Irish drugmaker Elan will return $1 billion to shareholders and seek acquisitions with the proceeds of selling its stake in blockbuster multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment Tysabri to partner Biogen Idec. The sale
Authorities are checking if a wreck found on a beach of the island of Curacao could be that of a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni which disappeared last month, Italian news
Sony Corp said it will launch its next-generation PlayStation this year, hoping its first video game console in seven years
Cyprus Trade Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis, who leaves office in a week’s time after a second round of presidential elections, had to fight to keep hold of his ministerial limousine on Thursday when
Proceedings continued in Cyprus on Thursday at the District Court in the southern coastal town of Limassol where a man is being tried of allegedly planning terror attacks on Israeli tourists on
The head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus has thrown his support behind the leading opposition leader who is challenging the outgoing communist administration’s favourite in Sunday’s second round of presidential
About 5,000 flag-waving protesters rallied on Wednesday against Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan's re-election, saying his victory was tainted by fraud. Supporters of Sarksyan's second-placed rival Raffi Hovannisian filled Freedom Square in the
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday, indicating the S&P 500 would extend declines after its biggest percentage drop in three months a day earlier, ahead of data on the labor and
Russia needs to create a specialised financial police force to combat illegal capital flight and monitor state spending, Alexander Bastrykin, the country's top investigator, said on Thursday. Bastrykin, the head of Russia's
Asda, the British arm of U.S. retailer Wal-Mart, said underlying sales growth had slowed in the fourth quarter of its financial year as consumers tightened spending. Britain's second-biggest supermarket chain behind Tesco
