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EBRD elects Briton as new president LONDON — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has elected a British civil servant as its new president.
May 18 at 21:00 | Associated Press
Salvage firm: Concordia wreckage gone by early 2013 ROME — The head of a U.S.-owned marine salvage company chosen to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the waters off Tuscany is predicting the vessel will be ready for towing by early next year.
May 18 at 19:27 | Associated Press
How could Chavez's cancer shape Venezuela presidential vote? CARACAS - President Hugo Chavez's public assurances that he will beat cancer have failed to quell Venezuelans' frenetic speculation about whether the illness will ruin his chances of winning another six-year term in October.
May 18 at 17:33 | Reuters
Poll: Half of Irish voters plan 'yes' to EU treaty DUBLIN — A new opinion poll suggests half of Ireland's voters are ready to support the European Union fiscal treaty in a May 31 referendum, enough to ensure its ratification.
May 18 at 16:31 | Associated Press
Serbian capital setting up gay safe house BELGRADE — Belgrade's mayor says authorities in Serbia's capital are setting up temporary housing for gays and lesbians rejected by their families.
May 18 at 16:16 | Associated Press
Facebook set to begin trading after $16 billion offering NEW YORK — Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg ringing the Nasdaq Stock Market opening bell Friday morning from company headquarters a continent away.
May 18 at 15:20 | Associated Press
Turkey warns oil majors against Cyprus gas bid ISTANBUL-Turkeysaid on Friday, May 18 that companies bidding to developCyprus' offshore gas fields would be shut out of Turkish energy projects, amid a spat between the rivals about who has rights to potentially vast reserves in theeast Mediterranean.
May 18 at 15:08 | Reuters
Police detain 400 at Occupy protest in Frankfurt BERLIN — Police in Germany have temporarily detained some 400 demonstrators during largely peaceful protests by Occupy activists.
May 18 at 14:53 | Associated Press
Serbia holds key presidential runoff Sunday BELGRADE — Serbia, a landlocked nation of 7.1 million in southeastern Europe, is holding a presidential runoff vote on Sunday. The outcome holds the key to Serbia's bid to join the European Union as well as its relations with Kosovo, a former province whose declaration of independence Serbia has refused to accept. The nationalist opposition has accused pro-EU reformists of rigging the May 6 general vote, including the first-round presidential ballot, which has raised tensions ahead of the runoff on May 20.
May 18 at 14:30 | Associated Press
EU confident Europe will overcome crisis UNITED NATIONS — The head of the European Union Commission says he is confident that the 17 countries that use the euro and all European institutions will do whatever is necessary to overcome the financial crisis.
May 17 at 19:47 | Associated Press
Buffett to buy Media General Newspapers Warren Buffett's BerkshireHathawayInc is boosting its bet on the newspaper industry, with a deal to buy the majority ofMedia General Inc's papers for $142 million in cash.
May 17 at 19:06 | Reuters
Barroso says wants Greece to stay in Euro area UNITED NATIONS- TheEuropean Unionsaid it will honor its commitments toGreecein an effort to make sure it remains within the euro area but saidAthenstoo must meet its obligations to the EU, the head of the head of theEuropean Commissionsaid on Thursday, May 17.
May 17 at 17:41 | Reuters
US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran JERUSALEM — Washington's envoy to Israel says the U.S. has plans in place to attack Tehran if necessary to prevent it from becoming an atomic military power.
May 17 at 16:10 | Associated Press
Bulgaria imposes full smoking ban in public places SOFIA — Bulgaria's parliament has adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places, after earlier attempts failed due to strong opposition from restaurant owners.
May 17 at 14:11 | Associated Press
LONDON — The shockwaves from Greece's failure to form a coalition government continued to reverberate around markets on Wednesday, with investors concerned that the country was heading for the euro exit door, thereby fracturing Europe's single currency.
May 16 at 13:45 | Associated Press