Pavlos Kontides is set to become the first Olympic medal winner for Cyprus this week after guaranteeing himself at least silver in the single-handed Laser class. The 22-year-old shipping science student was
Police detained more than 150 people in weekend raids on casinos and hotels in Macau after a recent spate of killings raised fears of a new gang war in the world's largest
The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (1:30 a.m. EDT Monday/0530 GMT) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red
A bomb exploded on the third floor of a Syrian state television and radio building in Damascus on Monday, state media said. The television station, which continued broadcasting, carried an interview with
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday he hoped a deadly cross-border assault in the Sinai would serve as a "wake-up call" to Egypt, long accused by Israel of losing its
Asian shares rallied to a three-month high on Monday and the euro touched a one-month peak against the dollar, as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data and emerging optimism for European action on the
The European Central Bank (ECB) has saved Greece from bankruptcy for the time being by securing it interim financing in the form of additional emergency loans from the Bank of Greece, German
Greece has made progress in finding budget cuts needed to continue its bailout programme but not all work is done and international inspectors will return in September for a final verdict, officials
Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides remains focused on his target for an Olympic medal, ranking on Friday second after the 7th and 8th race of Men’s One Person Dinghy (Laser) event in the
* Record-breaking Phelps seeks medal number 21 * A packed Olympic Stadium took centre stage on Friday with the opening day of the athletics when home favourite heptathlete Jessica Ennis thrilled the
