Youths show economic frustration in streets around the world

After the Great Recession swept through the global economy and crushed the job prospects and financial security of millions of young people, thousands took to the streets in the past year from Cairo and Moscow to Washington and Wall Street to demand a new economic and political order.

US, Britain urge Israel not to attack Iran

JERUSALEM: The US and Britain have urged Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear program and the White House's national security adviser arrived in the region, reflecting growing international jitters that the Israelis are poised to strike.

France's far-right Le Pen returns to roots with halal claims

LILLE, France (Reuters) - French far right leader Marine Le Pen switched her presidential campaign back to immigration, claiming all meat in Paris was halal, as she tries to head off President Nicolas Sarkozy's attempts to lure her supporters.

Global clearinghouse ready to evict Iranian banks

BRUSSELS (AP) — A financial clearinghouse used by virtually every country and major corporation in the world agreed Friday to shut out Iran from its respected network, an unprecedented escalation of global economic pressure to halt Iran's suspected drive for nuclear weapons.

European industry's dependence grows on the rising wealth of Indians, Brazilians, Russians and Chinese

LONDON: The world's top yoghurt maker Danone now sells half its goods in emerging markets, and from beer to holidays, Europe's consumer industry depends ever more heavily on the rising wealth of Brazilians, Russians, Indians and Chinese.

Security vs. Reconciliation: The Afghan Conundrum

After eleven years of war, the Taliban’s public declaration that they will hold talks with the United States in Qatar is a major breakthrough for the political process, for Afghanistan’s internal stability, and for progress toward relative peace that will be needed by the US and NATO in 2014 before they can exit Afghanistan in good order and without too much further bloodshed.

How to Swap the Obama Budget for an Optimistic Economic Growth Agenda

New spending in President Obama’s $3.8 trillion fiscal year 2013 budget would increase investments in education, manufacturing and R&D, transportation projects, electric vehicle incentives and the like.