AP - Russia will deploy missiles near NATO member Poland in response to U.S. missile defense plans, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday in his first state of the nation speech.
AP - Unemployment in Ireland has reached a 10-year high of 6.7 percent as the economy sinks deeper into recession, heaping pressure on the government to increase its deficit spending.
AP - European stock markets traded lower Wednesday ahead of an expected soft opening on Wall Street, as investors booked some profits after Senator Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election and the Democrats took a firmer hold on Congress.
AFP - Retailers in the 15 countries using the euro saw demand slip less than expected in September despite the worst financial crisis for generations, official EU data showed on Wednesday.
AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Barack Obama on his election victory and is hoping for constructive dialogue with the incoming U.S. president.