Greece will hike taxes on OPAP, the state-controlled betting agency slated for privatisation, following rivals' complaints to the European Commission that tax provisions of Greek gaming legislation favoured the company. The move
A Los Angeles-area chef charged with murdering his wife, whose body has never been found, told investigators he cooked her corpse for four days in a vat of boiling water to dispose
– Gates, Buffett, Ellison still on top – Only 45 of top 400 are women; Steve Jobs' widow joins list The net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in
Spain's economic crisis is exposing deep regional fault lines. Among Catalans on Barcelona's boulevards the talk is of independence, and Madrid is worried. This week the king and prime minister called for
Evaluation of the second licensing round for Cyprus’ offshore blocks has been completed and the advisory committee will reconvene on 26 September and submit its report to the Minister of Commerce, according
The European Union could postpone strict new capital rules for insurers because of wrangling between member countries over the final shape of the new regulations. Michel Barnier, the European Union commisioner in
Apple Inc and four major publishers have offered to let retailers such as Amazon.Com Inc sell e-books at a discount, in a bid to end an EU antitrust investigation, the European Commission
European shares rebounded on Wednesday, getting closer to recent 14-month highs as the Bank of Japan's move to ease monetary policy in the world's third-biggest economy allayed concerns about global growth. Sectors
Certain types of tattoos – including those done with yellow or blue ink, or older and bigger tattoos – are harder to remove than others with laser treatment, according to an Italian
Voting for the Oscars is going electronic for the first time in a move that will speed up the process and could give an boost to younger, edgier movies. The Academy of
