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Merkel tells Greece to stay the course
AFP, Published on 09/10/2012
» German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Tuesday that the "tough path" of painful spending cuts will pay off, as tens of thousands protested in a show of anger against her visit to the eurozone's most indebted nation.
Furious foreign investment driving land grab scourge
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 07/10/2012
» Land grabbing has emerged as the biggest blight to afflict Cambodia in recent years. Thousands of villagers have been pushed off their family plots for what they say is too little compensation as big corporations move in with the government's blessing.
China, Japan 'too important' for row: IMF chief
AFP, Published on 03/10/2012
» The shaky global economy needs Japan and China to be fully engaged, the head of the IMF said, warning the world could not afford to have the two countries distracted by their bitter territorial dispute.
Spain PM denies bailout call 'imminent'
AFP, Published on 03/10/2012
» Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has denied the country was planning an "imminent" demand for a sovereign bailout from the eurozone to end its financial crisis.
Rice farmers rally against Nida group
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/10/2012
» Rice farmers are threatening to step up protests against academics who they have blasted for opposing the government's rice pledging scheme.
Greece sees more recession as loan talks resume
AFP, Published on 01/10/2012
» Greece on Monday unveiled a draft budget that forecast a sixth year of recession as the government resumed crucial talks with international creditors to access loans that have been stalled for months.
Spain totters on edge of bailout as debt soars
AFP, Published on 01/10/2012
» Spain may seek a sovereign bailout within days, financial analysts predicted Monday, after the eurozone's fourth-largest economy revealed a soaring debt outlook.
Georgia tensions rise after close-run polls
AFP, Published on 01/10/2012
» Georgia's opposition on Tuesday scented victory over President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party in hard-fought parliamentary polls, but a complex voting system means the result could go down to the wire.
Georgia's Saakashvili battles billionaire rival at polls
AFP, Published on 01/10/2012
» Georgians vote Monday in parliamentary polls as President Mikheil Saakashvili's party faces a billionaire-led opposition in a test of the ex-Soviet state's democracy overshadowed by a torture scandal.
Paris denounces EU 'austerity' pact
AFP, Published on 01/10/2012
» Tens of thousands of left-wing protesters took to the streets of Paris to denounce EU-driven austerity measures being pushed on member states, a day after similar protests in Spain and Portugal.