Fears of Greek contagion sweep global markets

Fears of Greek contagion sweep global markets

Fears of Greek contagion sweep global markets

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:48 AM PDT

ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece's economic crisis sent shivers of fear through global markets on Thursday as investors and policymakers feared it could spread like wildfire through Europe and beyond.


Al Qaeda claims kidnap of French man in Niger - TV

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:48 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North Africa wing claimed responsibility for kidnapping a French man last month in northern Niger, Al Jazeera television said on Thursday, citing a statement by the militant group's North Africa wing.


UK voters head for polls

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:41 PM PDT

It is decision day for Britain, as campaigning for the general election comes to an end and voters head to the polls.


Volunteers, military team up for U.S. spill fight

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:17 AM PDT

VENICE, La. (Reuters) - Oil workers, volunteers and the military prepared to toil for another day in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday in an attempt to plug a gushing oil leak and protect the U.S. coast from an environmental nightmare.


Nigerian president dies, acting leader to take over

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:17 AM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua died late on Wednesday, aged 58, after a long battle with kidney and heart ailments, paving the way for the most hotly contested succession since the country's return to democracy a decade ago.


One pirate dead, 10 captured in Russia tanker rescue

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:17 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - One Somali pirate was killed and 10 captured in an armed rescue mission by a Russian warship to free a Russian-owned oil tanker hijacked off the coast of Yemen, state-run RIA news agency said on Thursday.


Karzai may face hostile audience in U.S. Congress

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:17 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Once hailed as a hero in the U.S. Congress, Afghan President Hamid Karzai may find the welcome mat a bit smaller when he visits Washington next week.


Britons vote in "photo finish" election

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:46 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons began voting on Thursday in what is forecast to be the closest election since 1992, with the opposition Conservatives struggling to convert their opinion poll advantage into an outright majority.


Iran holds war games in Gulf amid nuclear tension

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:46 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began new naval war games in the Gulf on Thursday to show the Islamic state's "power to defend" itself against any attack, state television reported.


Russian warship frees hijacked tanker, no crew hurt

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:46 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian warship on Thursday freed a Russian-owned oil tanker that had been hijacked off the coast of Yemen, tanker owner Novorossiysk Shipping Company told Reuters.


Greece 'is on the brink of abyss'

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:01 PM PDT

Greece is "on the brink of the abyss", President Karolos Papoulias has warned, after three people died during protests over planned austerity measures.


Nigeria President Yar'Adua dies

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:07 PM PDT

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has died at his presidential villa following a long illness.


BP engineers seal first oil leak

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:08 PM PDT

Engineers working for BP have succeeded in blocking one of three leaks on the sunken drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico.


U.S. asks Pakistan for help in NY bomb probe - report

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:23 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has asked Pakistan for help investigating a failed plot to bomb New York's Times Square, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, as investigators kept questioning a Pakistani-American charged in the case.


Americans "bombarded" with cancer causes - report

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:23 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are being "bombarded" with chemicals, gases and radiation that can cause cancer, and the federal government must do far more to protect them, presidential cancer advisers said on Thursday.


Russian warship frees hijacked tanker, no one hurt

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:23 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian warship on Thursday freed a Russian-owned oil tanker that had been hijacked off the coast of Yemen, tanker owner Novorossiysk Shipping Company told Reuters.


Tighter US security after NY plot

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:51 PM PDT

The US has tightened its flying restrictions after Saturday's failed bomb attack on New York's Times Square.


Fears of Greek contagion sweep global markets

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:51 PM PDT

ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece's economic crisis sent shivers of fear through global markets on Thursday over concern it could spread like wildfire through Europe and beyond.


North Korea's Kim likely visiting Great Wall in China

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:58 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, on a secrecy-shrouded trip to China that has drawn criticism from South Korea and Chinese web users, apparently left his state guesthouse lodgings on Thursday to make a trip to the Great Wall.


Thai protesters stay put, want more clarity from PM

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:58 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters refused to leave their Bangkok camp on Thursday, waiting for the prime minister to set a firm date for dissolving parliament, but an agreement to end two months of violent protests looked within reach.


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