Olympic medalist returns to his hometown to a hero's welcome Pavlos Kontides, the only Cypriot who has won an Olympic medal, returned to his hometown last night to a hero’s welcome, with
Manchester United Ltd's initial public offering priced well below its expected range on Thursday, valuing the British soccer club at only $2.3 billion and shaving off as much as $100 million from
Tropical Storm Ernesto weakened as it traveled inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but it sent wind gusts and showers across the state of Veracruz, home to some of Mexico's
A New York state case against Standard Chartered Plc is more about whether the British bank carried out an old-fashioned cover-up using allegedly false records and less about the role the bank
It was the end of a long week in court in the Apple-Samsung legal war, and Samsung attorney John Quinn was trying to block his adversary, Apple attorney Bill Lee, from showing
Veteran banker Andreas Philippou has been recalled from retirement to take over as non-executive chairman of the nationalised Cyprus Popular Bank (Laiki), replacing former Finance Minister Michalis Sarris who suggested in his
Mitsubishi Motors Corp is recalling a small number of its all-electric cars in the United States due to the possibility that the front and side airbag systems may be deactivated. The Japanese
European shares rose toward five-month highs on Thursday and the euro was steady, despite evidence of weakening activity across the region, as softer Chinese data kept alive talk of further central bank
Annual growth in China's factory output slowed to its weakest in more than three years in July, missing market forecasts and increasing expectations that Beijing will take further policy steps to support
Manchester United are trying to sign Dutch international striker Robin van Persie from Premier League rivals Arsenal, said manager Alex Ferguson. "We have made a bid," Ferguson told his club's website (www.manutd.com).
