**Pace of annual increase also slows** A small indication that the rise in unemployment might have peaked came last week with a data release showing that the number of unemployed registered at
Demetris Voyiatzis from Greece won the Quantum Nicosia Marathon on Sunday, setting the fastest pace of 2 hours, 44.06 minutes in the 42 km race among 101 runners, with a further 7,500
Imagine texting while driving, or placing a call while showering, without holding your phone in your hands. It's not sci-fi any more – a new technology allows information like text messages and
Authorities from the Bahamas and Cyprus are investigating what caused two giant vessels to collide in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, sending one to the seabed and killing as many
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is weighing up whether to make a bid for The Financial Times Group, which includes the namesake paper and a half interest in The Economist magazine,
U.S. software pioneer John McAfee, facing deportation from Guatemala to Belize to answer questions over the death of a neighbor, has bought himself some time with legal appeals, the Guatemalan government said
Asian shares touched a 16-month high on Monday as investors took heart from rising factory output growth in China and a falling unemployment rate in the United States that raised hopes about
Chelsea interim coach Rafael Benitez feels no pressure to win the Club World Cup in Japan despite his team crashing out of the Champions League in midweek, the Spaniard said on Monday.
Greece will extend a debt buyback that forms part of its international bailout for an extra day to receive additional offers from bondholders, a government official said on Monday. Athens plans to
Japan's economy contracted for a second straight quarter in July-September, revised government data showed on Monday, indicating that weak global demand nudged the export-reliant economy into a mild recession. Analysts expect another
