A council approves an £86,000 bail-out plan to rescue an arts centre, 15 months after it underwent a £3.5m facelift.
Germany's parliament votes to approve a 22.4bn euro (£19bn) German contribution to bail out debt-ridden Greece.
Greece's president warns the country is "on the brink of the abyss" after three people die in protests over austerity measures.
At least three people are killed in Greece as protesters set fire to a bank building during a general strike over austerity measures.
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Athens police fire tear gas at hundreds of protesters angered over cuts the country faces in return for a debt bail-out plan.
Greek regulators have announced a ban on short-selling on Greece's stock market, following steep falls in bank shares.
Germanyhas pledged conditional support for Greece's aid package as the country's borrowing costs hit record levels.
Any rescue plan for Greece depends on German backing.
The euro falls sharply against the dollar and the pound after reports Greece had tried to renegotiate a eurozone rescue plan.
The unflattering acronym PIGS has been coined for the eurozone's most financially troubled and debt-laden countries - Portugal, the Irish Republic, Greece and Spain. Here four people from those countries describe their experiences.
India's government approves the first phase of a massive financial aid package for ailing national carrier Air India.
Greece is warned by European finance ministers that it must make further spending cuts or face more sanctions.
Greece could unveil more cost-cutting plans if its current efforts do not work fast enough, the eurozone chief says.
Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term as head of the US Federal Reserve is approved by a key Senate panel.
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, in Senate hearings to consider his reappointment, defends his response to the global crisis.
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US firms that benefited from government bail-out cash will be told to slash salaries for highest paid executives.
The sudden demise of Ireland's Celtic Tiger economy has led to political divisions about how to save the country from financial ruin, particularly surrounding the Nama bailout plan
President Obama nominates Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve.