Euro currency's missing pieces challenge policymakers
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 11:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Europe's struggle with economic stagnation is raising questions about whether its prized project — the shared euro currency — can bounce back or even just survive. Fundamental gaps...
Surprised Iran subway riders brush shoulders with president
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 09:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Rush-hour passengers in the busy subway of Iran's capital have brushed shoulders with a surprising commuter — President Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani, along Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...
Dad gets 'no-show' bill after son, aged 5, misses birthday party
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 09:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
It was not what Derek Nash expected to find in his 5-year-old's school bag: A bill demanding a "no-show fee" for another child's birthday party. Nash said the bill from another parent sought...
Updated: Feminists cheer as bare breasts disappear from UK tabloid
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 08:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Feminists are rejoicing at the disappearance of bare breasts from the British tabloid The Sun — though the newspaper is not saying whether the decision to ditch its "Page 3 girls" is permanent....
IMF cuts growth forecasts, citing sluggish European Union, Japan, BRICS
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 06:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecasts for global growth over the next two years, warning Tuesday that weakness in most major economies will trump gains from lower oil prices. The IMF's...
Pope Francis: Charlie Hebdo 'punch' not a justification of violence
Monday, 19 January 2015, 20:49
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis said Monday he wasn't justifying violence when he said a friend who had cursed his mother could "expect a punch" in return. Rather, he says he was only expressing a very human response to...
Updated - Pope Francis: Catholics don't have to be 'like rabbits'
Monday, 19 January 2015, 20:20
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis is denouncing what he calls the "ideological colonization" of families and the developing world, where he says progressive, Western ideas about birth control and gay rights are...