Obama congratulates Papandreou on Greek pollsOctober 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama called up Greece's next prime minister, George Papandreou, to congratulate him on his success in Sunday's elections, the White House said. Obama "wished all Greeks well who participated in the democratic process.
Greek Socialists trounce governing conservatives on wave of anger over scandals, economyOctober 4th, 2009 Socialists trounce conservatives in Greek electionATHENS, Greece — Greece's Socialist leader George Papandreou trounced the governing conservatives in a landslide election victory after a campaign focused on dramatically different visions of how to dig the country out of its worst economic crisis in years. Papandreou, a 57-year-old former foreign minister whose father and grandfather were both prime ministers, had insisted that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' plans for austerity to face the international financial crisis were wrong.
Socialist opposition seen likely to win Greek election as PM faces tough fight for 3rd mandateOctober 1st, 2009 Greek PM faces tough fight for 3rd mandateATHENS, Greece — Greece's beleaguered prime minister faces a tough fight to win a third mandate in early elections Sunday, with voters widely expected to reject his conservative party in favor of the opposition socialists. Whoever wins, Greece will have the heir to a long-running political dynasty at its helm once more.
AP INTERVIEW: Greek opposition leader vows to fight corruption if elected PM next weekSeptember 30th, 2009 Papandreou vows crackdown on Greek corruptionATHENS, Greece — Socialist opposition leader George Papandreou, who is widely expected to win Greece's national election next weekend, says fighting endemic corruption and creating a stimulus package are essential if Greece is to emerge from a deep financial crisis. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis called an early election for Oct.
Kenya's embattled anti-corruption chief resigns amid accusations of ineffectivenessSeptember 30th, 2009 Kenya's embattled anti-corruption chief resignsNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's anti-corruption chief resigned Wednesday following weeks of public protest and a parliamentary vote against his reappointment. Aaron Ringera said he and a deputy director stepped down because their reappointment by President Mwai Kibaki in August had "raised a national storm."
"We have given the fight against corruption our all, we could not have done better," Ringera said.
Correction: Greece-Obit-MakarezosSeptember 9th, 2009 Correction: Greece-Obit-MakarezosATHENS, Greece — In an Aug. 5 obituary of Nikolaos Makarezos, a senior figure in the 1967-74 Greek dictatorship, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Makarezos was sentenced to death for treason after the fall of the military regime — a sentence later commuted to life imprisonment.
Greece heads for election 2 years early as weakened PM struggles to reform economySeptember 3rd, 2009 Greece heads for early election in OctoberATHENS, Greece — The early election that Greece's embattled conservative prime minister has called for next month — just halfway through his four-year term — will be a risky bid to shore up enough support to reform the country's faltering economy. Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy party holds a tenuous one-seat majority in Parliament and has been trailing in opinion polls for the past year.
UN refugee agency 'alarmed' at the detention of child immigrants in GreeceAugust 28th, 2009 UN 'alarmed' at immigrant detention site in GreeceATHENS, Greece — The U.N. refugee agency says it is "alarmed" at the conditions at a Greek detention center where hundreds of illegal immigrants are being held, including scores of children.
A glance at Basque separatist group ETA and its goalsJuly 29th, 2009 A glance at Basque group ETA and its goalsA glance at the armed Basque separatist group ETA and its conflict with Spain. HISTORY — ETA was formed in 1959 during the right-wing dictatorship of Gen.
A glance at Obama's overseas itineraryJuly 7th, 2009 A glance at Obama's overseas itineraryA glance at President Barack Obama's itinerary for his overseas trip:
FRIDAY, JULY 10, IN ITALY
— Attends G-8 breakfast with African countries. — Attends G-8 session with African countries.
Friday's Treasury bond market at a glanceMay 2nd, 2009 Friday's Treasury bond market at a glanceKey barometers in the Treasury market late Friday, compared with late Thursday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:
Wednesday's Treasury bond market at a glanceApril 30th, 2009 Wednesday's Treasury bond market at a glanceKey barometers in the Treasury market late Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:
Thursday's Treasury bond market at a glanceApril 30th, 2009 Thursday's Treasury bond market at a glanceKey barometers in the Treasury market late Thursday, compared with late Wednesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:
Tuesday's Treasury bond market at a glanceApril 29th, 2009 Tuesday's Treasury bond market at a glanceKey barometers in the Treasury market late Tuesday, compared with late Monday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:
Monday's Treasury bond market at a glanceApril 27th, 2009 Monday's Treasury bond market at a glanceKey barometers in the Treasury market late Monday, compared with late Friday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:
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