Economy Nov 02 Greek Cabinet Supports Referendum, but Political Upheaval Might Derail Plan Photo of Greek Parliament in Athens by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images. Greece's cabinet threw its support behind embattled Prime Minister George Papandreou's call for a referendum on a massive European bailout plan. Papandreou's referendum shocked European leaders, coming on the heels…
Economy Nov 01 Greece Calls for Referendum on Bailout, Markets Fall Sharply Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks during a press conference held at the end of a eurozone summit at EU headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 27. Photo by Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images. Greece's leaders have called for a referendum on the…
Politics Oct 31 Herman Cain: Sexual Harassment Allegations Are 'Baffling' In an interview with The PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Monday afternoon, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said allegations that he sexually harassed two women were "baffling" and, that in his opinion, his behavior had not been inappropriate.
World Oct 31 Car Bomb Kills 5 Near U.N. Office in Kandahar A car bomb explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killed five people Monday, among them three employees of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, which is located in a compound near where the explosion took place. The attack was carried out…
World Oct 28 Islamist Party Wins Tunisian Elections Supporters of Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda party celebrate in Tunis after results came out Tuesday showing the party had taken the lead. Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images. This post was updated at 10:55 a.m. ET Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda won…
Economy Oct 27 European Leaders Reach Debt Deal, Greek Debtholders Take 50% Loss Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks Thursday at a press conference after a eurozone summit at EU headquarters in Brussels. Photo by Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images. At an emergency summit in Brussels, European leaders reached a debt crisis deal in which…
World Oct 26 EU Leaders Meet to Tackle Debt Crisis German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, in Berlin on Wednesday. Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images. 12:30 p.m. ET | Germany's parliament has passed Merkel's measure, boosting a bailout fund for the eurozone as…
World Oct 25 Gadhafi Buried in Undisclosed Desert Location A Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter stands guard on October 25, 2011 outside the door leading into a market freezer in Misrata where Gadhafi's body had been on display. Photo by Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images. Libyan officials say the body…
World Oct 24 Many Still Trapped After 7.2-Magnitude Quake in Turkey A 16-year-old earthquake survivor is carried by rescue workers from a collapsed building in the Ercis province of Van, in eastern Turkey, on Monday. Photo by Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey Sunday killing at least 270…
World Oct 21 NATO: Mission in Libya to End October 31 4:15 p.m.ET | NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said NATO officials had agreed Friday to wind down their mission in Libya at the end of the month, a decision that will be formalized next week. Rasmussen said the seven-month…