Rewind: PHOTOS of the week gone by

Here’s a collection of images of the past week. A flood victim talks with relatives as he sits on a boat while being evacuated with his family from his flooded house, following heavy rain in......

Greece PM agrees to step down over financial crisis

Greece's political leaders have agreed to form a national unity government after the nation's embattled Prime Minister George Papendreou agreed to step down half way through his four-year-term......

Greece asks for bailout extension as clock ticks down

The proposals appeared so far apart that success seemed higly unlikely A drop of water is seen on a Greek 20-drachma coin depicting ancient Athenian politician and general Pericles. Photograph:......

Greece imposes capital controls as crisis deepens

The impending default on the IMF loans leaves Greece sliding towards an exit from the euro, with unforeseeable consequences for Europe's common currency project.   Image: Anti-austerity......

Sensex rules firm for the 3rd day; banks, metals shine

The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 330 points at 27,702 and the Nifty surged 99 points at 8,324 levels. However, the broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap......

'Free Kerala from Coke, Pepsi'

The International Public Health Team of the Americas, that had visited Plachimada, has called upon the Kerala government to immediately withdraw all support to the Coca-Cola plant and to make......

Greece squad

Greece squad penpix for Euro 2008: Antonis Nikopolidis (Olympiakos Piraeus). Goalkeeper. Born 14.1.71. Caps 86. Goals 0. After another championship-winning season with his club, Nikopolidis, who......

Rehhagel sticks with Greece old guard

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel kept faith with the players that took the reigning European champions to Euro 2008 when he named his 23-man squad on Wednesday. Only AEK Athens central defender Socratis......