Monday as the dollar weakened after data showed an expansion of industrial production in the eurozone, which is battling a budget-deficit crisis. A weaker dollar boosts demand for dollar-priced commodities as they becom... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A man at the Athens Stock Exchange. Global equities weakened, the euro hit a one-year dollar low and bonds took a beating amid growing fears that Greece was heading toward a default that would shake the eurozone.(AFP/File/Louisa Gouliama... [Full Article]