Riskier assets fell broadly on Monday, dragging down Asian shares, copper and oil but the dollar strengthened as investors shifted their focus to weak economic fundamentals while monitoring progress in the euro
Muslims protested in Nigeria, Iran, Greece and Turkey on Sunday to show anti-Western anger against a film and cartoons insulting Islam had not dissipated. As delegates from around the world gathered in
Turkish rescue workers retrieved an inflatable sex doll from the Black Sea after police were notified by panicked residents who mistook it for a woman's body floating offshore, Milliyet newspaper reported on
* Court jails more than 300 officers * The jailing of hundreds of Turkish army officers including top generals accused of plotting to topple Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan underscored how far he
An overwhelming majority of Greeks believe new austerity measures the government has promised its international lenders in exchange for more financial aid are unfair and hurt the poorest sections of society, a
The government has managed to shave 893 people off the payroll by August, according to figures on the government labour force. Total employment fell was 51,181 in August, compared with 52,074 in
As GDP recorded its fourth quarter of decline the number of unemployed looking for work climbed by 59% over the year earlier in the second quarter, according to the latest results of
Preliminary retail trade data for June suggest that the decline in retail sales moderated in June, with volumes falling by 2.2% compared with the year earlier, after a fall of 3.4 in
The price of construction materials eased very slightly in August, falling by 0.3% compared with the previous month. In the period January – August 2012 the price index of construction materials rose
The industrial turnover index reached 128.7 (base 2005=100) in June, recording a decrease of 2.3% compared with June 2011. The manufacturing subindex fell by a much more pronounced 10.2% in the same
