Alexis Tsipras vows battle to improve bailout after Greek election

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 08:51

In a campaign speech in the northern town of Thessaloniki, Tsipras offered no new policy ideas but pledged thousands of new jobs and an attack on corruption.

IMF says UK will stay in red until 2020, despite election vows

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 21:57

The International Monetary Fund forecast Thursday that Britain`s public deficit would remain in the red until at least 2020, contradicting promises made by the Conservative and Labour parties ahead of the May 7 general election.

Spain government under siege after Andalusia collapse

Last Updated: Monday, March 23, 2015, 19:18

Spain`s government is fighting off a two-pronged assault from new protest parties after it collapsed in a key regional election ahead of this year`s national polls.

EU chief says Greek leader must come clean on election promises

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 17:42

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker took the unusual step of wading into domestic politics on Wednesday, saying Greece`s new prime minister should tell the Greek people his anti-austerity election promises are untenable.

European stocks open lower on Greek election result

Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2015, 16:21

European stock markets slid in opening trade on Monday after an anti-austerity party won Greece`s elections, throwing its international bailout into doubt and sparking fears it could leave the eurozone.

Euro hits 11-year low on Greece fears, equities muted

Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2015, 13:14

The euro sank to an 11-year low Monday and Asian equities were muted after an anti-austerity party won Greece`s election, throwing its international bailout into doubt and raising fears it could leave the eurozone.

Anti-austerity Syriza wins historic Greek election victory

Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2015, 11:06

Anti-austerity party Syriza won a historic victory in Greece`s election Sunday, partial results showed, setting up a confrontation with the EU over its plans to renegotiate the country`s massive bailout.

Global stocks slip as anti-austerity party wins Greek election

Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2015, 10:53

Both US stock futures and Japan's Nikkei fell 0.6 percent on heightened concerns the Greek election results could lead to renewed instability in Europe.

Aadhaar database to be embedded with that of EPIC by 2016: CEC

Last Updated: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 18:07

The Election Commission has initiated an ambitious plan to "embed" and synchronise the Aadhaar database with that of the Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) to minimise complaints of duplication or forgery of the electoral rolls.

IMF does not expect Greek eurozone exit after election

Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015, 21:43

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday downplayed the possibility that Greece would exit the eurozone after Sunday`s general election that could be won by the anti-austerity leftist Syriza party.

Abe beats economic drum to refrain that 'Japan is back'

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 19:08

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s easy victory in Sunday`s general election marks another chapter in the career of a man who has enjoyed rare individual success in Japan`s consensus-driven politics.

Leftist Costa Rica outsider leads election, run-off expected

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 12:47

A left-leaning former diplomat edged ahead in Costa Rica`s presidential election on Sunday as a strong showing by two leftist parties threatened to wrest power from the centrist government in an April run-off.