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(Photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)Erdogan gets Saudi nod as Mideast force
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his lawmakers about army's last Iraq incursion at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 4, 2008, four days after the Turkish military ended a week-long ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Ira...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Michel Euler)OECD: gov'ts must cut deficits, boost regulation
Secretary General of the OECD Angel Gurria gestures while speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009....Full Story

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Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
| The Associated Press | ATHENS, Greece - Greek unions will stage their second nationwide strike in a week on Thursday, shutting down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Unions are...Full Story
Orderly state default mechanism may be needed-OECD
* State mechanism could be similar to U.S. Chapter 11 rules * Padoan doesn't think Greece will default on debt * Greek crisis must be handled by existing arrangements * Creating an EMF would take a long time By Christina Amann BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - An orderly def...Full Story
Euro zone growth slow and steady, rate hike delayed-Reuters poll
* GDP growth seen 0.2 pct in Q1, 0.4 pct subsequent quarters * Euro zone rates seen on hold until Q1 2011 * Inflation seen below ECB target through 2011 * Greek 2010 GDP seen -1.5 pct vs -0.3 pct govt f'cast By Jonathan Cable LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - The euro zone e...Full Story
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
| ATHENS, Greece - Greek unions will stage their second nationwide strike in a week on Thursday, shutting down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Unions are protesting the Sociali...Full Story
Greek nationwide strike to shut down public services
| Athens: Greek unions will stage their second nationwide strike in a week Thursday, shutting down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Unions are protesting the Socialist governmen...Full Story
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
| ATHENS, Greece -- Greek unions will stage their second nationwide strike in a week on Thursday, shutting down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Unions are protesting the Social...Full Story
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Wed 10 Mar 2010
Portugal Sells $1.34 Billion Worth of Bonds
The New York Times | Filed at 8:20 a.m. ET | LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Financially troubled Portugal raised euro990 million ($1.34 billion) Wednesday in a key bond auction that had more bids than bonds available, suggesting the government's austerity plan is easing mark...
Europa League Preview: Panathinaikos – Standard Liege
Goal Having eliminated Roma in the previous round, Pana cannot afford to allow their intensity to slip against the Belgians... | By Robin Bairner | Share Kick Off: Thursday, March 11, 2010. 21:05 CET | Olympic Stadium, Athens | Conquerors Of Roma | Greek ...
IMF’s Help to Greece Implies Financial Collapse for Europe
Pravda RU | The European Commission gives a serious consideration to the appearance of an alternative to International Monetary Fund in the Old World. The talks about the establishment of the European IMF are to be finished by July 1 of the current year. The h...
Greek Crisis Is Over, Rest of Region Safe, Prodi Says (Update2) - Bloomberg.com
Newsvine | Too Good to be True! It would be great relief to the western world and shall help bring things in perspective as well as on even keel. Certainly it is the result of Political Acumen of the EU constituents in interest of Unity of the Union and shall...
30-nation study urges nations to curb deficits and strengthen financial regulation
Star Tribune | PARIS - Rich countries must strengthen financial market regulation and bring down their oversized government deficits, two of the biggest new challenges to have arisen from the global economic crisis, the OECD said Wednesday. | In a 30-nation repor...
Greek general strike to shut down services across the country Thursday
Star Tribune | ATHENS, Greece - Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Greeks have been protesting the Socialist government's...
30-nation study urges nations to curb deficits and strengthen financial regulation
KDVR PARIS (AP) — Rich countries must strengthen financial market regulation and bring down their oversized government deficits, two of the biggest new challenges to have arisen from the global economic crisis, the OECD said Wednesday. | In a 30-nat...
EU Commission repeats talks ongoing on Greek aid
The Guardian BRUSSELS, March 10 (Reuters) - The European Commission reiterated on Wednesday it was in talks with euro zone countries on a mechanism to help Greece tackle its financial problems and stood ready to help immediately. Asked whether the European Commis...
OECD: gov'ts must cut deficits, boost regulation
Wtop By EMMA VANDORE | AP Business Writer | PARIS (AP) - Rich countries must strengthen financial market regulation and bring down their oversized government deficits, two of the biggest new challenges to have arisen from the global economic crisis, the O...
Greek general strike to shut down services across the country Thursday
Stockhouse | ATHENS - Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Greeks have been protesting the Socialist government's harsh a...
The eurozone: Fright Club
The Guardian | The euro faced its first big challenge in this banking crisis – and it failed. That is not the assertion of a British newspaper but comes from Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, who admitted this week that "the sanctions we have were not g...
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
Lexington Herald-Leader | AP Photo - A stray dog takes a nap, as laid-off airline workers block a street in central Athens and block access to the Finance Ministry's General Accounting Office, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Unions oppose a 4.8 billion euros ($6.5 billion) austerit...
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
The State | ATHENS, Greece -- Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Greeks have been protesting the Socialist government'...
OECD: gov'ts must cut deficits, boost regulation
The Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Rich countries must strengthen financial market regulation and bring down their oversized government deficits, two of the biggest new challenges to have arisen from the global economic crisis, the OECD said Wednesday. | In a 30-nation r...
30-nation study urges nations to curb deficits and strengthen financial regulation
Hartford Courant PARIS (AP) — Rich countries must strengthen financial market regulation and bring down their oversized government deficits, two of the biggest new challenges to have arisen from the global economic crisis, the OECD said Wednesday. | In a 30-nat...
OECD: gov'ts must cut deficits, boost regulation
The Boston Globe | PARIS-Rich countries must strengthen financial market regulation and bring down their oversized government deficits, two of the biggest new challenges to have arisen from the global economic crisis, the OECD said Wednesday. | In a 30-nation report,...
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
Newsvine | ATHENS — Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Greeks have been protesting the Socialist government's h...
Greece added to US visa waiver program
The Independent | Greece has been added to the US Visa Waiver Program, allowing its citizens to travel to the United States for 90 days at a time without a visa, the US Homeland Security Department said Tuesday. | The announcement from Homeland Security Secretary Ja...
OECD: gov'ts must cut deficits, boost regulation
The Press Democrat | In a 30-nation report, the chief economist of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said restoring public finances to health will be a "daunting task" for most OECD governments. | There was no specific mention of Gre...
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
The Guardian | ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Greeks have been protesting the Socialist gover...
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