 Spain stocks fall sharply after Moody's downgrade Fri 18 May 2012
MADRID (AP) — Spanish stocks dropped sharply early Friday morning after ratings agency Moody's downgraded its credit score of 16 Spanish banks in the latest blow to... (photo: Creative Commons / Christianwelsh) US News
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 Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria Fri 18 May 2012
Sofia, May 18: After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. The ban,... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Siasat Daily
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 Moody's lowers rating of 16 Spanish banks Fri 18 May 2012
MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Risk Qualification agency Moody's lowered its rating of 16 Spanish banks late on Thursday evening. The move came after a difficult day on the... (photo: AP / Paul White) Xinhua
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 Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Fri 18 May 2012
Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Al Jazeera
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 Cameron to tell Merkel she is the only person who can save the euro Fri 18 May 2012
Amid growing alarm within the Treasury over the impact of the crisis on Britain, a close ally of Chancellor George Osborne warned the financial contagion in Greece could... (photo: AP / Carl Court) The Independent
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 Rafael Nadal breezes to win and berth in Rome Masters quarter-finals as Samantha Stosur and Andy Murray fall Thu 17 May 2012
NOVAK Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have reached the Rome Masters quarter-finals but Samantha Stosur was eliminated. Fourth seed Andy Murray also suffered a setback to his... (photo: Creative Commons / Yann Caradec) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Error sees 'Butcher of Bosnia' trial suspended Thu 17 May 2012
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was abruptly halted, just a day after it opened, because of prosecution "irregularities'' in the... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) NZ Herald
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 Serena, Venus stay on course Thu 17 May 2012
Serena and Venus Williams both reached the quarter-finals of the WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia with straight-sets victories on Thursday. Having been pushed hard by... (photo: Creative Commons / Terry Ballard) Sky Sports
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 Bulgaria extends smoking ban to cafes, stadiums Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Lawmakers in Bulgaria approved on Thursday last-minute changes to the country's health bill to ban smoking in stadiums and all enclosed public spaces such as cafes... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) France24
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 Djokovic into Rome last eight after fightback Thu 17 May 2012
Holder Novak Djokovic staged a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback over Argentine Juan Monaco to earn a place in the quarter-finals at a windy Rome Masters on Thursday. With gusts of... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Khaleej Times
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 Snedeker in midflight drama for 1st trip to Spain Thu 17 May 2012
CASARES, Spain (AP) — Deprived of his clubs and sleep following an emergency landing en route to Spain, Brandt Snedeker's first appearance in Spain isn't exactly going as... (photo: AP) Houston Chronicle
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 U.S. Stock Futures Inch Up Thu 17 May 2012
By SHAWN LANGLOIS LONDON—U.S. stocks nudged slightly higher before the opening bell on Thursday and were poised to end their recent losing streak after the Fed... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Wall Street Journal
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 Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica genocide case against Ratko Mladic Thu 17 May 2012
On the second day of the 70-year-old's genocide trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors will focus on the bloody climax of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, when Serb... (photo: AP / Amel Emric) The Independent
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 Greece Crisis: IMF chief warns on expensive cost of Greek exit from euro Thu 17 May 2012
Tweet ATHENS: IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau) The Times of India
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 Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date Thu 17 May 2012
BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Springfield News-Sun
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 Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears Thu 17 May 2012
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
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 Mladic instigated ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, UN court told Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic went on trial accused of carrying out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing and Europe's worst massacre since World... (photo: UN / UN) France24
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 ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes Thu 17 May 2012
The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the eurozone rose as Athens... (photo: European Community / EC) Canberra Times
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 Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports Thu 17 May 2012
Tweet TOKYO: The Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday on heightened concerns over Greece after news that some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European... (photo: Creative Commons / Jastrow) The Times of India
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 Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre Thu 17 May 2012
A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Mladic is... (photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters, Pool) BBC News
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