Hungary Central Banker Sees Threat to Confidence

Hungary Central Banker Sees Threat to Confidence


Hungary Central Banker Sees Threat to Confidence

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:17 PM PST

The governor of Hungary's central bank, locked in a struggle with the country's political leaders, said eroding investor confidence is one of the biggest potential threats to the national economy.


The Caucus: Senate Voting to End Debate on Tax Deal

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:55 PM PST

The Senate is now voting to end to debate on the tax cut package negotiated by Republicans and the White House, and the roll call is expected to last a while.


Study Cites Dangers of Some Painkillers to Elderly

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST

A federally financed review cited a higher risk of bone cancer, heart attack and death with use of narcotics.


At War: Scenes of Troop Life, in the Round

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:53 PM PST

Some 30,000 American soldiers are taking part in the Afghanistan surge. Here are some of their stories.


ArtsBeat: Warhol Fund Warns Smithsonian

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:24 PM PST

At issue is the removal of a disputed video from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.


DealBook: Madoff Will Not Attend Son’s Funeral

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:51 PM PST

Bernard L. Madoff announced that he would not seek permission to attend funeral services "out of consideration for the family's privacy."


Clinton urges resolution in Haiti

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:06 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges Haitian authorities to resolve the crisis triggered by last month's disputed presidential election.


Lucky escape

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:41 AM PST

How Sweden narrowly avoided bomb attack carnage


Saving a Korean Courtyard House District

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:44 AM PST

Preservationists are fighting over how to save Bukchon, a Seoul neighborhood of hanok, or one-story, tile-roofed, traditional Korean homes.


At War: Scenes of Troop Life, in the Round

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:19 AM PST

Scenes from the places deployed soldiers with the First Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment in Kunduz, Afghanistan, call home.


U.S. envoy seeks progress despite talks' collapse

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Washington's Middle East peace envoy said on Monday he would strive to achieve "real progress" in the coming months toward a Middle East framework peace deal, despite the collapse of direct Israeli-Palestinian talks.


Swedish officials say suicide bomber was Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:43 PM PST

STOCKHOLM - Swedish officials on Monday spelled out how close they believe Stockholm came to carnage on Saturday, and European intelligence services raced to discover whether the suicide bomber who blew himself up near a crowded shopping street was linked to a broader terrorism network.



AIB won't pay £33m bonuses

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

Executives at AIB will not receive bonus payments of 40m euros (£33m) after an intervention from the Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan.


Fraud claims in Kosovo election

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:25 AM PST

EU observers monitoring Sunday's election in Kosovo receive "serious allegations of fraud" in two districts.


Storms kill at least 18 in Egypt

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:08 AM PST

At least 18 people die in accidents caused by storms in Egypt, as fierce winds and heavy rain lash the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.


Ukraine Eyes Tourism Spot: Chernobyl

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:17 PM PST

Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry said it is working on a plan to open the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant, site of the world's worst nuclear accident, to visitors starting next month.


The internet and the 'end of privacy'

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:10 AM PST

An average internet user can dig up all kinds of details -- both juicy and mundane -- about the life of Louis Gray, a 33-year-old from Sunnyvale, California.


Holbrooke 'fighting' after surgery

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke is "absolutely fighting in an unbelievable way," a State Department official told CNN on Monday, two days after surgery to repair a tear in Holbrooke's aorta, the main artery of the body.


Russia Vows Crackdown After Rioting

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:14 AM PST

Police in Moscow closed Manezh Square, site of Saturday's bloody racist riots, as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev vowed to crack down on those involved.


Portugal asks China to buy bonds

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST

Portugal's finance minister is in Beijing to try to persuade Chinese authorities to buy Portuguese government bonds.


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