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Where gas prices are highest

Gasoline is a very visible price, and closely watched by many drivers. Petroleum prices impact many products, from food to industrial production. While the cost of crude is the major factor in gasoline price volatility, some countries levy taxes on fossil fuels. Here are ten countries where high gas prices are the norm, according to British insurance firm Staveley Head.
Censored: 5 plays and novels banned around the globe

Censorship of the arts has a long history, from ancient Greece to present-day Thailand. Here is a list of five plays and novels banned, for a variety of reasons, in regions across the globe.
15 spring 2012 novels we think you'll like

A preview of new novels coming this spring.
3 reasons not to attack Iran

As tensions over a defiant Iran and its nuclear program escalate, the debate in Washington over preemptive military strikes heats up, even as Israel warns the US it may attack Tehran's nuclear facilities. Edward Haley, professor of international strategic studies at Claremont McKenna College, gives three reasons not to attack Iran:
Europe's debt crisis: 5 ways it's been put to good use

Europe’s debt crisis has roiled financial markets and populations. But beyond nationwide strikes and gyrating markets, Europe has put its crisis to good use. Here Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, a research fellow at the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics points out five trends that will ultimately strengthen the European Union and the euro currency.

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Oil prices rise on optimism about Greece

Oil prices near $92 a barrel after weekend opinion polls show Greece's austerity parties could form a coalition. In London, oil prices move up nearly $1 a barrel.
Where gas prices are highest

Gasoline is a very visible price, and closely watched by many drivers. Petroleum prices impact many products, from food to industrial production. While the cost of crude is the major factor in gasoline price volatility, some countries levy taxes on fossil fuels. Here are ten countries where high gas prices are the norm, according to British insurance firm Staveley Head.
Greek parliament sworn in and dissolved as caretakers take over

The parliament couldn't form a government; a 16-member caretaker cabinet will guide the country to new elections next month.
Caretaker government for Greece until June elections

Panagiotis Pikramenos, a senior judge, will lead an interim government of 16 until elections are held.
Briefing
What would a Greek exit from the eurozone look like?

Rumors are rife of a Greek exit from the eurozone. While no country has yet dropped the common currency, there are some indications of what will transpire if Greece does.
New elections for Greece as talks collapse

The parties who won seats in the May 6 election could not form a coalition government, triggering new elections.
Greece calls for new election after attempts at forming new government fail

Greek voters will have to go to the polls once again, perhaps as early as next month, after rival political leaders failed to form a new government.
Greek voters voice no regrets despite political chaos (+video)

Fed up with austerity, Greeks overwhelmingly voted against the mainstream parties that approved the bailout. They say they will do it again if another election has to be held.
Greek impasse deepens as talks fail

Three days after Sunday's election, parties failed again to form a coalition government. A new election may be on the horizon if no majority can come together.
Is Greece headed for do-over election?

Greece's far-left party Syriza, which came in second in elections, failed to form a coalition with either mainstream party today. Third-place PASOK will get a chance next, but its prospects seem dim.
Leftist Greek leader ready to walk away from EU bailout deal

Alexis Tsipras has the presidential mandate to end the Greek political impasse by forming a governing coalition by Thursday.
No government yet for Greece after Sunday's election

Voters sent a strong message of anger over austerity measures imposed by Greece's foreign lenders, but with no party in the majority a government has yet to be formed.
Germany frets, markets falter over French and Greek election results

In Germany, the results of yesterday's elections are seen as a refusal to follow the austerity plan hammered out by European leaders in long, painful negotiations.
Stefan Karlsson
France and Greece elections: Threat to Eurozone recovery?

The elections in France and Greece won't bode well for economic recovery in Europe, according to Karlsson. 
Greece election results cause problems for bailout plans (+video)

Elections in Greece over the weekend saw both far-right and left-leaning politicians gain seats in parliament, setting up a fight over the country's economic future.
Stock market fallout: Europe elections spook traders

Stock market in Athens plunges 8 percent at one point after Greek election points to no clear winner. Stock market reaction elsewhere in Europe is negative.
Serbia elections: a Milosevic ally vs. a pro-EU incumbent

A presidential runoff is expected on May 20, as both nationalist Tomislav Nikolic and incumbet President Boris Tadic are unlikely to get more than 50 percent of today's first round vote.
Greece heads to the polls – and the political fringes

Today's national elections in Greece could see the end to a two-party monopoly over politics as discontent over the economic crisis generates interest in smaller parties.
Opening day for Occupy Wall Street: Act 2

Occupy Wall Street protesters plan demonstrations in more than 100 cities, hoping to rekindle the movement after months in relative hibernation.
Censored: 5 plays and novels banned around the globe

Censorship of the arts has a long history, from ancient Greece to present-day Thailand. Here is a list of five plays and novels banned, for a variety of reasons, in regions across the globe.
Ethnic violence belies Balkans peace

Peace agreements brought the last Balkan conflict to an end more than two decades ago, but they didn't resolve ethnic tensions, which are rising to the surface again.
15 spring 2012 novels we think you'll like

A preview of new novels coming this spring.
Greek finance minister quits post to lead struggling Socialist party

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is resigning his cabinet post amid the ongoing debt crisis to lead the Socialist party in general elections this spring.
Greece to investors: take a haircut so we can get our bailout (+video)

For Greece to receive its second international bailout, private lenders need to agree to a substantial debt write-off. The deadline for an agreement is tonight.
The New Economy
Greek default? It's already happening, debt deal or not.

Greek debt swap may not be a default technically speaking, but it's still a default. Holders of Greek debt and Greece's citizens are feeling its pinch.