A 19-year-old Greek student who died after an argument with a bus ticket inspector has come to symbolise the plight of a population ground down by worsening poverty and unemployment. Thanassis Kanaoutis
World shares headed for their biggest weekly fall in almost two months on Friday as investors set aside evidence of a broad global economic recovery and worried about an early end to
Credit rating agency DBRS started covering Greece with an initial rating of CCC (high) and negative outlook, it said on Friday. DBRS has an important role in the euro zone, where the
Takouhi Devletian, one of the founders of the Girl Guides Association of Cyprus, has died at age 90. A Girl Guide since 1947, Takouhi was instrumental in the establishment of the Association
Peace activists traveling on the Japanese “Peace Boat” have conveyed a message of peace and nuclear disarmament during their one day trip to Cyprus. The Japanese “Peace Boat” docked at Limassol Port
The death toll from a car bomb which ripped through the southern Beirut stronghold of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah rose on Friday to 24, and the government said it was investigating whether
The Netherlands, outspoken advocate of fiscal pain as a cure for euro zone ills, found itself in unwelcome company this week as the bloc's economic recovery left it among a handful of
Asian markets rode a roller-coaster on Friday, with India's rupee hitting a record low, the yuan at an all-time high and Chinese stocks roiled by a likely trading error. The jitters across
British retail sales rose at their fastest annual rate in over two years in July as a heat wave boosted sales of barbecue food and outdoor items, adding to signs that third-quarter
The bodies of close to 250 people killed in Egypt's political violence are being held at a mosque in northeast Cairo, witnesses said, indicating the death toll may be higher than the
