The first week of the second quarter brought more bad news for the global economy and further evidence that central bankers are hitting pause — or even rewind — on their tightening plans.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan finished his troika of EU/ECB/IMF meetings after holding 45 minutes of talks in Washington with the International Monetary Funds officials as Ireland prepares the ground for its exit from the bailout in seven weeks’ time.

European leaders today set out to try to persuade global markets that Greece's debt crisis will not spread and derail economic recovery.

European leaders today tried to convince shaky markets the Greek debt crisis will not spread and derail the hesitant economic recovery.

Nine white farmers could face up to two years in jail for refusing to leave their properties to make way for blacks under Zimbabwe’s land redistribution scheme, the state Sunday Mail newspaper reported.