Bad decision-making was the main reason for a violent environmental protest in eastern China at the weekend, a state newspaper said in an unusually mild reproach stance after thousands of residents ransacked
Police lost a set of keys at Wembley Stadium last week but there are no security concerns in relation to the London Olympic soccer venue, officials said on Monday. "On the morning
A massive grid failure in Delhi and much of northern India left more than 300 million people without electricity on Monday in one of the worst blackouts to hit the country in
Asian shares extended their gains on Monday, supported by expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will act to support their fragile economies, but the euro fell as caution kept
Romanian President Traian Basescu survived a referendum on his impeachment on Sunday after the voter turnout fell short of the required level and derailed an effort by his opponents to oust him
Political leaders in Greece have agreed on most of the austerity measures demanded by its creditors and are now eyeing pension and wage cuts to find the final 1.5 billion euros of
Registrations of motor vehicles dropped by 33.5% over the year earlier in June, from 24.4% in May. Registrations for the first six months of 2012 fell by 26.9% to 14,613 vehicles in
In a sign of weaker demand sales of petroleum products fell by 7.3% compared with the same period of the previous year in January to June, with almost all categories recording a
Total deposits with Monetary and Financial Institutions in Cyprus recorded a decrease of 1.1% in June 2012, on an annual basis, reaching 70.77 billion euro, the Central Bank of Cyprus has announced.
Cyprus’ productivity, in the fourth quarter of 2011, declined by 0.5% compared to the corresponding period of 2010, according to figures released by the Cyprus Productivity Centre. The decline reflects the 0.7%
