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Stop-loss selling hammered the euro to a one-year low on Friday on heightened speculation Greece would have to seek a bailout to avoid default, while Asian shares fell, dragged down by resource and financial stocks.

One item that won't fit in your backpack or your carry-on when you're trekking through numerous countries is the pet you're leaving back home. If you're missing your little loved one or just looking for a way to help animals around the world, an optimal option is to volunteer at an animal shelter while traveling abroad.

Occupancy rates in hotels in Bangkok, the Thai capital that has been the scene of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces, are at about one-thirds of expectations, a spokesman for Federation of Thai Tourism Associations said on Thursday. We were expecting 80-90 percent room occupancy rate in Bangkok, but I don't think we can make it to 30 percent, Charoen Wangan...

Occupancy rates in hotels in Bangkok, the Thai capital that has been the scene of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces, stand at below 30 percent, a spokesman for Federation of Thai Tourism Associations said on Thursday. We were expecting 80-90 pct room occupancy rate in BKK, but I don't think we can make it to 30 pct, Charoen Wangananont, a spokesman for the...

Japanese shares rose to 18-month highs on Wednesday, continuing to eclipse their peers elsewhere in Asia, as a rebound in U.S. consumer confidence boosted investors' hopes that the global economic recovery will prove to be sustainable.

After the slump in gold prices in Kerala, jewelers are waiting for the demand to pick up after Easter (April 4) when Christian marriages will see a rise. During the 50-day lent period prior to Easter, Christians do not conduct marriages as this is not allowed by the Church. So, many marriages are lined up immediately after the Easter.

Scientists may have made an a-maize-ing discovery that could lead to higher corn yields in the United States.

Dozens of West Australians determined to end their lives are jetting to Thailand, as the country becomes the latest destination of choice for purchasing euthanasia drugs.

Tens of thousands of opposition activists paraded through Thailand's sprawling capital on Saturday to try to win over Bangkok's middle classes to their anti-government campaign.

Asian stocks rose for a sixth straight week on Friday, their longest string of weekly gains since a global bull market began a year ago, with consumer-related shares leading the way on hopes of a steady economic recovery.

A mass anti-government rally in Thailand appears to be fizzling. Tens of thousands have returned to their farms. They drew nowhere near the promised million protesters. The premier rebuffed their demands for elections.

Protesters emptied bottles of their blood outside the home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday after the government rejected calls for elections, but the opposition campaign was showing signs of flagging.

Asian shares struggled to keep modest gains on Tuesday and the dollar gave ground as investors trimmed long positions ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting expected to repeat a pledge to keep rates low for a long time.

Thousands of red-shirted anti-government protesters massed on Monday by a military base in Bangkok where the premier has his temporary headquarters, as he resisted their demands for fresh elections.

Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass street rally in Bangkok on Monday after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rebuffed their demand for elections at a time of heightened political tension.

Streams of Thai red shirt protesters converged on Monday on a military base housing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to press him to call a new election, a demand he refused to meet.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok on Sunday and planned to give Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face more pro-democracy demonstrations over the coming week.

The ban on the technology that offers allows parent to have the sex of their children, predetermined using IVF will be open for review by Australia's health watchdog. According to the Herald Sun reports, the National Health and Medical Research Council is ready to launch a review of the ban amid criticism from Australian fertility doctors.

Thousands of anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from rural Thailand on Saturday for what they call a million-man march, aiming to paralyze the city and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.

Nissan Motor launched its much-awaited, low-cost compact car on Friday, aiming to become a major force in the fast-growing segment with a global sales target of one million units a year by 2013.

Anti-government protesters began gathering in Bangkok on Friday for what they promise will be a million-man march in coming days to paralyze Thailand's capital and force the government to call elections.