Spain’s banking crisis got worse as Standard & Poor’s downgraded five of its banks and one of them, Bankia, said a bailout would cost far more than the government had estimated.
The possibility of mini-runs on banks spreading from Greece to bigger countries could pose a much greater risk than a Greek exit from the euro zone.
Early returns suggest Egypt’s presidential runoff will be a contest between two of its most powerful and polarizing forces, the military and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Artists in the Joe Bonham Project are tracing the long path of rehabilitation by drawing wounded service members.
Pedro Hernandez, a New Jersey man arrested in the killing of Etan Patz 33 years ago, was under a suicide watch and transferred to Bellevue Hospital Center.
An English-speaking talk show host’s public outburst is the latest in a series of antiforeign displays in China.
Madison Square Garden has a long history of dysfunction, but the hiring of Mike Woodson as the Knicks’ coach might put a stop to that.
Common Sense: Replacements Limited’s Stand for Gay Marriage Draws RepercussionsFri, 25 May 2012 22:36:02 GMT
Replacements Limited, of North Carolina, lost customers and got a lot of hate mail when it and its founder urged voters to reject a gay marriage ban.
Pope Benedict’s butler was arrested on Friday in connection with an investigation into leaks of confidential documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, a senior Vatican source said.
Inspectors found traces of uranium enriched more highly than what Iran had reported, but a diplomat in Vienna cautioned that the spike could be accidental.
Concern over the possible health and environmental effects of such food has prompted a move for labeling it, but scientists, farmers and technology companies call the measures alarmist.





Verzeichnis



