Fears of a wider-ranging debt default affecting other banks drove Japan's Nikkei index down two percent.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Mr.Karzai won the presidential election by default after his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from a runoff, saying it was impossible for the vote to be fair.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Greece has been in negotiations with EU member countries and the IMF to secure a bailout - money that would allow it to pay debts coming due in time to avoid having to default.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28