Banks in Cyprus will remain closed until Thursday, and even then subject to capital controls to prevent a run on deposits, after a European Union bailout that the country's president assured his
European shares and the euro were steady on Tuesday, supported by some buyers taking advantage of a drop in prices on fears that Cyprus's raid on bank deposits could become the template
U.S. President Barack Obama hosts the leaders of four African nations this week, all of which are cited in a new report for effectively increasing spending on agriculture to combat extreme poverty
Kidnappers released a Norwegian woman and an Israeli man held in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula following negotiations mediated by Bedouin leaders between authorities and the group that seized the tourists four days ago,
Asian shares edged lower and the euro wobbled on Tuesday as investors worried about potential future fallout from the Cyprus bailout scheme, after initial rallies on the last-minute rescue opened the way
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the leading sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, is selling some of her diamond jewelry to raise money for stem cell research, saying now is
Russia seems to have had a change of heart over the terms of a 2.5 bln euro loan it gave Cyprus last year after Moscow suggested on Monday it would extend the loan despite anger
Japan and the European Union agreed on Monday to launch talks on one of the world's most ambitious trade deals despite opposition from European carmakers, a test of how far both sides
Cyprus should only impose controls on the movement of capital for a temporary period of time, the European Commission said on Monday, hours after the island sealed a deal to close its
Britain's FTSE 100 rebounded on Monday, bolstered by a last-minute bailout deal for Cyprus which helped restore confidence in the European banking sector. Cyprus secured the 10 billion euro ($13.00 billion) rescue
