Finland apologised to Russian President Vladimir Putin after its police accidentally put him on a blacklist of people with connections to criminal activity. Seeking to avoid a diplomatic spat with its historically
The lion's share of Mexico's beef exports to Russia will not be blocked by a Russian ban on meat imports it fears may contain traces of the feed additive ractopamine, according to
Cyprus has allowed bank transactions of up to 300,000 euros domestically and raised the threshold for company payments abroad, partly easing capital controls in place since March 28 to avert a bank
Asian shares retreated on Friday after recent gains, with investor confidence underpinned by Wall Street's record-high close overnight, while the yen hovered near four-year lows against the dollar. European markets were likely
Turkey's parliament passed a reform of its anti-terrorism laws in a vote late on Thursday, narrowing the definition of terrorist propaganda in line with EU demands that it boost freedom of expression.
Back in 2008, the 500 or so slum dwellers of Terras do Lelo were finally looking forward to a better life. The authorities had decided where they would relocate the mainly Portuguese-speaking
EU Finance Minister, meeting in Dublin today, are expected to reach a political agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding with Cyprus. However, the final decision is anticipated at the end of the
Modelled on the hawkish, inflation-fighting Bundesbank, the European Central Bank is used to focusing on containing price rises rather than worrying about them increasing too slowly – or even falling. But now
Heavily indebted euro zone nations such as Italy and Portugal could come under pressure to put their bullion reserves to work as a result of plans for Cyprus to sell gold to
The Italian coastguard rescued almost 500 migrants crammed into five small inflatable boats off the Sicilian coast in the Mediterranean Sea after receiving distress calls overnight, the coastguard said on Thursday. Coastguard
