My Blog My WordPress Blog

TOKYO – Asian shares mostly fell Monday after Greece’s voters vehemently rejected conditions set by its international creditors, deepening doubts over their future in the 19-nation eurozone. But China’s benchmark rebounded from heavy losses last week. Greece’s debt problem has long overshadowed the market and with a European summit expected …

QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador’s largest indigenous association is complaining that it was left off of Pope Francis’s agenda during his visit to Ecuador, where the group has been at odds with President Rafael Correa. The head of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities, Jorge Herrera, said Roman Catholic Church officials never …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Venezuela has decided to stop buying much of Guyana’s rice crop amid an escalating border dispute between the South American neighbors, the Guyanese finance minister said Thursday. Finance Minister Winston Jordan said Venezuelan officials informed him during a visit to Caracas that they will be acquiring rice …