Russia to help Belarus join WTO

2012-11-29 10:09:58

Russia is going to facilitate Belarusian accession to WTO and help to minimize political factors in the negotiations on joining the organization.

Russia won't switch out of euro reserves

2012-11-28 09:35:58

Russia has no plans to switch euro-denominated foreign exchange reserves into other currencies as Moscow believes the euro zone situation will improve, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Top Chinese political advisor arrives in Italy

2012-11-27 23:46:42

Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived here Tuesday afternoon for an official goodwill visit to Italy.

Eurozone, IMF reach new agreement on Greek debt

2012-11-27 16:26:16

Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed Tuesday to lower Greece's debt and put the financially troubled country on the way to receiving about $56 billion in bailout funding.

Euro zone, IMF to cut long-term Greek debt

2012-11-27 11:07:18

Euro zone finance ministers and IMF clinched agreement on reducing Greece's debt in a breakthrough to release urgently needed loans to keep the near-bankrupt economy afloat.

Rolling Stones turn back the clock

2012-11-27 09:10:19

The Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday with their first concert in five years, strutting and swaggering their way through hit after hit to celebrate 50 years in business.

China 'essential to European recovery'

2012-11-27 02:54:46

The former leaders of Germany and France said over the weekend that a stabilizing Chinese economy will prove essential to economic recovery in Europe.

New Bank of England governor announced

2012-11-27 01:04:00

Mark Carney, the current Canadian central bank chief, is chosen to take over the reins as Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), the central bank of Britain, next year, British finance minister George Osborne announced on Monday.

14 die in blaze in German handicapped workshop

2012-11-27 00:59:45

Fourteen people died on Monday after a fire broke out in a workshop for handicapped people in southwestern Germany.

Spanish Fin Min confirms 37b euros of EU aid

2012-11-27 00:51:28

Spanish Finance Minister, Luis de Guindos said on Monday that he expects Spanish banks to receive around 37 billion euros (50 billion U.S. dollars) of funds from EU to help with their recapitalization.

Spanish king has successful hip operation

2012-11-24 20:22:13

King Juan Carlos of Spain had a successful operation to implant a prosthetic left hip late on Friday.

1 killed, 4 injured in Paris bar shooting

2012-11-24 04:33:51

One person was killed and at least four were seriously wounded in a bar shooting in a southern suburb of Paris on Friday afternoon, local media reported.