Gunfire and explosions sounded on Monday from the Nairobi shopping mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab movement were holding hostages into a third day after killing more than 60
Despite leading her conservatives to their strongest election result in over two decades, German Chancellor Angela Merkel now faces the unsavoury prospect of having to court her arch-rivals on the left to
Most Asian markets slipped on Monday as a soft lead from Wall Street and renewed concerns about the Federal Reserve's policy stance took the shine off an upbeat survey on China's manufacturing
Greece and its lenders are close to agreeing that Greece will achieve a primary budget surplus this year, a senior Finance Ministry official told reporters on Sunday after senior Greek and EU
Angela Merkel wrapped up her re-election campaign on Saturday with an appeal to defend Europe and her centre-right coalition against Eurosceptics who threaten to break into the German parliament for the first
F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel continued his imperious march towards a fourth consecutive Formula One crown by storming to pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday after dominating the two days
Syria has disclosed the information on its chemical weapons programme that was expected under an agreed Saturday deadline, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in Amsterdam. The disclosure is
Ukraine's prime minister sought on Saturday to calm Russian fears over Kiev's plans to sign a free trade pact with the European Union, saying in practice there would be no threat to
. Central banks and democracy in the EU By Jim Leontiades Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) It is no secret that the power of central banks has grown radically over the
. A new Attorney General was sworn in on Monday at a time when Cyprus is struggling to rebuild its tarnished image amid news of scandals, corruption or just plain public incompetence.
