French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to meet Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Paris to discuss Greece's debt situation in an attempt to outline a Franco-German strategy to help struggling euro zone states... more
Cracks emerge in the fragile consensus around rescue efforts for the eurozone amid public clashes over plans to expand bailout funds for stricken nations... more
Soco International has long been a favourite of the market gossips, but the mid-tier oil explorer slipped 1.9p to 343.2p as hopes of an imminent approach were dashed... more
The Greek Parliament is to take one of its toughest decisions - impose more austerity measures on its rebellious citizens or bankrupt the nation... more
The Greek Parliament has to make one of its toughest ever decisions to impose more austerity measures on its rebellious citizens or bankrupt the nation... more
Beleaguered Greece faces "catastrophe" if politicians throw out a painful €28 billion (£24.9 billion) package of spending cuts and tax hikes this week, a leading Greek minister has said... more
European leaders are back in talks with Greece to try to force the country to get a grip on its reform programme in return for receiving further bailout aid... more
Greek prime minister George Papandreou sacked his unpopular finance minister as the country's economic crisis threatened 'the whole world economy'... more
Political chaos in Greece sends shock waves across stock markets as spooked investors bet the financially stricken nation is drawing closer to the abyss... more
Demonstrators have encircled the Greek parliament in Athens in an attempt to stop MPs voting on even deeper austerity measures for the debt-ridden country... more
Greek prime minister George Papandreou is accused of "turning workers into modern slaves" as he prepares to impose fresh austerity measures on the beleaguered nation in return for a new financial rescue... more
Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialised nations declare the global economic recovery is becoming "self sustained" despite concerns in many quarters... more
Greece’s financial crisis is unlikely to spread to eurozone countries with high levels of public debt, says International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn... more
The Greek parliament passes an austerity budget full of public sector spending cuts as it attempts to slash the country's huge debts and reassure the markets... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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