Russia defied White House pressure on Monday to expel former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to the United States before he flees Moscow on the next stop of his globe-crossing escape
The U.S. central bank's plans to scale back its money printing, combined with tighter financial conditions in China, lifted the dollar on Monday, but sent bonds, shares and commodities lower. U.S. stock
Lebanese soldiers fought Sunni Islamist gunmen in the southern city of Sidon for a second day on Monday in one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence fuelled by sectarian rifts over the
China's Tsinghua University, revealed by an American spy agency contractor to be a target of U.S. surveillance programmes, is home to the country's oldest Internet hub and routes traffic from tens of
The European Union is on the verge of scrapping a new round of membership talks with Turkey, a move that would further undermine Ankara's already slim hopes of joining the bloc anytime
Greece's recent government crisis and failure to meet privatisation targets will not derail an international bailout, said Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. His government saw its parliamentary majority sharply reduced on Friday after
European Union negotiators gathered on Monday for talks to finalise reforms of the bloc's 50 bln euro-a-year farm policy that could remove almost half of the subsidies now given to some of
German business morale edged up in June as exporters anticipated an upturn in fortunes, raising hopes that Europe's largest economy is putting recent weakness behind it – though a fragile global backdrop
. By Dr. Jim Leontiades Cyprus International Institute of Management A president’s first few months in office are traditionally a honeymoon period. Voters withhold judgment until the new president has had a
. By Rakis Christoforou BBA, CPA/ABV/CFF, CGMA, ACFE Whistleblowing continues to emerge abroad as an important tool in uncovering wrongdoing and prosecuting or punishing offenders. Several recent court cases have been settled
