Greece's parliament voted early on Friday to probe former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou for his role in a scandal over a list of potential tax evaders that has rattled the fragile ruling
– 2012 was weakest full-year growth since 1999 – Recovery tepid amid uncertain outlook for global economy China's economy grew at its slowest pace in 13 years in 2012, though a year-end
Severe floods in Jakarta eased on Friday, a day after unusually heavy monsoon rains swamped parts of the Indonesian capital in waist-deep water and left more than 18,000 people homeless. However, authorities
Two U.S. fighter jets were scrambled on Thursday to escort a commercial airliner to Seattle after the FBI received an anonymous tip, apparently unfounded, that a hijacker was aboard, officials said. The
Nicolas Papadopoulos submitted today his resignation from his position as Vice-president of the centre-right Democratic Party (DIKO). Papadopoulos said in a written statement that his resignation constitutes a political act of expressing
International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde has said that the bailout package between Cyprus and the international lenders has not been completed yet because there are clearly financing issues that need to
Russia says it is working hard to firm up plans for a new round of talks between global powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme, which the West suspects is aimed at
A man triggered a major security scare in Cyprus on Wednesday when he walked into a police station carrying a bomb he found on his driveway, saying he wanted officers to examine
One of Russia’s most notorious criminal masterminds, Mafia godfather Aslan Usoyan, also known as ‘Grandpa Hassan,’ was shot dead by a sniper rifle in central Moscow on Wednesday, police said. A sniper
Airlines scrambled on Thursday to rearrange flights as Europe, Japan and India joined the United States in grounding Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets while battery-related problems are investigated. The lightweight, mainly
