BBC News Ireland finance bill passed in Dail Continue reading the main story Related stories Fighting for survival What an extraordinary year! Key Points: Irish austerity plan Ireland's lower house of parliament, or Dail, has passed a finance ... (photo: AP / Peter Morrison) Economy Ireland Photos Politics Wikipedia: Brian Cowen The Independent Sarkozy: France and Germany will never ditch the euro Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, yesterday promised to defend the European single currency to the death, vowing that he would never allow it to be destroyed by economic crises or market ... (photo: Creative Commons / Connormah) Currency Economy France Photos Sarkozy Top Stories The New York Times Wall Street Treads Softly After Latest Jobless Data Wall Street indexes eased upward in early trading on Thursday after the government said more people applied for unemployment benefits last week. Add to PortfolioMarkets Photos US Unemployment Wikipedia: Jobless claims Wall Street Journal Sarkozy: Imbalances May Cause Disaster By GEOFFREY T. SMITH Michel Euler/Associated Press French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland , Thursday. ... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)Currency Europe Financial Crisis Photos Wikipedia: World Economic Forum Herald Tribune Republicans Split Over Plans to Cut Defense Budget WASHINGTON — To hear the Republican leadership tell it, the once-sacred Pentagon budget, protected by the party for generations, is suddenly on the table. But aDefense Pentagon Photos Republicans Wikipedia :John A. Boehner m&c; Japanese shares climb on US, European gains Tokyo - Japanese stocks rose in Thursday morning trading , supported by overnight gains on the US and European markets amid hopes for the global economic recovery. TheEconomy Japan Market Photos Tokyo The Boston Globe Medvedev: Attack won't crush Russia, or investment DAVOS, Switzerland-Russia will not be brought to its knees by a deadly airport explosion, President Dmitry Medvedev told the world's leading business gathering Wednesday. ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)Disaster Medvedev Photos Russia Terrorism Khaleej Times Tunisia seeks arrest of ousted president, family TUNIS - Tunisia has asked Interpol to help find and arrest ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family so they can be tried for theft and currency offences.Photos Protest Tunisia Violence Wikipedia: 2010–2011 Tunisian uprising
