Marks & Spencer sales hit by summer deluge

Bellwether British retailer Marks & Spencer posted its worst underlying quarterly sales performance for three and a half years after the wettest April and June since records began hammered trade in womenswear.

Shares edge lower after weak China imports

Asian shares fell on Tuesday after Chinese import growth slowed sharply in June, underscoring weakness in domestic demand in the world's second-largest economy and adding to concerns about deteriorating global economic conditions.

Greece quake felt in Cyprus

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale on Monday afternoon and with an epicentre 90 kilometres south east of the Greek island of Rhodes, was felt as far as the Cyprus