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Greek PM invites China to 'join Greece's success story'

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Greece is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese investors as a means of stabilizing its shaky economy.

By Nikolia Apostolou, Christian Science Monitor

Officials in Brussels and Washington may view China’s global shopping spree with alarm, as the Asian power house continues to buy up companies, sovereign debt, ports, and bridges around the world. But the Greeks are already dusting off the red carpet.After global rating agency Fitch upgraded Greece's sovereign credit rating from CCC to B- last week, Mr. Samaras tried to convince Chinese officials that the economic crisis plaguing Greece would soon come to an end.

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Can Obama Save Turkey From a Syrian Quagmire?

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WASHINGTON — WHEN Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met President Obama at the White House on Thursday, the most pressing topic was the war in Syria. Turkey has not faced a threat on this scale since Stalin demanded territory from the Turks in 1945.

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Euro Zone Politics Hinder Response as Slump Persists

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PARIS — The euro zone economy shrank for a record sixth consecutive quarter in the first three months of the year, according to data released Wednesday. But when European heads of state meet next week in Brussels, don’t look for any big announcements about plans to stimulate growth.

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Greece seeks Chinese interest

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Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras hopes his four-day trip to China this week will help his country's ailing economy by attracting investment and promoting the export of Greek products.

Upon the invitation of the head of the Chinese government Li Keqiang, Samaras will visit Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou from Wednesday to Sunday, and will meet several Chinese officials.

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Liberal Party Endorses John Catsimatidis for Mayor

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New York:  The Liberal Party of New York State today endorsed John Catsimatidis, the successful businessman and independent Republican as their nominee for Mayor of the City of New York. The endorsement was made Tuesday morning at a City Hall area news conference by Liberal Party Chairman Jack Olchin.