Once the province of men in dark, smoky stadiums and shadowed by an image of violence, Thailand's ancient martial art of Muay Thai is being reborn – as a fitness regime. Known
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flew to Tampa on Tuesday to join fellow Republicans seeking to put their shortened convention in the spotlight and prevent his message from being drowned out by a
Airbus won a $7 billion order on Tuesday from Philippine Airlines, beating Boeing to a deal marked by diplomatic lobbying as the European planemaker appeared close to another major Asian deal in
The euro rose against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday on bets the European Central Bank would act soon to tackle the bloc's debt crisis while U.S. crude oil prices edged higher as
The White House said on Tuesday that tapping strategic oil reserves remained an option but it had nothing to announce on the subject despite concerns about supply disruptions resulting from Hurricane Isaac.
A French court has opened a murder inquiry into the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, prosecutors said on Tuesday, following claims by his wife that he may have been poisoned.
Brazil appears to have the best long-term prospects among rising economic powers, thanks to its stable policy framework, ample natural resources and good relationship with its neighbors, former U.S. President Bill Clinton
The new Restructuring Plan for the Cyprus Popular Bank, prepared by external consultants KPMG, was officially presented on Tuesday before the Board of Directors. No statements were made after the five-hour long
Sales of petroleum products slid by 7.7% compared with the same period of the previous year in January-July, in line with contracting overall economic activity. In July alone sales rose by 9.3%
Industry spent EUR 62.1 mln on environmental protection in 2010 according to the Statistical Service. This amount is equivalent to 0.36% of GDP and is not far off the EU average of
