Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle May 19th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. D... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : germans, blame, euro, zone, crisis, eurovision, debacle, Top Keywords

Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession May 15th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) The eurozone is stuck in recession - its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office show that the economy of the 17 EU countries that use the euro shrank for a sixth straight quarte... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eurozone's, struggling, economies, mired, recession, eurovision, debacle, Top Keywords

Eurozone recession extends into 6th quarter May 15th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - The recession across the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro extended into its sixth quarter - longer than the calamitous slump that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-9. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eurozone, recession, extends, quarter, recession, eurovision, debacle, Top Keywords

South Korea wants talks with North on shuttered industrial zone Apr 25th, 2013 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it was proposing formal talks with North Korea to discuss restarting work at a joint factory zone located just north of the rivals' heavily armed border which has been suspended since early April am... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : south, korea, wants, talks, north, shuttered, industrial, zone, Top Keywords

Portable ATMs, phone-charging in China quake zone Apr 22nd, 2013 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) LUSHAN, China (AP) - The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of disaster response is on display: Trucks with x-ray equipment, phone-charging ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : portable, atms, phonecharging, china, quake, zone, industrial, zone, Top Keywords

Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs Apr 21st, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) By Michael Martina and Maxim Duncan LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 20... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rescuers, struggle, reach, china, quake, zone, toll, climbs, Top Keywords

Analysis: Euro zone bank troublespots don't come down to size Apr 14th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) By Carmel Crimmins and Sinead Cruise DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Though the implosion of Cyprus's bloated banking system has put other euro zone economies with outsized financial sectors such as Luxembourg and Malta in the spotlight, loan quality ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : analysis, euro, zone, bank, troublespots, don't, come, down, size, Top Keywords

North Korea delays access to Kaesong industrial zone Apr 3rd, 2013 - 04:40h (CET +01.00) By Christine Kim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea stepped up pressure on Seoul by delaying access to a joint industrial park in a move that could trap hundreds of South Korean workers on the northern side of the world's most militar... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, delays, access, kaesong, industrial, zone, down, size, Top Keywords

Google adds street views inside Japan nuclear zone Mar 28th, 2013 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (AP) - Concrete rubble litters streets lined with shuttered shops and dark windows. A collapsed roof juts from the ground. A ship sits stranded on a stretch of dirt flattened when the tsunami roared across the coastline. There isn't a pers... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, adds, street, views, inside, japan, nuclear, zone, size, Top Keywords

Asian shares fall, euro faint on euro zone worries Mar 28th, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares fell and the euro remained under pressure on Thursday as weak euro zone data, a sluggish debt auction in Italy and fears of a potential run on Cyprus's banks stoked investors' concerns about in... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, fall, euro, faint, zone, worries, zone, size, Top Keywords