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Breaking News Wed, 16 May 2012
Greek President Karolos Papoulias arrives for a Political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Greece to decide on interim government Wed 16 May 2012
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool) CNBC
Economy   Election   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, talks to new French President Francois Hollande after a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Merkel says she wants Greece in euro, would consider growth measures Wed 16 May 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insists she wants Greece to stay in the euro and has left open the option of agreeing more measures designed to boost growth. "I want... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber) Kathimerini
Europe   Germany   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis
Sofas-furniture-durable goods-India. Bajaj Fin to offer 0% finance for lifestyle products Wed 16 May 2012
To cash in on the burgeoning sales of lifestyle products, Bajaj Finance Ltd has forayed into financing of products like furniture, home furnishings, fitness equipment,... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Hindu
Finance   Furniture   Lifestyle   Photos   Wikipedia: Bajaj Group
A rajasthani kachori in the plate - food Families waste £680 of food a year Wed 16 May 2012
Households are dumping £680 worth of food every year. Families throw away nearly £700 worth of food a year Photo: PA tag -->... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Daily Telegraph
Children   Family   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Food
Gold bangle-jewellery-metal-India. Gold hits 4-1/2 month low on Greek turmoil Wed 16 May 2012
Tweet SINGAPORE: Gold extended losses on Wednesday and slipped to its weakest since December after Greece's failure to form a government prompted investors to cut their... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times of India
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Facebook - networking site - Internet Facebook Ads: Is Anyone Clicking On Them? Wed 16 May 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Huffington Post
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Advertisement of State Bank of India of car loan on the wall of bus stop in Pune - India SBI finances most cars among banks Wed 16 May 2012
State Bank of India (SBI), the country's top lender, is looking to strengthen its retail car loans portfolio by reintroducing a lower 11.25% rate of interest for all... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
Bank   India   Money   Photos   Wikipedia: State Bank of India
Libya former rebels' Tripoli military commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj, second left, speaks with Libya fighters prior to the arrival of Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party Tue 15 May 2012
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Daily Telegraph
Islamist   Libya   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war
President Barack Obama answers a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. US election: 'When your name is Barack Hussein Obama, getting elected is difficult' Tue 15 May 2012
Prejudice among some American voters will make it difficult for President Barack Obama to win re-election, he has suggested. The remarks were made on ABC's The... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Daily Telegraph
Election   Obama   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012
Bharti Airtel India's Bharti probed over mondey-laundering claims Tue 15 May 2012
Indian authorities are probing the country's top mobile phone company, Bharti Airtel, over allegations of money laundering, a minister said Tuesday, sending the company's... (photo: WN / jayshree) Yahoo Daily News
Economy   India   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Bharti Airtel
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, right, speaks with Belgium's Finance Minister Steven Vanackere, left, and Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan, center, during a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. New Greek election as talks fail Tue 15 May 2012
DEBT-stricken Greece must hold fresh elections after last-ditch talks to form a government collapsed. The new election is likely to prolonging a tortuous crisis which... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Debt   Election   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis
Airtel - Bharti - A telecom service provider - India Bharti Airtel under money laundering probe Tue 15 May 2012
Telecom major Bharti Airtel Ltd is being investigated under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). “The Directorate of Enforcement is... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Hindu
Finance   Lawmaker   Photos   Telecom   Wikipedia: Bharti Airtel
President of the Socialist group at the National Assembly Jean-Marc Ayrault is seen in an elevator prior to a meeting of the Socialist group at the National Assembly, in Paris Wednesday May 9, 2012. Jean-Marc Ayrault named as France's new prime minister Tue 15 May 2012
MP and expert on Germany who has been working on improving Franco-german relations appointed by President Hollande Francois Hollande (l) and Jean- Marc Ayrault (r) attend... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) The Guardian
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Goldman Sachs chairman and chief executive officer Lloyd Blankfein sits down to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Wall Street investment banks and the financial crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Dimon pushes Blankfein off hotseat at charity gala Tue 15 May 2012
NEW YORK May 15 (Reuters) - For the first time in months, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was off the hotseat. As Wall Street's biggest hedge fund managers and top... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) Reuters
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Helen Zille, Cape Town city mayor and leader of the main opposition party, center, outside the court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Zille appeared briefly in court in connection with a demonstration outside the houses of alleged drug dealers. Police say that Zille is encouraging self-style vigilantes to take the law into their own hands, whilst her supporters say the demonstrations reflect growing fury that drug lords are targeting children and ravaging entire communities with impunity. Zille speech interrupted Tue 15 May 2012
DA leader Helen Zille was interrupted while speaking at a protest against Cosatu over the youth wage subsidy when violence erupted in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Tension was... (photo: AP) Independent online (SA)
Johannesburg   Photos   Politics   Protest   Wikipedia: Helen Zille
From left to right, leader of the Democratic Left party Fotis Kouvelis, head of the Socialist PASOK party Evangelos Venizelos, leader of Conservatives New Democracy party Antonis Samaras, Greek President Karolos Papoulias, leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left party Alexis Tsipras and leader of the 'Independent Greeks', Panos Kammenos during a Political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Greece to go back to the polls after President fails to form Coalition Tue 15 May 2012
"It is absolutely necessary to have the broader support of political parties" ... Antonis Samaras, New Democracy leader. Photo: AFP ATHENS: Greece will be going to... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis) Canberra Times
Economy   Election   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012
Royal Dutch Shell - Gasoline U.S. April consumer prices flat as gasoline drops Tue 15 May 2012
WASHINGTON May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices were flat in April as households paid less for gasoline and natural gas, possibly giving the U.S. Federal Reserve more... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Reuters
Economy   Energy   Industry   Photos   Wikipedia: Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing
India Desert Sealdha Railway Platform  at Kolkata in Eastern India City Railways facing severe financial crunch: CAG Tue 15 May 2012
New Delhi: Railways is facing a severe financial crunch and their accumulated funds have eroded by 93 per cent, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said in its... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
Delhi   Finance   Photos   Railway   Wikipedia: Indian Railways
Silver (household) Silver futures down over 1% on overseas trend Tue 15 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: Silver prices nosedived by 1.17 per cent to Rs 53,010 per kg in futures trading today as speculators engaged in... (photo: Public Domain / Rodolph (talk | contribs)) The Times of India
Dollar   Investment   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Silver
Euro - Currency European Stocks Rise Tue 15 May 2012
By MICHELE MAATOUK LONDONEuropean stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday after German gross domestic product figures came in significantly better than expected.... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Wall Street Journal
German   London   Photos   Product   Wikipedia: DAX