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In this photo taken Sunday Sept. 27, 2009, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi delivers his speech as he attends a meeting in Milan, Italy. Berlusconi Splits With a Coalition Ally
| ROME — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi split with one of his major allies, Gianfranco Fini, on Thursday night, weakening Italy’s governing coalition and ra... (photo: AP / Alberto Pellaschiar) The New York Times
Berlusconi   Coalition   Italy   Photos   Splits  
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Chavez seeks legitimisation
| On July 16, shortly after midnight, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reached back in time. He presided at the exhumation of the remains of Simon Bolivar — Latin A... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos) Gulf News
Chavez   Photos   Politics   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez  
Specialist Patrick Murphy, left, directs trading in Citibank at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday afternoon Sept. 29, 2008. Wall Street Slips After U.S. Data on Growth
| Traders on Wall Street got what they had been waiting for all week — a look at the crucial second-quarter report on economic growth in the United States. | The re... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The New York Times
Economy   Market   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Wall Street  
Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor group stand behind a banner as they have blockaded the Athens Stock Market to protest government austerity measures aimed at tackling Greece's debt crisis in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking
| Once the cradle of European civilization, Greece is now at the epicenter of Europe’s economic crisis. The now-fading consensus in the market and among opinion-mak... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) The New York Times
Economic Crisis   Europe   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010. China finds a friend in Germany
|      Jul 31, 2010 China finds a friend in Germany | By Jian Junbo | SHANGHAI - China and Germany are moving toward a closer and friendlier partnersh... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) Asia Times
Business   China   Germany   Photos   Politics  
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia. Chevron 2Q Income Triples on Higher Energy Prices
| Filed at 10:47 a.m. ET | NEW YORK (AP) -- Chevron's second-quarter earnings tripled on better refining margins and higher prices for oil and natural gas, the company sa... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar) The New York Times
Chevron   Earnings   Energy   Photos   Prices  
Freida Pinto backstage with the best picture award for "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday Jan. 8, 2009 in Santa Monica, Calif. Freida's Miraal heads to Venice Film Festival
| Indian actress Freida Pinto starrer Miraal, her first project after debuting in the multiple Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire, is in competition for the Golden Li... (photo: AP / Dan Steinberg) Indian Express
Actress   Celebrity   Photos   Star  
Jack Black, left, and Jennifer Aniston are seen backstage as they wait to go on stage at the 81st Academy Awards Aniston's obsessed with Mexican food
Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston is so obsessed with Mexican food that if she was forced to choose a last meal, it would be the spicy cuisine. | The 41-year-old actress, w... (photo: AP / Chris Carlson) The Times Of India
Actress   Hollywood   Photos   Star  
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, shares a word with Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti during a press conference following a cabinet meeting, at the Chigi Premier's Palace, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009. Italy passes austerity measures
| The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lo... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) Al Jazeera
Economy   Finance   Italy   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
A member of a Romany association, Alice Januel, displays an official document which authorizes French Romanies to travel with their caravan, during a press conference with members of different French Roma associations in Saint Ouen north of Paris, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Sarkozy Toughens on Illegal Roma
| PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of illegal Roma and itinerant immigrants and the dismantlement of their camps in a move that has been ... (photo: AP / Michel Euler) The New York Times
France   Human Rights   Immigration   Photos   Wikipedia: Romani people  
A local resident runs near a peat fire in a forest near the town of Lubertsi, southeast of Moscow in Shatura, late Thursday, July 29, 2010. Heat Wave Batters Russia
| RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treac... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev) The New York Times
Health   Photos   Russia   Weather   Wikipedia: Heat wave  
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007. Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
| FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil) The New York Times
Business   Economy   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China. Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
| With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life ... (photo: AP) The New York Times
Economy   Infrastructure   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Population growth  
Turkish Lira 2009 - Money - Economy - TL Turkey stocks skyrocket as growth, tax revenues rise
| Ankara: Templeton Asset Management Limited's Mark Mobius plans to increase his holdings of Turkish stocks, which rank among the cheapest in emerging markets even a... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra) Gulf News
Ankara   Market   Photos   Stocks   Wikipedia: Turkish lira  
A protester holds a sign during a protest against BP PLC organized by Moveon.org outside an Arco gas station in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost
| LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the compan... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) The Star
BP   Cost   Court   Photos   Shell  
The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer)) The New York Times
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
 David Cameron, leader of Britain´s Conservative Party waves to the audience beside his wife Samantha after he delivers his keynote speech on the last day of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool, England. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. The annua Outspoken British PM Embroiled in Diplomatic Rows
| Filed at 3:21 p.m. ET | LONDON (AP) -- In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the ''junior partner'' of the U.... (photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The New York Times
Cameron   Diplomatic   London   Photos   Wikipedia: David Cameron  
U.S. actress Angelina Jolie arrives for the screening of the movie " The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford" at the 33rd American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, France, Monday Sept. 3, 2007. The scoop on unauthorized celeb books: fewer sales
By HILLEL ITALIE | AP National Writer | NEW YORK (AP) - Put Angelina Jolie's face on a magazine cover and sales will surely rise. Get her to write a memoir and it would b... (photo: AP / ) Wtop
Angelina   Books   Celeb   Magazine   Photos  
President Barack Obama calls on Senate Republicans to halt a filibuster and allow a vote on new campaign finance disclosure requirements, Monday, July 26, 2010, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Judge blocks Arizona's 'racist' new immigration laws at 11th  hour in victory for Obama
| Key parts of Arizona’s draconian new immigration laws have been blocked by a U.S. judge at the 11th hour. | Just a day before the measures were due to come into f... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) The Daily Mail
Arizona   Immigrants   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Arizona  
Avon - Cosmetics Avon Products 2Q net income doubles
| NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. says higher revenue in Latin America and Europe helped its second-quarter net income more than double. | The direct seller of beauty prod... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The News & Observer
Business   Europe   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Avon Products