* Gambling monopoly to be privatised next year * Greece's OPAP, one of Europe's biggest betting firms, reported a 16% fall in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, weighed down by the recession in
On the basis of the results of the Passengers’ Survey, arrivals of tourists rose by 0.8% to 261,997 in October 2012 compared with 259,863 in October 2011. An increase of 41.5% was
Cypriot Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly cancelled his trip to Brussels for Tuesday's Eurogroup meeting due to ongoing talks with foreign lenders on a bailout package, the finance ministry said on Monday. The
Pope Benedict published the last part of his trilogy on the life of Jesus on Tuesday, delivering an early childhood narrative which strongly reaffirms the doctrine of the virgin birth as an
The U.N. chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region with a message that escalation of the
British low-cost airline easyJet doubled its dividend after annual results showed it took business from fading European rivals and customers bought more cheap flights for late summer holidays. Competitors are struggling to
Cyprus remained stuck in recession in the third quarter but recorded its mildest slump this year according to the Statistical Service’s flash estimate based on partial data. In July-September real GDP contracted
British banking group Lloyds has taken a 90% loss on 1.47 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) of troubled Irish real estate loans after selling them to Apollo Global Management. The sale for 149
Credit Suisse said on Tuesday its private banking arm would swallow its smaller asset management unit to cut costs and announced a management shake-up that raises the profile of those jockeying to
Four men have been arrested in southern California and charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas by joining up with al Qaeda to engage in "violent jihad" or Islamic holy war, the
